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Phil Hanson, executive vice president of hardware manufacturer C. H. Hanson, Naperville, IL, serves as the president of the Industrial Supply Association. He sat down with MDM as part of a monthly MDM series featuring association presidents. In the following interview, Hanson talks about the role of the ISA and trends in the industry, including the standardization of data, getting younger people involved in associations and attracted to distribution, manufacturer-distributor relationships, and economic conditions.

We are adding powerful new tools to provide you with the best and most user-friendly information and research resource in wholesale distribution. When you arrive on our new Web site in September, take our quick site tour (look for the graphic above). Our tour will show you where to find key features on the new Web site.

U.S. manufacturers are beginning to bring back production from foreign countries as they take a holistic look at the costs and problems associated with outsourcing. About a year ago I was visiting a manufacturing plant that manufactured die-cutting presses. The CEO told me that most of the presses were manufactured in Taiwan, but there were a lot of problems trying to communicate the requirements, which resulted in quality problems.

Good economic news may be on the horizon, with the International Monetary Fund recently announcing that the global recession is over. While not all economists agree with this assessment, economic reports are beginning to look a bit more positive than they were three months ago. 

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