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VNA.. described as a "Distinctive Model on a National Scale" 

 VNA is featured in the The Journal from Rockwell Automation

The article highlights the authorized Allen Bradley Distributors and their capabilities, which clearly  distinguishes this distributors channel against their competitors. The article describes their partnering skill, technical expertise and unsurpassed local support. Additionally, the article decribes how the distributors formed an umbrella company called Vanguard National Alliance (VNA).

In this unique model, VNA helps the distributors give customers a single point of contact, a single contract, a single invoice and national pricing. VNA develops a proposal for each customer using negotiated prices with all electrical suppliers whose products are needed. Distributors then have a template specific to each customer, and they continue to provide the delivery and service on a local level. 

“One big advantage is the reduced transaction cost,” says, VNA’s president and CEO. “Rather than cutting numerous purchase orders with various suppliers for multiple plants, a customer can write one or just a few. This single contract also eliminates the number of transactions in payables, receivables, pricing and electronic connectivity.”  Read more...

   

The National Account solution you have been looking for - Vanguard National Alliance (VNA )

National and Regional Procurement solutions dramatically change the way you do business.  Speed, timesavings and information access are now typical advantages touted by most existing procurement providers.

 

You need more than logistic support.
Does your present supplier basically just provide you with delivery of product?

 

One company provides more of what you want with more of what you need. It's Vanguard National Alliance (VNA) - the electrical industry's most dynamic combination of manufacturers and suppliers focused on lowering your transaction costs while providing unmatched local product access, service and technical support.

Imagine being able to utilize an existing network of more than 500 North American distributor locations. VNA provides a solid foundation for delivering quality electrical supply products locally with superior local service and support. The VNA network of distributors already serves more than 100,000 customers throughout the United States and Canada.
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VNA’s Total Cost of Ownership Program…
 
                        Delivering Sustainable Savings
 
                                         In a Supply Chain Partnership 

The Vanguard National Alliance Total Cost of Ownership “TCO” program was designed specifically to support the top financial and business objectives of the industrial customer. Our goal is to help customers reduce and manage costs associated with their operations, manufacturing and facilities. Beyond cost reduction, VNA TCO programs impact productivity and processes within the plant that ultimately produces higher revenue earnings for VNA customers. The improvements delivered through VNA’s TCO programs by experienced distributor and manufacturer partners provide a distinct advantage for our customers in their competitive market place. Our focus on TCO goes way beyond considering delivered price as the only factor in reducing costs. By partnering with VNA and incorporating TCO as a key co-managed objective, customers will benefit from increased revenue, lower costs, optimized processes, energy efficiency and improved work environments for employees. 

The Vanguard National Alliance TCO program has a proven track record, since it’s introduction in 2005. The VNA distributor channel along with the manufacturer sponsors have conducted thousands of on-site TCO events, delivering and documenting millions of dollars in cost savings and value to industrial end-user customers. Read more...

 

Featured MRO Products, Applications & Industry Resources

VNA and a select group of top tier electrical products manufacturers have joined forces to bring to our distributors and customers a broad product offering and assortment of technical programs that help drive cost savings on the plant floor. VNA has selected each partner based on the key position that each has not only in our industry but also on the plant floor of our customer facilities. VNA is proud to have such strong relationships that both our distributors and customers can utilize to drive performance within their organizations.

 

TCO Success Story

A large food and beverage facility had been experiencing recurring downtime issues on a feeder line during production. The line would be down for 5 minute intervals for each shift, resulting in 75 minutes of lost production every week. The impact to revenue earnings was a loss of $5,250 per day. The VNA distributor coordinated technical resources from both their company and Allen-Bradley/Rockwell Automation to review the application. The team was successful in identifying the cause and recommended the installation of the Allen-Bradley series 48MS multisight optical sensor, which has the capability of identifying "bad" parts based on three different methods of evaluation (pattern matching, contrast, and brightness) to detect objects for separating "good" and "bad" parts. By separating out the bad parts prior to reaching a critical stage in the line, the downtime issue would be eliminated.  A trial installation using Allen-Bradley's try before you buy program, successful testing demonstrated a reduced downtime from the average 75 minutes a week to less than 5 minutes a week. An incredible increase in annual machine revenue of over $1,300,000 will be realized!

 


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