Modern Distribution Management (MDM) is the only specialized information business that provides high-level in-depth resources to executives who are in or serve the wholesale distribution industry. With MDM’s information services, you’ll find fresh analysis, accurate reporting and good ideas to practice across many lines of trade. We provide original, in-depth thinking – and you won’t find MDM’s content anywhere else.
MDM’s editors have received several Editorial Excellence Awards from the Specialized Information Publishers Association and are regularly recognized by industry groups as content leaders in wholesale distribution.
MDM is owned by Gale Media, Inc. Read more about Gale Media, Inc. below.
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Editorial Advisory Board
MDM thanks its Editorial Advisory Board, which helps to guide the content and services we deliver to our dedicated readers.
- Mark Bray, Supply Chain Manager, ACR Supply Co.
- Chester Collier, SVP & general manager, Bio-Circle North America, Walter Surface Technologies
- Ted Cowie, Vice President Sales, Safety & Industrial Products, Motion Industries
- Larry Davis, President, Fairmont Supply
- Julia Klein, Chairwoman & CEO of C.H. Briggs Company
- Doug Savage, President & CEO of Bearing Service Inc.
- Burt Schraga, CEO, Bell Electrical Supply
- Ted Stark, President, Dalco Enterprises
About Gale Media, Inc.
Gale Media Inc. is the publisher of Modern Distribution Management and mdm.com, and MDM’s new division MDM Analytics. Principal Thomas P. Gale has researched and written on significant trends in the industry, including consolidation, integrated supply, e-commerce, vendor reduction and shifts in value definition.
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