The final part of this series explores commentary from a panel of executives on what they'd do differently with a career restart and advice for younger talent.
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Some distributors treat purchasing and procurement roles as administrators tasked with buying what the company needs to function. But you can unlock profits by rethinking purchasing and treating your purchasing manager like a rock star.
Before companies can conquer cybersecurity, they need to know what risks exist. The first of this article series outlines the evolving landscape of cyber threats and what distributors should be aware of.
Derived from COO Joe Limbaugh's fireside session at MDM's 2023 SHIFT Conference, we dive into Motion's 5-year and ongoing organizational transformation.
Mike Hockett extracts commentary from a panel discussion between STAFDA distributors, manufacturers and rep agents on what they voiced as their biggest challenge: talent management.
The previous two years were strong for M&A activity in distribution, but 2023 was on a whole other level. We dive into 2023's dealmaking figures here.
Mike Hockett extracts commentary from a panel discussion between STAFDA distributors, manufacturers and rep agents.
Mike Hockett provides a look where distribution cybersecurity is at year-end 2023, and why data breaches in this industry are more common than you may assume.
Mike Hockett extracts eCommerce commentary from a panel discussion between STAFDA distributors, manufacturers and rep agents.
The ransomware group that hit Henry Schein's systems twice so far — affecting data for nearly 30,000 people — says it's planning a third attack.
The data gave more fuel to a "soft landing" consensus for economic conditions next year.
Amid a sea change in employer-to-employee power dynamics, distributors have had to be much more strategic with their hiring and retention practices. We gather key takeaways on this front from Alex Chausovsky.
As a primer for 2024, Mike Hockett condenses ITR Economics' Alan Beaulieu's latest industry keynote presentation into seven key points.
When Wesco merged with Anixter in 2020, it took on a margin improvement plan, which may help the company reach its 10% EBITDA margin target.
Overall, revenue outlooks for 2023 and 2024 improved for a second straight month. Mike Hockett dives into the U.S. Census Bureau's latest wholesale trade data.
In the last of his three-part series, Randy MacLean says you'll be surprised at what's possible in using sales to gain at least some immunity from labor cost challenges.
More than three-fourths of executives who responded to the 3Q 2023 Baird-MDM Industrial Survey said they expect either flat or modest growth in 2024.
Mike Hockett recounts his fireside chat with Barry Litwin at MDM's SHIFT conference, where the CEO detailed how the company actioned its many recent initiatives.
In the second of his three-part series, Randy MacLean shows the manageable metrics that drive operational efficiency and guide labor assignments.
Mike Hockett examines where wholesale inventory levels are at today, where they are headed and MDM's latest data on just how big of an issue excess inventory may be entering 2024.
