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TTI, Inc.

TTI, Inc., is a distributor of electronic components that include capacitors, resistors, connectors, switches, relays, circuit protection, electromagnetics, discrete semiconductors, sensors, RF modules, and antennas. The company was founded by Paul Andrews in 1971. A former buyer for General Dynamics, the global aerospace and defense company, Andrews developed an approach to electronic component distribution with emphasis on available-to-sell inventory, supply chain programs, and the industry’s first, formal Total Quality Management program. Andrews was Chief Executive Officer until his passing in February 2021. Subsequently, 40-year employee and Chief Operating Officer Mike Morton was promoted to the position of CEO. Originally named Tex-Tronics, Inc., Andrews changed the name to TTI, Inc., in 1973 to avoid a legal dispute involving another company with a similar name. Founded to serve aerospace and defense equipment manufacturers, the company’s customers now include manufacturers in the transportation, industrial, medical, and communications sectors. TTI, Inc. and its wholly owned subsidiaries, also known as the TTI Family of Specialists (TTI FOS), Mouser Electronics, Sager Electronics, and Exponential Technology Group employ over 8,000 people at more than 136 locations throughout the Americas, Europe, Asia, and Africa.…

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TTI, Inc., is a distributor of electronic components that include capacitors, resistors, connectors, switches, relays, circuit protection, electromagnetics, discrete semiconductors, sensors, RF modules, and antennas. The company was founded by Paul Andrews in 1971. A former buyer for General Dynamics, the global aerospace and defense company, Andrews developed an approach to electronic component distribution with emphasis on available-to-sell inventory, supply chain programs, and the industry’s first, formal Total Quality Management program. Andrews was Chief Executive Officer until his passing in February 2021. Subsequently, 40-year employee and Chief Operating Officer Mike Morton was promoted to the position of CEO. Originally named Tex-Tronics, Inc., Andrews changed the name to TTI, Inc., in 1973 to avoid a legal dispute involving another company with a similar name. Founded to serve aerospace and defense equipment manufacturers, the company’s customers now include manufacturers in the transportation, industrial, medical, and communications sectors. TTI, Inc. and its wholly owned subsidiaries, also known as the TTI Family of Specialists (TTI FOS), Mouser Electronics, Sager Electronics, and Exponential Technology Group employ over 8,000 people at more than 136 locations throughout the Americas, Europe, Asia, and Africa.…

Key claims

  1. date of establishment: 2013 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
  2. date of foundation: 1971 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

Discussion questions

  1. Summarise the article in your own words. Which single claim would you verify first, and why?
  2. The record states that the date of establishment is "2013". What evidence would count against this claim?
  3. The record states that the date of foundation is "1971". What evidence would count against this claim?
  4. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
  5. If two sources disagreed about one of these facts, what would you need in order to trust one over the other?

Bibliography

  1. Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1376193593

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