Green Stock, Real Returns: Sustainability as a Growth Engine in Electronics Supply Chain
Don Akery, CEO of Waldom Electronics, explains how the electronic component distribution market has swung into a powerful new upcycle—and how AI, smaller MOQs and a Green Stock model are reshaping inventory, sustainability and growth across the industry.
In this episode of Supply Chain Connect, Don Akery, CEO of Waldom Electronics, shares why the electronic component distribution market has shifted from recovery into a robust new upcycle, with double-digit growth across all regions. Akery explains how Waldom’s master distribution model, AI-driven analytics and Green Stock sustainability program turn excess and slow-moving inventory into global availability, faster response times and real environmental impact. Akery also offers his outlook on how AI infrastructure, aerospace/defense and industrial demand will shape the next three-plus years for the industry.
Managing Editor - Community Manager | Supply Chain Connect
Tyler Fussner is Managing Editor - Community Manager at Supply Chain Connect, part of the Design & Engineering Group at Endeavor Business Media.
Previously, Fussner served as the Associate Editor for Fleet Maintenancemagazine. As part of Endeavor's Commercial Vehicle Group, his work has been published in FleetOwner magazine, as well as Bulk Transporter, Refrigerated Transporter, and Trailer-Body Builders.
Fussner previously served as Assistant Editor for Endeavor's Transportation Group on the PTEN, Professional Distributor, and VehicleServicePros.com brands.
Fussner studied professional writing and publishing at the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater. He has experience in shop operations, is a Michelin Certified Tire Technician, and a Michelin Certified Tire Salesperson.
