Acquisition expands Cooper Industries’ access to marine, mining and offshore drilling end-markets.
Cooper Industries Buys Pauluhn Electric Read More »
K&D Pratt Industrial Division has three facilities in the Atlantic Provinces.
Acklands-Grainger Acquires K&D Pratt Industrial Division Read More »
All four regional industry sectors included in the CFMMI posted increases.
Chicago Fed Midwest Manufacturing Index Improves in October Read More »
Acquisition of JCS Co., Ltd., will provide Caterpillar’s first factory in South Korea.
Caterpillar Agrees to Buy South Korean Seal Manufacturer Read More »
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Vendor Managed Inventory services are gaining ground. This article considers the challenges to implementing managed inventory programs, whether a manufacturer or a distributor is providing VMI to customer. MDM spoke to Fastenal and Updike Supply, as well as inventory expert Jon Schreibfeder and two vendors to gain perspective on current trends in VMI.
With uncertainty dominating the economic landscape, companies are continuing to look for ways to cut costs. Many have already cut staff and production to levels not experienced in decades. They have outsourced tasks that could be done for less outside of the firm. But what about inventory management?
More customers are showing interest in using inventory management services from their suppliers, according to those who supply those services. Many larger public distributors …
Vendor Managed Inventory Grows Read More »
Wholesale revenues in September 2009 were up 0.7 percent to $320.2 billion from August, but down 15.2 percent from September 2008, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.
September sales of durable goods were up 0.7 percent from last month, but were down 16.2 percent from a year ago. Sales of nondurable goods were up 0.6 percent from last month, but were down 14.3 percent from last year.
Inventories. Inventories of wholesalers were …
Monthly Wholesale Trade: Sales and Inventories for September 2009 Read More »
Mixed messages abound on the economy in the last month. While many analysts are cautiously optimistic that recovery has begun – Ken Goldstein of The Conference Board said “economic recovery is finally settling in” – other reports continue to paint a more dismal picture of where the U.S. economy stands today.
Privately-owned housing starts in October were …
Economic Update: A Mixed Bag Read More »
In MDM’s 2010 Economic Forecast for Wholesale Distribution Webcast, Adam Fein painted a not-so-rosy picture of what this recovery is likely to look like. For a number of reasons, not many distributors will feel much of a bounce. It will be more like a grind to find growth in new areas as we emerge from the worst recession since World War II. While he agrees with many other economists that technically the third quarter will probably be the official end of the recession, 2010 is still going to be a slow-growth year for many distributors.
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Commentary: Two Questions to Ask As You Plan for 2010 Read More »
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Facilities maintenance distributor W.W. Grainger, with more than $6.5 billion in annual sales. recently held its annual analyst meeting. This article provides an overview of its key talking points in the meeting, including Grainger’s market forecasts, acquisition plans, MRO customer mindset and global plans.
Details in this article were taken from Grainger’s annual analyst meeting Webcast at grainger.com.
Grainger CEO Jim Ryan said it right this month at the distributor’s annual analyst meeting: “I’m getting tired of looking at negative numbers, and I know you are, too.” The company presented some much more optimistic numbers for 2010, and said its approach to the past year of down has helped prop it up for good growth going forward.
Ryan said the downturn “has had a profound impact on not only our business but on our industry.”
Grainger has outperformed the industry as …
Grainger Looks Forward Read More »
Excluding transportation, orders were down 1.3%; excluding just defense, new orders increased 0.4%.
New Orders for Durable Goods Decline Read More »
News briefs from Nov. 10 – 25, 2009
MDM News Digest 3922 Read More »
Third quarter estimate reflects increase in inventory investment, government spending and residential fixed investment.
Estimate: GDP Increased at 2.8% Rate in 3Q Read More »
Employment growth is the key to a more sustainable recovery.
Adam Fein Forecasts ‘Choppy Recovery’ Read More »
The index’s three month moving average declined for the first time in 2009, from -0.67 to -0.91 in October.
Chicago Fed National Activity Index Inches Down in October Read More »
Panel forecasts housing starts will improve 36% in 2010.
NABE: ‘Sizable Housing Rebound’ in Works for 2010 Read More »
Permits were 4% below September and 24.3% below October.
Housing Starts Fall 10.6% in October Read More »
Composite indexes point to economic recovery ‘finally settling in’
Conference Board Leading Economic Index Improves for Seventh Consecutive Month Read More »
Sales in the Americas were down 15.3% for Brady.
Brady Corp. Organic Sales Down 15.9% in 1Q 2010 Read More »
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