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electronica 2012: Avnet Velocity pursues profitable proximity

November 16, 2012
ByAlison Dunn

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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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