Day: April 28, 2014

Operations Q&A: Have You Published Your Operational Cookbook?

Leave a Comment / Free, Strategy, Featured Blog / By Lee Schwartz

Standardize processes to ensure consistent operational results.

Recommended Reading: Case Studies in E-Commerce, Recruiting, Product Mix & More

Leave a Comment / Free, MDM Blog, Top Distributor Sectors, Featured Blog / By Lindsay Konzak

Ideas from distributors on how to respond to market shifts.

Kaman Distribution Sales Up 3% in First Quarter

Leave a Comment / Free, Companies, Top Distributor Sectors, Power Transmission/Motion Control/Fluid Power, Aerospace, News / By MDM Staff

Overall, Kaman's sales grew 6.7 percent in the quarter.

National Oilwell Varco Sales Increase 8.9% in 1Q

Leave a Comment / Free, Companies, Top Distributor Sectors, Industrial, News / By MDM Staff

Profit increases 17.8 percent in first quarter.

Alfa Laval Sales Up 1.4% in 1Q

Leave a Comment / Free, Companies, Top Distributor Sectors, Power Transmission/Motion Control/Fluid Power, News / By MDM Staff

Profit drops 19.8 percent in first quarter.

Midway Industrial Supply Announces New CEO

Leave a Comment / Human Resources in Wholesale Distribution, Free, Operations, News / By MDM Staff

Patrick Hoolihan to become new president, CEO.

ABB Agrees to Sell Power-One’s Power Solutions Business

Leave a Comment / Finance, mergers and acquisitions, Free, Companies, News / By MDM Staff

Business to be acquired by Bel Fuse Inc.

US LBM Acquires Coastal Roofing Supply

Leave a Comment / Finance, mergers and acquisitions, Free, Companies, Top Distributor Sectors, Building Materials/Construction, News / By MDM Staff

Acquisition expands US LBM presence in Florida market.

ABC Supply Opens New Branch in Denton, TX

Leave a Comment / Free, Companies, Top Distributor Sectors, Building Materials/Construction, News / By MDM Staff

New branch will help ABC Supply 'be better able to serve' the region.

Construction Employment Increases in March

Leave a Comment / Economic Trends, Research & Analytics, Free, Top Distributor Sectors, Building Materials/Construction, Association News, News / By MDM Staff

Construction employment increases in 197 out of 339 metro areas.

Owens & Minor Sales Flat in 1Q

Leave a Comment / Free, Companies, Top Distributor Sectors, News, Pharmaceutical & Health Care / By MDM Staff

Profit decreases 2.3 percent in first quarter.