December 22 2017
How Should Distribution Respond to Amazon Business?
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- Compete or capitulate?
- Is there an alternative?
- Adaptive strategies for distributors
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- A mostly upbeat outlook will take a downward turn later in the year.
- The Amazon Threat
- Addressing the talent gao
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The Institute for Supply Management provides a semiannual forecast that distributors can use to gauge the health and expectations of manufacturing and non-manufacturing industries. This article provides the highlights from the latest forecast, which was released in December.
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- Economic growth expectations for 2018
- Manufacturing sector expectations
- Non-manufacturing sector expectations
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- Distributors Up Search Marketing Efforts
- Amazon Business: The Burning E-Platform
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Modern Distribution Management's monthly Industrial Inflation Index measures a cross-section of industrial supplies.
This index includes:
- Abrasives Products
- Cutting Tools
- Power Transmission Equipment
- Fasteners
- Valves, etc.
- Power Tools
- Material Handling Equipment
- Belting
- Hand Tools
- Misc. Metal
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- Commentary: Harvey’s Stark Reminder on Disaster Planning
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This is the PDF of this issue of Modern Distribution Management.
Table of Contents:
- How Should Distribution Respond to Amazon Business?
- Commentary: An Industry at an Inflection Point
- Top Trends for 2018
- Forecast: Economy to Grow in 2018
- Monthly Wholesale Trade Data: October 2017
- MDM Industrial Inflation Index: November 2017
- MDM News Digest 4724
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- Compete or capitulate?
- Is there an alternative?
- Adaptive strategies for distributors
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Not a subscriber? Subscribe below or learn more. Subscribers also have access to the following related articles:
- MDM-Baird Distribution Survey: Storms Stunt Distributor Growth
- Distributors Up Search Marketing Efforts
- Amazon Business: The Burning E-Platform
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- A mostly upbeat outlook will take a downward turn later in the year.
- The Amazon Threat
- Addressing the talent gao
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Not a subscriber? Subscribe below or learn more. Subscribers also have access to the following related articles:
- MDM-Baird Distribution Survey: Storms Stunt Distributor Growth
- Distributors Up Search Marketing Efforts
- Amazon Business: The Burning E-Platform
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The Institute for Supply Management provides a semiannual forecast that distributors can use to gauge the health and expectations of manufacturing and non-manufacturing industries. This article provides the highlights from the latest forecast, which was released in December.
This article includes:
- Economic growth expectations for 2018
- Manufacturing sector expectations
- Non-manufacturing sector expectations
Subscribers should log in below to read this article.
Not a subscriber? Subscribe below or learn more. Subscribers also have access to the following related articles:
- MDM-Baird Distribution Survey: Storms Stunt Distributor Growth
- Distributors Up Search Marketing Efforts
- Amazon Business: The Burning E-Platform
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Modern Distribution Management's monthly Industrial Inflation Index measures a cross-section of industrial supplies.
This index includes:
- Abrasives Products
- Cutting Tools
- Power Transmission Equipment
- Fasteners
- Valves, etc.
- Power Tools
- Material Handling Equipment
- Belting
- Hand Tools
- Misc. Metal
Subscribers should log-in below to read this article.
Not a subscriber? Subscribe below or learn more. Subscribers also have access to the following related articles:
- Distribution M&A Playbook, pt. 3: Integration Best Practices
- Grainger’s Pricing Initiative, pt 2: The Quest for Optimization
- Commentary: Harvey’s Stark Reminder on Disaster Planning
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This is the PDF of this issue of Modern Distribution Management.
Table of Contents:
- How Should Distribution Respond to Amazon Business?
- Commentary: An Industry at an Inflection Point
- Top Trends for 2018
- Forecast: Economy to Grow in 2018
- Monthly Wholesale Trade Data: October 2017
- MDM Industrial Inflation Index: November 2017
- MDM News Digest 4724
Are you a subscriber? Simply log-in to view this issue.