Digi-Key Corporation named Pelco Supplier of the Year.THIEF RIVER The Thief River is a tributary of the Red Lake River in northwestern Minnesota in the United States. Via the Red Lake River, the Red River of the North, Lake Winnipeg and the Nelson River, it is part of the watershed of Hudson Bay. FALLS, Minn. -- Digi-Key Digi-Key is the fifth largest electronic component distributor in North America and a broad-line distributor of board level components. In 2006, it shipped more than two million orders to over 300,000 customers in 140 countries. Worldwide sales in 2006 totaled $829 million. Corporation was the recent recipient of Pelco's "Supplier of the Year, New Product Support" award. Pelco Vice President of Procurement The fancy word for "purchasing." The procurement department within an organization manages all the major purchases. Leo Leo, in astronomy Leo [Lat.,=the lion], northern constellation lying S of Ursa Major and on the ecliptic (apparent path of the sun through the heavens) between Cancer and Virgo; it is one of the constellations of the zodiac. Labbe announced the award during a March awards ceremony at the company's Clovis, CA campus. Bobby Clack, purchaser for Pelco, made the presentation to Digi-Key during a recent visit to the electronic distributor's headquarters in Thief River Falls, MN. Pelco, a world leader in the design, development and manufacture of video security systems, recognizes its top suppliers annually. Criteria in selecting a supplier for this award included a high level of service, product availability, ease of doing business, Internet Internet Publicly accessible computer network connecting many smaller networks from around the world. It grew out of a U.S. Defense Department program called ARPANET (Advanced Research Projects Agency Network), established in 1969 with connections between computers at the information and ordering function, breadth of product line, delivery logistics, next day delivery capabilities, and support from prototype to production. "All of us at Digi-Key are very honored hon·or n. 1. High respect, as that shown for special merit; esteem: the honor shown to a Nobel laureate. 2. a. Good name; reputation. b. to receive this award," said Paul Dosser Dos´ser n. 1. A pannier, or basket. To hire a ripper's mare, and buy new dossers. - Beau. & Fl. 2. A hanging tapestry; a dorsal. Noun 1. , Digi-Key vice president of business development. "Digi-Key has always strived to be the best in class for service and product availability. We in our Volume Business Division pride ourselves in being able to support our customers with their production requirements as well as their engineering and design needs. Pelco is supported through our Volume Business Division, and for us, this award is confirmation that we are on the right track in servicing Pelco's needs from prototype through production." About Digi-Key Corporation Having earned its reputation as an industry leader through its total commitment to service and performance, Digi-Key Corporation is a full-service provider of both prototype/design and production quantities of electronic components. For 15 consecutive years, Digi-Key has been ranked #1 for Overall Performance from among the nation's more than 200 distributors. Offering more than 700,000 parts from over 330 quality name-brand manufacturers Digi-Key's commitment to inventory is unparalleled. Access to the company's broad product offering is available 24-hours-a-day, seven-days-a-week at Digi-Key's top-rated Web site www.digikey.com. |
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