By
William R.
McCleave,
MDM and Dr. W.R. McCleave, PE, recently surveyed readers on how they are responding to changes in the economic environment
as it pertains to profitability in 2009. This article is an overview of those results. McCleave advises readers to reflect
on the results and act accordingly with respect to their own situations. More than 250 industry executives responded to the
survey from more than a dozen distribution sectors.
In a nutshell, the idea that resonated throughout
the survey results was: Now is the time to act. As one respondent wrote, Climb into bed with your income statement, and act
now. Responses to the profitability survey indicate that distributors and manufacturers are indeed responding to the new market
conditions. ...
MDM and Dr. W.R. McCleave, PE, recently surveyed readers on how they are responding to changes in the economic environment
as it pertains to profitability in 2009. This article is an overview of those results. McCleave advises readers to reflect
on the results and act accordingly with respect to their own situations. More than 250 industry executives responded to the
survey from more than a dozen distribution sectors.
In a nutshell, the idea that resonated throughout
the survey results was: Now is the time to act. As one respondent wrote, Climb into bed with your income statement, and act
now. Responses to the profitability survey indicate that distributors and manufacturers are indeed responding to the new market
conditions. ...
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