MDM News Digest 4321
News briefs from Oct. 26 – Nov. 10, 2013.
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Modern Distribution Management's monthly Industrial Inflation Index measures a cross-section of industrial supplies.
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Stauffer Glove & Safety began offering vending two years ago, and already the distributor of safety products is reaping the benefits of the offering.
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A successful vending program will result in mutual benefit for the distributor providing the solution and the customer using it. This article is a case study about how industrial distributor Machine Tools Supply has achieved success by focusing on designing its vending solutions around customers’ unique needs.
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The most important part of providing a vending solution is providing the documentation on what that program has done for the customer, according to industrial distributor Deco Tool Supply. This article is a case study on how Deco Tool Supply’s vending program has helped its customers.
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There is a popular saying in Colorado that is typically directed toward those from the big cities and out of state who come here and explore the many Forest Service back roads through some beautiful mountain country: “Four-wheel drive has gotten a lot more people into trouble than out of trouble.” The same can be said for technology when applied in misdirected ways.
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As interest in vending has spiked, small and mid-sized distributors are under increasing demand from customers to supply the service. But for some, the cost to begin can be prohibitive. Vending machine and software suppliers have responded to the demand for a lower-cost option to help these distributors serve smaller customers profitably. SnapVend is one of these solutions.
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This report provides an in-depth look at the current state of the industrial vending market. It examines the size of the existing market, where opportunity exists and challenges to success with vending programs. This report also includes an exclusive interview with Fastenal’s CEO on how the company has approached the market and helped spark the current boom and four case studies with other distributors involved in this market.
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