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Random Trivia
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100
When was the first electric motor founded?
What is 1821 by Michael Faraday.
100
Who invented the first light bulb?
Who is Thomas Edison.
100
Who said "Innovation distinguishes between a leader and a follower?"
Who is Steve Jobs.
100
Who is Arrow's current CEO?
Who is Mike Long.
100
What are 3 things that a distributor enables a company to do better?
What is manage inventory more efficiently, Reduce inventory carrying costs, Speed time-to-market, Price products competitively while maintaining profit margins, Reduce overhead costs, Improve order cycle times, Enhance asset transfer and utilization, Reduce capital investments and Avoid or reduced investments in technology and infrastructure.
200
Who discovered the Ohm?
Who is George Ohm.
200
In what year did Albert Einstein develop the Quantum Theory?
What is 1905
200
Why is the distribution industry growing so fast?
What is the global electronics industry is larger than 1.5 trillion dollars due to increased use, capacity and decreased price of semiconductors and components.
200
What is PEMCO?
What is Passives, Electromechanical and Connectors.
200
What is focusing on cost NOT always the best strategy?
What is it limits the possibility of a mutually beneficial and evolving relationship between customer and the distributor.
300
What is the Maxwell Equation?
What is defines electrical phenomena.
300
When and by whom was Arrow Electronics founded?
What is 1935 by Maurice Goldberg
300
What are three current customer trends in the electronics industry?
What is Demand for VMI, system tools to manage pipeline and inventory, logistical technology, e-Commerce options, physical value-add (custom reel sizes, part making, etc.)
300
What are 5 customer markets are served by distribution?
What is IoT, Aerospace and Defense, Transportation, Gaming, Medical, Servers, Lighting, Power, Instrumentation, Communications, Consumer Electronics.
300
What are 5 factors that businesses consider in selecting supply chain partners?
What is pricing, service, location, availability and reputation.
400
Who and in what year was the Morse Code invented?
Who is Samuel Morse in 1844.
400
When was Intel founded?
What is 1968
400
What is one way you can you minimize risk in buying from a distributor?
What is privileges of rescheduling, cancellation and return on standard product
400
When was the first computer mouse created?
What is 196 by Douglas Engelbart; it consisted of a hard wooden shell and two clunky metal wheels.
400
What is a Field Application Engineer?
What is a consultant that has extensive product knowledge and is able to leverage engineering and logistics expertise to provide the best solution.
500
When was the AMP discovered?
What is 1822.
500
When did Intel develop the first microprocessor?
What is 1971
500
When was the project "PDF/A" undertaken to develop an international standard that defines the use of the Portable Document Format (PDF) for archiving and preserving documents?
What is 2002
500
How many people in the U.S. own a landline versus those in Nigeria, Ghana, Bangladesh and Uganda?
What is 60% versus 1%
500
In what phase of a project can Arrow help a customer?
What is all phases in the lifecycle of the project.
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