July 10 2008
Volume 38, Issue 13 - 07/10/2008
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Steel continues to be in short supply in the U.S. for the third month in a row, according to the June Manufacturing Report on Business released by the Institute for Supply Management. What's more, steel prices have gone up each of the last eight months, and have doubled in the last six.
And though rumors abound in the industry that prices will stabilize, there is little agreement on when that stabilization will take place or what it will entail.
The problem in the U.S. is that steel producers are facing competing ...
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MDM: You and Square D have been strong advocates of e-commerce and creating standards. How did that develop?
Bill Snyder: The way that got started was through our own internal efforts to automate our workflows. And then we started extending that to distributors. ...
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This article examines why a can't-fail sales hire sometimes does fail and how to make sure a new hire's past matches your company's structure and needs.
Have you ever been stumped by a bad hire? No, I am not talking about the professional interviewer that wooed the interviewing team or the resume that was fudged. I'm talking about a strong resume where past sales numbers achieved were real and industry sales experience was deep.
Why doesn't a new hire's true success in the past transition to success in a new position? The problem could be that success achieved in their past sales life isn't lining up with factors needed for success in the new position. Below are six areas to examine when determining whether past success can transition into a new sales ...
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In addition to our board, Brent Grover was a guest at this meeting, offering his unique perspective and insight. In combination with regular surveys and input from all our readers, our board is critical to help us develop editorial focus for the year ahead, as well as offer their deep experience and industry knowledge as we ...
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Inventories. Total inventories of merchant wholesalers, except manufacturers'sales branches and offices, after adjustment for seasonal variations but not for price changes, were ...
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Stuart C. Irby Co., Jackson, MS, a subsidiary of Sonepar USA, has agreed to acquire Equity Utility Service Company, Marietta, GA. The acquisition will expand Irby's footprint in Georgia. Equity is a distributor and manufacturers'agent offering products to electric utilities for their transmission and distribution requirements. More
Chandler, AZ-based Essco Wholesale Electric, ...
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Steel continues to be in short supply in the U.S. for the third month in a row, according to the June Manufacturing Report on Business released by the Institute for Supply Management. What's more, steel prices have gone up each of the last eight months, and have doubled in the last six.
And though rumors abound in the industry that prices will stabilize, there is little agreement on when that stabilization will take place or what it will entail.
The problem in the U.S. is that steel producers are facing competing ...
- Premium
MDM: You and Square D have been strong advocates of e-commerce and creating standards. How did that develop?
Bill Snyder: The way that got started was through our own internal efforts to automate our workflows. And then we started extending that to distributors. ...
- Premium
This article examines why a can't-fail sales hire sometimes does fail and how to make sure a new hire's past matches your company's structure and needs.
Have you ever been stumped by a bad hire? No, I am not talking about the professional interviewer that wooed the interviewing team or the resume that was fudged. I'm talking about a strong resume where past sales numbers achieved were real and industry sales experience was deep.
Why doesn't a new hire's true success in the past transition to success in a new position? The problem could be that success achieved in their past sales life isn't lining up with factors needed for success in the new position. Below are six areas to examine when determining whether past success can transition into a new sales ...
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In addition to our board, Brent Grover was a guest at this meeting, offering his unique perspective and insight. In combination with regular surveys and input from all our readers, our board is critical to help us develop editorial focus for the year ahead, as well as offer their deep experience and industry knowledge as we ...
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Inventories. Total inventories of merchant wholesalers, except manufacturers'sales branches and offices, after adjustment for seasonal variations but not for price changes, were ...
- Premium
Stuart C. Irby Co., Jackson, MS, a subsidiary of Sonepar USA, has agreed to acquire Equity Utility Service Company, Marietta, GA. The acquisition will expand Irby's footprint in Georgia. Equity is a distributor and manufacturers'agent offering products to electric utilities for their transmission and distribution requirements. More
Chandler, AZ-based Essco Wholesale Electric, ...
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