The statistic shows the ways in which original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) within the technology manufacturing and distribution ecosystem use serial numbers to reduce gray market sales of their products, according to a 2015 survey conducted by KPMG. As of 2015, 33 percent of original equipment manufacturers checked serial numbers for counterfeit attempts.
How are product serial numbers used by your company?*
The original question was phrased by the source as follows: "Are serial numbers? (select all that apply)"
The source provides the following information: "We surveyed
and interviewed leading companies in the technology manufacturing and
distribution ecosystem. We interviewed executives at OEMs representing a
sizable percentage (by revenue) of the world’s leading technology companies... Our study included respondents from nine leading OEMs, 13 resellers and 18 distributors."
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KPMG. (January 19, 2016). How are product serial numbers used by your company?* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/517300/worldwide-survey-gray-market-oem-serial-number-use/
KPMG. "How are product serial numbers used by your company?*." Chart. January 19, 2016. Statista. Accessed November 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/517300/worldwide-survey-gray-market-oem-serial-number-use/
KPMG. (2016). How are product serial numbers used by your company?*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/517300/worldwide-survey-gray-market-oem-serial-number-use/
KPMG. "How Are Product Serial Numbers Used by Your Company?*." Statista, Statista Inc., 19 Jan 2016, https://www.statista.com/statistics/517300/worldwide-survey-gray-market-oem-serial-number-use/
KPMG, How are product serial numbers used by your company?* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/517300/worldwide-survey-gray-market-oem-serial-number-use/ (last visited November 21, 2024)
How are product serial numbers used by your company?* [Graph], KPMG, January 19, 2016. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/517300/worldwide-survey-gray-market-oem-serial-number-use/
