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Volume 39 - Number 17 | September 10, 2009

Alternative Energy Markets: To Serve or Not to Serve?

By   Lindsay  Konzak 
This article explores sentiment toward alternative energy markets, as well as growth drivers of these emerging industries.

What is the Smart Grid?

By   Jenel  Stelton-Holtmeier 
New demands on the power grid have led to new ideas on how to meet those demands. One way: the Smart Grid.

Manufacturing Sector in India: Recent Performance & Emerging Issues

MAPI Report: As India's economic growth accelerates, it is gaining interest from U.S. manufacturers as a production location and for its considerable sales potential.

MDM News Digest 3917

News briefs from Aug. 25, 2009, through Sept. 10, 2009

MDM September 10, 2009

This is the pdf of this issue of Modern Distribution Management.

Commentary: Cycles and Emerging Opportunities

By   Thomas P.  Gale 
It's time for distributors and manufacturers to shift focus away from the defensive
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