Top 50 Distributors 2015 - #6 Allied Electronics

Global Reach, Individual Focus

Personal Expertise

Allied understands that customers are more than an account number; they are people first and customers second. Allied maintains local sales offices throughout North America to offer the personal expertise of dedicated account managers on a wide range of solutions. The Allied website, thinkallied.com, offers more than 3 million products, making it a powerful tool for any engineer or purchaser.

Allied also distributes catalogs at no cost to customers who use both print and the web to place their orders.

Product Solutions

With more than 3 million products online - and more than 115,000 products featured in the Allied catalog - engineers and purchasers often look to Allied for prototyping due to its broad range of solutions from 300+ world-class suppliers. Allied’s relationship with those suppliers is a key strength in maintaining high standards in product availability. The breadth of goods offered means that Allied is able to provide solutions to a wide range of customers from all areas of industry and commerce.

Operations

Alllied ships from its centrally-located 357,000 foot distribution center in Fort Worth, Texas, and currently stocks more than 120,000 SKUs. The distribution center uses RF technology to accommodate paperless pick and put-away processes, allowing for same-day shipping on orders placed up to 10 PM ET.