BDI: How Improving Product Data Improved Channel Partnerships
Manufacturers and distributors often think about data differently, leading to inconsistent data sharing.
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Manufacturers and distributors often think about data differently, leading to inconsistent data sharing.
BDI: How Improving Product Data Improved Channel Partnerships Read More »
The August increase of 0.3 was a slight deceleration from July.
Distributive Trade Sales Up Slightly in August Read More »
CEO: Shift is part of ITW's increasing focus on organic growth.
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The 25,000-square-foot facility will include F.W. Webb's full inventory.
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Michael Buseman joins Avnet from Plexus Corp.
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The gain is a slight acceleration from August.
Industrial Production Up 0.6% in September Read More »
As vending in distribution grows, distributors veterans and newcomers to vending are uncovering new challenges.
Recommended Reading: 3 Challenges Distributors Face with Vending Read More »
Acquisitions contributed $17.8 million to results for the segment.
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Robert W. Baird & Co., in partnership with Modern Distribution Management, conducted a survey of more than 500 distributors and manufacturers to gauge business trends and the outlook for the distribution industry in diverse sectors. This article is a summary of third-quarter results and distributor and manufacturer expectations for 2013.
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Distributors face many kinds of risk, including product liability claims, economic uncertainty, employee injuries, natural disasters and supply chain disruptions. By identifying potential scenarios, and ranking and planning for each of them, risk can be reduced and managed, Vernon Grose, author of Managing Risk: Systematic Loss Prevention for Executives and founder of Omega Systems Group Inc., tells Staff Writer Angela Poulson. Grose is a former member of the National Transportation Safety Board and a risk management aviation expert who has applied lessons from that work to help businesses and organizations.
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Many distributors struggle to effectively separate what should be stocked from what shouldn’t, according to Jon Schreibfeder, president of Effective Inventory Management Inc. But by ranking inventory by activity levels, cost of goods sold and profitability, distributors can determine when and whether to stock products.
This article, an exclusive summary of the recent MDM Webcast, Effectively Analyzing Your Inventory Investment. Access the webcast at www.mdm.com/inventory-investment, includes:
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In a recent conversation with MDM, Mike Rowlett, CEO of Womack Machine Supply, said: “If we treated young folks new to the business today the same way that I was treated 35 years ago, we wouldn’t be able to keep any of them.” How distribution companies integrate new talent today can have a big impact on success tomorrow.
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Commentary: How Good is Your Knowledge Transfer? Read More »
The key to success in new markets is allocating resources effectively.
Lessons from Pentair’s Shift from Power Tools to Water Systems Read More »
The August inventories/sales ratio for merchant wholesalers was 1.17.
August Wholesale Trade Revenues Up 0.6% from July Read More »
Inventories of durable goods were at the highest level since the series was first published on a NAICS basis.
Durable Goods New Orders Up 3.7% in September Read More »
Aerospace and industrial segment sales both increased.
Barnes Group Sales Up 15.9% in Third Quarter Read More »
Including acquisitions, sales jumped 41.9 percent.
Eaton Core Sales Up 3% in Third Quarter Read More »
CEO: Mining equipment demand remained weak.
Organic Sales for Atlas Copco Down 4% in Third Quarter Read More »