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electronica 2012: Avnet Velocity pursues profitable proximity

November 16, 2012 by Alison Dunn

Avnet Velocity Global VP Douglas Kent talks to Manufacturing AUTOMATION’s sister publication, Canadian Electronics, at electronica 2012. Here, he describes “profitable proximity,” a way for manufacturing businesses to succeed anywhere in world.

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