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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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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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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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Modern Distribution Management's monthly Industrial Inflation Index measures a cross-section of industrial supplies.
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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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These product groups provide a snapshot of inflation trends based on the Producer Price Index from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Third quarter 2012 pricing levels are compared with third quarter 2013, and second quarter 2013 with third quarter 2013.
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