ParkOhio subsidiary Supply Technologies is making the largest investment in its history. On the MDM Podcast, President Brian Norris shares how a new $20 million distribution center and a tech overhaul will position the distributor for the future.
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CRM implementations often fail for a simple reason — sales teams don’t see personal value in using them. This contributed piece explores how distributors can shift CRM from a management reporting tool into a sales advantage that reps actually want to use.
You’ve seen our recaps of the top news, free articles, Premium articles and podcasts we’ve published this year (if not, you really should). Here, we take a comprehensive look at our key takeaways from 2025 across MDM’s various content forms.
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AI promises much to distributors — but where does it deliver? Here, a pair of Stanford graduate students reveal the findings of their major industry research project that applies the scientific method to show the discrepancies between AI hype and real return on investment while showing how distribution leaders can cut through the noise.
We chat with Rexel's North American CEO on what the company has been up to lately and what's on the horizon. This includes recent acquisitions; Rexel's U.S.-Canada financial outperformance vs. the group's Europe counterpart; investments in talent development and digital transformation; thoughts on tariff impacts; and more.
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Our highly anticipated annual feature is now available to view and download. Explore our 20 different lists to see distribution’s biggest movers and shakers.
A little over 2 years since his previous appearance on the podcast, LGG Industrial CEO Jeff Crane joins to discuss his company's 2024 rebrand from ERIKS North America; how the company is navigating the tariffs situation; its recent branch network and technology upgrades; and how LGG is approaching AI
The free, three-hour event provides a wealth of expert insight into combatting relentless disruption with data analytics and the often unrealized potential of being a data-driven organization.
In the first of a four-part series previewing new MDM research to be unveiled in a June 25 webcast, we introduce futures thinking and our rationale for pursuing this topic now.
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Kevin Reid-Morris has led much of MDM's AI research over the past few years, and he's set to share the results of a major two-year project at our May SHIFT conference. He and Tom Gale discuss the transformative impact of AI in distribution and that project which identified over 50 practical AI use cases.
Beacon has also postponed its Investor Day that was scheduled for March 13.
This comprehensive report is a guide to the industrial economy for wholesale distribution executives, providing a historical, current and future snapshot of numerous key economic indicators in one convenient place in a scannable format.
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If you have insight into your company's leadership structure or supply chain management strategy, consider taking a brief survey to help MDM examine recent trends.
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Stoney Creek Hydraulics is a manufacturer of hydraulic and pneumatic cylinders and offers repair services to its customers.
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