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How One Distribution Center Thrived During the Pandemic

Parts Town's distribution center has received recognition over the years for its innovation. Like other industries, COVID-19 forced the distribution center to change their day-to-day procedures quickly. Despite implementing stringent safety protocols, they were able to maintain operational efficiency over the course of a challenging year.

April 27, 2021

Würth Industry North America Launches 3D Printing Division

The creation of Würth Additive Group will give customers manufacturing on demand, the company said.

April 13, 2021

Minimum Order Quantities Are a Game-Changer

Analytics-based policies & price breaks change everything, says Randy MacLean, president of WayPoint Analytics.

March 26, 2021

8 Cost-Effective Warehouse Security Improvements

Conduct an assessment, audit your current system, don't forget about proper signage and then regularly test your system to create a safety-first environment.

March 22, 2021

Fourth-Quarter 2020 Earnings Recap

How did the public distributors (and manufacturers relevant to this space) perform in the calendar fourth quarter? Our recap provides highlights of their revenue and earnings results.

March 16, 2021

Walmart Gears Up Automation Capabilities

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March 9, 2021

Strategy

Amazon Execs Share Lessons From COVID-19

How the adjustments that Amazon made during pandemic will have ramifications even after a return to normalcy.

March 5, 2021

What Factors Lead to a Successful Acquisition?

The pandemic has placed some business owners at a crossroads as to whether they should sell off to larger entities in 2021. By almost any measure, the mergers and acquisition market is set to rebound this year, but with that reset there are several factors to consider when it comes to selling out to distributors.

March 2, 2021

Sustainability is More Than a Buzzword for Curbell Plastics

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February 24, 2021

Watsco’s Outlook: More M&A, Customer Focus, Tech Investment

Miami-based HVACR distribution giant Watsco sees 2021 as optimal for ramping up existing growth drivers in hopes of continuing at its record-setting pace.

February 15, 2021

What Happened to Grainger’s Margins in 4Q?

“Disappointing” was how one analyst described the industrial distributor’s gross margin performance (down 290bps) in the period, but such a plunge was all too familiar for many companies in these pandemic-plagued times.

February 3, 2021

Strategy

How to Structure the COVID-19 Vaccine Supply Chain

Trying to shoehorn the needed supply chain structure into the current fragmented system is the root cause of the existing problem, say supply chain and analytics experts Jonathan Byrnes and John Wass.

January 27, 2021

3 Reasons Providing Employee Education Can Be Better Than a Pay Raise for Distribution Professionals

Employee education is a retention tool that leads to internal advancement and provides a direct benefit for the distributors who invest in it, says Texas A&M's Kourtney Gruner.

January 25, 2021

Slashing Carrying Costs: An Untapped Opportunity for Saving Cash

Rock Rockwell, the CEO of eTurns, shows how distributors can overcome the sudden slowdown of incoming cash flow due to delays of projects, struggling customers, general economic distress or healthcare-related shutdowns.

January 18, 2021

NAW Preps for ‘Hard-Hitting’ Digital Summit

The National Association of Wholesaler-Distributors plans to hold a highly interactive event, according to president and CEO Eric Hoplin.

January 12, 2021

Allied Electronics Sets Automation Example with Warehouse Capabilities

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January 8, 2021

How Strong Data Analytics Kept 3 Distributors Running During Tumultuous 2020

Duncan-Parnell, Radwell International and Stellar Industrial Supply all benefited from company-wide data analysis efforts to keep customer relationships strong and build more efficient business practices.

December 3, 2020

MDM Strengthens Team with Analytics Manager

Donnie Williamson joins MDM as Manager, Data Analytics, with a background at McNaughton-McKay Electric Company.

December 2, 2020

Strategy

Behind One Distributor’s Record 3Q, Future Growth Plans

In the latest MDM interview, Barry Litwin, CEO of Systemax — the publicly traded parent of Global Industrial and other businesses — discussed the company’s 3Q performance, what’s driving growth in 2020 and the “permanency” of pandemic-related products.

November 25, 2020

3 Ways IoT Can Help Distributors

Optimize operations, prevent theft and prioritize employee health with the assistance of IoT at work, says Sigfox USA's Eddie Meyersick.

November 22, 2020

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