March 2013 - Modern Distribution Management

March 2013

What Industrial Distribution Students Want from Internships, Careers

Many students have plans to work for a distribution or manufacturing company this coming summer. Includes video.

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Construction Employment Climbs in 35 States in February

Industry adds jobs in 29 states and D.C. over the past year, but federal cuts may trim gains.

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Panelists to Policy-Makers: Get More Aggressive with Trade Agreements

Panelists say more international trade agreements are needed to facilitate a manufacturing resurgence.

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Gartner: Strategic IT Initiatives Expected to Grow in 2013

Social, mobile, cloud and information are shifting IT spending patterns.

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Canadian Industrial Product Price Index Up 1.4% in February

The Raw Materials Price Index increased 2.2 percent as a result of higher prices for crude oil.

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Third Estimate: GDP Increases at 0.4% Rate in Fourth Quarter

Nonresidential construction investment was revised up in the latest report.

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American Tire Distributors to Buy Regional Tire Distributors in Canada

Acquisition continues American Tire Distributors’ growth in Canada.

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NFIB: Small Business Optimism Improves in February, but Still Low

Three-quarters of small-business owners think that business conditions will be the same or worse in six months.

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AmerisourceBergen Agrees to Sell Canadian Distribution Business

Canadian operation was 2 percent of AmerisourceBergen’s total sales.

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Single-family Home Sales Down 4.6% from January

The February estimate is 12.3 percent above February 2012.

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Merrifield on HR: Pay the Most to Get the Most

Distributors with a slow hire, quick fire mindset can pay better and expect more without spending more.

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Tip: Make Social Media Another Marketing Channel

Include social media in your overall marketing plan for a consistent and effective voice across channels.

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ABC Supply Expands in Michigan with Acquisition

Acquisition of Lee Wholesale Supply adds four locations in the state.

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Quintiq Releases 5.0 Version of Supply Chain Optimization Platform

New platform release offers configuration flexibility and built-in KPI monitoring.

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Why Manufacturers Should Care About Distributors’ Financial Health

Suppliers should work with distributors to improve profitability and mitigate risk.

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3 Tips for Finding the Right CRM Vendor

Mark Dancer provides advice to distributors for choosing the right customer relationship management solution.

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Podcast: Creating ‘National Manufacturing Day’

Manufacturing Revival Radio speaks with Pat Lee of the Fabricators & Manufacturers Association.

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