Founded in 1984, Smith & Associates is a leading supplier of CPUs, memory, integrated circuits, peripheral devices and other electronic components. Smith & Associates offers procurement and inventory management solutions across the global electronics supply chain. This suite of customizable programs can be quickly implemented to suit each customer s specific need. Global electronics manufacturers use the company to source parts on short lead times, manage costs through high volume purchases, liquidate excess inventory, manage component acquisition for service and warranty programs and design and implement inventory management and procurement programs. Smith & Associates is ISO 9001:2000 and ISO 9001:2004 certified and one of the only independent distributors to offer all value-added services in-house. Smith & Associates maintains its headquarters in Houston and operates branches in Pleasanton, Calif., Hong Kong, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, Guadalajara, Mexico, Barcelona, Spain, Seoul, Korea, Shanghai, China and New York.