MDM News Digest 4424
News briefs from December 11-25, 2014.
Day: December 25, 2014
Top 10 Trends to Watch in 2015
This article, based on the 2014 MDM Industry Outlook Survey, outlines and analyzes key trends and issues affecting how distributors will do business in 2015.
This article includes:
- E-commerce and other technology challenges.
- Finding and training "qualified workers."
- Port slowdown causing inventory management disruptions.
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- 7 Key Investments to Grow Online Revenue
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Commentary: Back to the Future Again
What will separate the good from the great in 2015?
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- The Critical Role of Employee Training
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Forecast: Continued Growth in 2015
Economic growth in the U.S. will continue in 2015, say the nations purchasing and supply management executives in their December 2014 Semiannual Economic Forecast. Expectations are for a continuation of the economic recovery that began in mid-2009, as indicated in the monthly Institute for Supply Managements Report on Business.
This article includes:
- An overview of key indicators in the manufacturing sector
- An overview of key indicators in the non-manufacturing sector
- Outlook for 2015
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- MDM Interview: Need for Innovation in Disruptive Times
- Manufacturings Millennial Dilemma
- MDM Interview: Creating a Culture of Innovation
Monthly Wholesale Trade Data: October 2014
Sales and inventories data for wholesaler-distributors in October 2014.
MDM Industrial Inflation Index: November 2014
Modern Distribution Management's monthly Industrial Inflation Index measures a cross-section of industrial supplies.
This index includes:
- Abrasives Products
- Cutting Tools
- Power Transmission Equipment
- Fasteners
- Valves, etc.
- Power Tools
- Material Handling Equipment
- Belting
- Hand Tools
- Misc. Metal
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- Cost-Effective Channel Alignment
- Strategic Options for Shipping Efficiency
Download this Issue in PDF: December 25, 2014
This is the PDF of this issue of Modern Distribution Management.
Table of Contents:
- Top 10 Trends to Watch in 2015
- Commentary: Back to the Future Again
- Forecast: Continued Growth in 2015
- Monthly Wholesale Trade Data: October 2014
- MDM Industrial Inflation Index: November 2014
- News Digest
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