BENEFITS TO END CUSTOMERS OF USING afdec MEMBERS

  • They hold comprehensive stocks of components which can be tailored to suit your requirements.
     
  • They can provide commercial and technical support to complement that provided by manufacturers.
     
  • They can provide a variety of value added services such as kitting, programming, marking, cable assembly, wiring assembly etc.
     
  • afdec distributors understand the methods of procurement such as KANBAN, EDI, JIT, MRP, Ship to line etc.  They can assist and advise your company.
     
  • An afdec distributor is flexible and experienced in customised procurement requirements such as special part numbers being printed out on despatch notes and invoices, bar coded labels, ship to line identification.

Other features include:

* Reserved inventory ( buffered stock)
* Consignment inventory
* In-Plant inventory
* EDI orders/forecasts
* JIT following day or same day shipments
* Ship-to-line Kanban shipments
* Small sub-assembly build
* PCN/Obsolescence notification
* On line and phone tech support
* Consolidated shipments & Invoices
* Special testing
* Programming
* Lead cropping
* Special Marking ( packaging and product)
* Sub-party warehousing
* OEM fulfilment services
* World sourcing
* On line data sheet services

Customer vendor reduction programmes and afdec distributor partnership programmes go hand in glove to share and maximise the benefits of a trading relationship.  So when you evaluate your supply chain, consider the benefits of an afdec distributor. Afdec distributors - meeting needs - in every respect.

REASONS WHY "END-USERS" OF COMPONENTS BUY THROUGH DISTRIBUTION

Local source

A component manufacturer may be too remote to a customer because of their size, location and structure.  The distributor, on the other hand, is a quick convenient and known entity.

On-time delivery

Production lines must he kept running. Management wants a minimum inventory investment.  Distributors help resolve these conflicting requirements.

Quality services

Customers get what they want and the services they need from distributors. You can choose who to buy from.

Technical support

Customers who may never see a manufacturer's sales engineer use distributors as a communication channel to the manufacturer.  Distributors also provide customers with catalogues, data sheets and samples.

Minimum purchasing and order progressing

Placing and expediting (if necessary) multiple product orders with a single phone call means purchasing departments will be more efficient.

Open account status

Customers can get credit from distributors because of their 'local' status.  Many companies in business today would not have survived without distributor credit to support their early days.

Value-added service

Distributors have become proficient at assembly modification and reconfiguration of standard products. This 'additional' value' translates into better service.

Economic influence

By being a significant percentage of a supplier's total sales, customers become important to suppliers.  The customer ordering through a distributor gains a feeling of confidence and security.