Arrow enhances European support

Arrow says that one of the advantages of the new structure is that customers can access its full portfolio of supply chain services, regardless of their location. Meanwhile, it has added new supply chain services to the European offering, including an upgraded version of its web based CARES automated replenishment system. Kristian Lading, European supply chain services director, said: “Providing supply chain support has always been a fundamental part of Arrow’s business. Adding new tools and putting in place the infrastructure to coordinate activities on a truly European basis allows us to standardise these high quality services for every European country. As a result, customers have improved access to a local experts and a range of services that can address even the most complex of supply chain requirements.” CARES 8 is said to deliver ‘significant reductions’ in inventory replenishment cycle time and cost. Alongside CARES, Arrow offers a variety of value added supply chain services, ranging from basic buffer stock and forecast sharing, to consignment programmes and customer specific labelling.