Electronic Business: How do you think the distribution industry is going to look 10 years from now?
Vallee: It'll probably not be what we think it's going to be, but based on what I see today here's what I would say: truly global—design anywhere, build anywhere, follow-the-sun kinds of design efforts; highly consolidated because of the scale and scope that will be required to actually be able to operate globally; the Web will be integrated in just about everything we do; and more and more of our profits will come from the services we provide as opposed to the [products] we sell. I think that in all industries, not just in technology, the world is moving toward solutions. It's just a function of time constraints and cost constraints that are driving customers to solutions. In order for us to provide solutions, we are going to have to have more and more services to complement the products that we sell, be they hardware or software. Ten years from now I think that will be a very important part of the distribution industry.
http://www.electronicsweekly.com/Articles/2008/08/27/44396/avnet-ceo-roy-vallee-10-years-at-the-top.htm
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