August 2009 - Modern Distribution Management

August 2009

Industry Capacity Utilization Rates: First Quarter 2009

Canadian industries continued to reduce their rate of capacity utilization in the first quarter of 2009, operating at 69.3% of production capacity, down 5.6 percentage points from the previous quarter. It was the first time that industrial capacity use fell below the 70% level since the start of the data series in 1987. In the first quarter, durable goods industries, especially

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Industrial Product and Raw Material Price Indexes: July 2009

The Industrial Product Price Index (IPPI) and the Raw Materials Price Index (RMPI) declined 0.5% and 3.8% respectively in July compared with June, mainly due to falling petroleum prices. July’s decrease in the IPPI followed an increase of 0.5% in June. The index registered its lowest level in the past 18 months. Furthermore, it was down 7.0% from the peak reached

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MDM News Digest 3916

Wolseley Cuts Ferguson CEO/President Position ... Gates Buys Hydrolink ... Grainger July Sales Down 14% ... Timken India Signs Agreement with Spearage ... GE and FANUC End Joint Venture ... M&A Continues Decline ... Manufacturing Accounts for Most Mass Layoffs ... U.S./Canadian Manufacturer Sales ... Wholesale Prices Down in July ... Earnings: Avnet, BlueLinx Holdings, Kaman, Applied Industrial Technologies, Beacon Roofing Supply, ERIKS, RBC Bearings, General Bearing, Fluor, Illinois Tool Works, The Home Depot ... USMTC Up 22% from May ... Manufacturing Barometer Shows Less Pessimism
 

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MDM Interview: Keeping Associations “Relevant”

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.

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