Welcome to Velocity: Supply Chain on Steroids

Today marks a major milestone in the history of EBN and its partnership with one of the industry's leading proponents of the idea that an efficient supply chain is a vital competitive weapon in the arsenal of any manufacturing company.

Backed by Avnet Inc. (NYSE: AVT), the world's top electronics component distributor and systems integrator, Velocity is a section on EBN dedicated to the coverage of supply chain issues in the high-tech industry. The site www.ebnonline.com/velocity has as one of its primary objectives the "development of a more competitive supply chain," according to UBM LLC, the parent company of EBN. The section, "through news, feature articles, Webinars, best-practices from bellwether companies, research, and blogs from some of the industry's most experienced executives, academia, and professionals, will keep supply chain professionals up-to-date and involved in various aspects of the industry," the company said.

In addition to the regular blogs and articles on EBN, the supply chain outreach championed by Avnet will include a monthly newsletter, Webinars on the latest industry topics, and a quarterly e-magazine featuring articles about supply chain issues. The first Webinar, "Supply Chain -- It's Risky Business," is scheduled for Wednesday, August 22, at 2:00 p.m. EDT and will feature Douglas Kent, vice president of Avnet Velocity. You can register for the Webinar by clicking here.

Each month on Velocity, we will explore various themes of interest to the supply chain management community. In July, contributors and editors will examine the "Elements of a Competitive Supply Chain." In August, the focus will be on government legislation and the "Benefits and Hurdles to Building a 'Green' Electronics Supply Chain."

Let us know what you think. Write to us at editors@ebnonline.com. We look forward to hearing from you.