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DISTRIBUTION CASE STUDIES

Over the years, MDM has presented case studies so that our readers can learn from other distributors’ experiences in the areas of technology, sales, pricing and profitability, business processes and inventory management. We recently pulled case studies from our archives and indexed them below for your quick reference.

Business Processes


Outsourced Billing

Catalog Case Study: Leveraging the Clout of Local Distributors – J&L Industrial Supply

Case Study: Fee-Based Safety Audits - C.J. Smith Machinery

Three Distributors in One

Turf Equipment and Supply: With one primary supplier, clearly segmenting customers is critical

Use Lean to Improve Processes – Gates Corporation

Business Ethics as a Differentiator: Owens & Minor

Case Study: Return on Net Assets Trend Ranking

Channel Relationships

Case Study: Don’t Go Direct! – Atlantic Fasteners

Manufacturers: Know How to Communicate with My Organization – DXP Enterprises

Flexible Steel Lacing Company: Work With Me to Improve Efficiencies

Inventory

Minimizing Surplus Inventory

A Live Network for Dead Stock

Have an Honest Obsolescence Program – Minarik Automation and Controls

Product Linkage Development

Pricing/Profitability

A Flexible Pricing Model – Laird Plastics

Better Margin Management

The Pricing/Value Equation

Case Study: A Margin Optimization Project

Better Margin Customers: Company Shifts Segments

Distribution Profitability Case Study

Squeezing Dollars from Profitability Reports

Rethinking Distributor Profitability: A Distributor Case Study

Sales

Preempting Problems

Missing Sales Management: Sales Effectiveness Program

Updating Sales Compensation Plans

Salesforce Overcompensation

Dual Compensation Plans Prove Destructive

Technology


Routing Costs

Automating Processes – C.C. Dickson

Wireless Warehousing – The Reynolds Company

Merging Sales Teams – Neff Group Distributors

Managing Complex Pricing - Heads and Threads International

Making the Switch to VoIP

MDM is always looking for new case studies to help our readers. Please email Editor Lindsay Young or Publisher Thomas P. Gale with story suggestions.

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