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The Evolving Role of Master Distributors

Distributors looking to balance renewed focus on their core with meeting customer demand to provide more are turning to master distributors to achieve that end. This article looks at how the role of master distributors has evolved and the additional roles they now play for traditional distributors.

This article includes:

  • How distributors use masters
  • Additional benefits master distributors provide
  • How masters are elevating their traditional role

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  • Distributors Adapt to More Sophisticated Supply Chain
  • Integrated Supplys Next Phase
  • Industry 4.0: Technology-Driven Change
Technology
2016 Distribution Remodel: How to Build a Better Business

The distribution industry is due for a remodel. What has worked for decades still works, but it is far less effective now for businesses that want to grow. MDMs team has identified key areas that distributors need to focus on in 2016 to build the adaptive model that changing market conditions require.

This article includes:

  • Bridging the cycle gap
  • Investing on the Down Side
  • Finding Balance & Focus

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  • MDM-Baird Distribution Survey: Declining Demand Drives Down 4Q
  • Top Trends for 2016
  • Chasing Profitability
Strategy
Commentary: Why the ‘New Normal’ is the ‘Not Normal’

Distributors cant rely on what works today to get them through tomorrow. Being proactive is key to future success.

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  • The 2016 Strategy Playbook
  • MDM-Baird Distribution Survey: Declining Demand Drives Down 4Q
  • MDM Interview: Beyond Change Management
Technology
Top Trends for 2016

This article, based on the 2015 MDM Industry Outlook Survey, outlines and analyzes key trends and issues affecting how distributors will do business in 2016.

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  • Investment opportunities
  • Economic & other challenges
  • Ways to improve & grow

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  • M&A: Easing the Transition
  • 3 Keys to a Successful Digital Strategy
  • College Connection: Virtuous Cycle
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Human Resources in Wholesale Distribution
MDM Interview: Beyond Change Management

In an era of fundamental change, what a leader looks like needs to change as well. In their recent book Leading in a Changing World, coauthors Graeme Codrington and Keith Coats share insights on how leaders can adapt. Codrington recently spoke with MDM Editor Jenel Stelton-Holtmeier about the drivers behind the fundamental changes and what leaders need to do to keep up.

This article includes:

  • The difference between transformation and change
  • Most common mistakes in change implementation
  • First step that a leader should take for change

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  • Overcoming the Barriers to Analytics
  • Rebranding Road Map
  • MDM Interview: The Reinvention of Staples
Strategy
Supply Chain Sustainability Efforts Grow

Distributors and manufacturers create initiatives and sign pledge to combat climate change.

This article includes:

  • How executives feel about developing a sustainable supply chain
  • Key motivators for companies to create sustainability initiatives
  • Concerns associated with sustainability

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  • MDM Interview: Creating a Sustainable Plastics Industry
  • Offshoring Debate Continues in Wake of Productivity Study
  • Deadline for Chemical Label Changes Looms

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