Computing

Industry experts with decades of global experience

Smith offers customizable service programs to support your most complex needs and supply chain situations. With decades of experience, we’ll help you succeed.

How We Help

Supply chain services customized for your project

Procurement solutions to keep production moving

Commodity expertise based on decades of expertise

Quality control backed by industry-leading certifications

What We Do

Building on our beginnings in 1984 sourcing parts for the nascent PC industry, Smith has the expertise to navigate the challenges of the computing supply chain. We help you adapt to market shifts and product evolutions.

Inventory Management Solutions

We take the responsibilities of inventory management out of your hands. Smith has global shipping and logistics hubs to manage requests from all of your sites. Improve inventory visibility with our online tools and rely on Smith for full-service customizable options including VMI, EOL, and LTB support.

Vendor-Managed Inventory

Excess Inventory

Smith creates value from your excess inventory with consignment programs customized for your business, options to market your inventory, or inventory lot buys to move inventory product off warehouse shelves and balance sheets fast. Other full-service service options include data sanitization, destruction and recycling for HDDs and SSDs, rework services, component flashing and recovery, and kitting services.

Excess Inventory Solutions

Procurement Services

We know the pressures you face in purchasing the components needed to keep production moving. With flexible sourcing options, Smith can find matching components for your BOM and track ongoing demand. Obsolete and EOL parts can be a strain on your operations. Smith has the largest network of trusted open-market contacts in the industry.

Procurement Support

Component Shortages

Navigate regional and global market fluctuations with a trusted partner. Smith’s resources include decades of building relationships with trusted suppliers, innovative technology aimed at supporting our customers, and stringent vendor and product quality standards to help find the parts you need, anywhere in the world.

Shortage Sourcing

Smith provides seamless global electronics sourcing and logistics, custom supply chain services, and flexible logistics capabilities to make your supply chain leaner, faster, and more efficient. Smith’s Intelligent Distribution™—simply smart.

Certifications and Affiliations

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ISO/IEC 17025

Our laboratories and testing procedures are accredited to ensure we consistently provide reliable, accurate results.

ANSI/ESD S20.20

Our ESD-safe warehouses and trained quality staff help avoid the costs associated with ESD-damaged electronic components.

CCAP-101

Smith has established procedures to adhere to the highest industry standards for counterfeit avoidance and uphold stringent quality practices.

CCCI-102 Level 1 and Level 2

Our quality inspectors’ CCCI-102 certification expands upon the anti-counterfeit standards contained in Smith’s CCAP-101 certification and helps to safeguard the global supply chain from inauthentic components.

AS6081

Our protocols for the avoidance, detection, mitigation, and disposition of counterfeit electronic parts keep inauthentic components out of the aerospace supply chain and protect quality, safety, and performance.

ISO/IEC 17025
AS6171 Accreditation

Smith is accredited to perform risk-based authenticity testing on components for aerospace applications in accordance with the AS6171 standard.

AS9120

Smith upholds additional standards for safety and reliability that meet the aerospace industry’s stringent security and dependability needs.

Hear From Our People

Since 1984, Smith has offered unmatched, customer-centric service, with business relationships that have lasted for decades and evolved with the global electronics industry. This flexible service is underpinned by a global trading platform that tracks all supply and demand around the clock.

Lee Ackerley

Co-Founder and Director