Avnet and FedEx discuss effect transportation industry consolidation on electronics supply chain

Issues – from consolidation to fuel costs to making “smart” labels affordable – are coming at the global supply chain and the transportation carrier industry at an unrelenting pace. Addressing these concerns is Dave Kevern, VP, World-Wide Services, for Federal Express, from well-targeted questions by Gerry Fay, Chief Global Logistics and Operations Officer, Avnet, Inc. (now president of Avnet Electronics Marketing).