Clarification still required regarding the "gray market"...
- Angharad Storrie
- 01/02/2017
- testing of electronic components
- Supply Chain
- EMS
- OEM
- black market
- gray market
- traceability
- counterfeit
- Anti-counterfeit
- Independent Distributor
- Franchised Distributor

The electronics Media and Franchised Distributors are still blaming counterfeit supply on the "Gray Market". We have always argued that the true perpetrators are operating in the Black Market. The term "Independent distributors" was born out of a need to separate the good from the bad in this much needed segment of the supply chain. Independent distributors come in many shapes and sizes and not all are created equal. Component Sense enjoys being Independent because it allows us fill essential voids in the supply chain. We love being able to provide innovative solutions to age old problems. Our first line...