Danaher Sells Communications Business to NetScout for $2.6 Billion
Sale includes Danaher’s Tektronix Communications, Fluke Networks and Arbor Networks.
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October 2014
SKF Sales Up 13.9% in 3Q
Profit increases 7.8 percent year-over year in third quarter.
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European Industrial Production Down 1.8% in August
Production also decreases by 1.4 percent in EU28.
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Alcoa Selling Stake in Jamalco to Noble for $140 Million
Alcoa World Alumina and Chemicals will continue as managing operator for three years.
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Gross Margin Weakness Dampens Otherwise Solid 3Q for Fastenal
Quarter’s highlights include 16.4% increase in FAST Solutions vending machines.
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Castrol Launches Joint Venture With TechSolve
New entity called OPTIS will help manufacturers improve productivity, reduce costs.
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People Development Key Element of Lawson Products’ Strategy
Move from independent sales reps to employee sales reps creates opportunity for better investment.
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Study: Lifting Oil Exports Ban Would Boost U.S. Manufacturing
Authors say benefits for sector include improved income, employment and economy.
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Carlisle Companies Sales Up 13% in 3Q
Year-to-date sales up 8.8 percent year-over-year.
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ParkOhio Acquires Autoform Tool & Manufacturing
Purchase bolsters company’s assembly components segment.
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August Manufacturing Technology Orders Up From July
Manufacturing technology orders down 6 percent year-over-year.
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ISA Names New President and CEO
Jeffrey R. Hughes previously served as CEO of GAMA International.
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Commentary: Scotland, Baseball and Better Sales Models
What can baseball and Scotland possibly have to do with each other? More than you might think.
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How Leaders Can Drive Company Culture
The culture of a company is one key to its success, and changing leadership can create a challenge to developing that successful culture. Joel Trammell, author of The CEO Tightrope, discusses how distribution company executives and leaders can influence company culture to obtain the most useful ideas and criticisms from their workforces.
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- How to avoid the disconnect between upper management and line-level employees
- Ways to ensure employees are all on the same page
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Overcoming a Technology Deficit
Distributors that lack a digital strategy can find themselves falling behind their competitors as e-commerce and other digital platforms become more important to customers. Linda Taddonio of InsiteCommerce discusses the need to develop a digital strategy and ways to jumpstart the development of that strategy in the recent MDM Webcast, Navigating the Digital Landscape for Distribution.
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- Why distributors are facing technology deficits
- Steps for conducting a digital boot camp
- How to create a digital innovation team
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Download this Issue in PDF: October 10, 2014
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Table of Contents:
- MDM Interview: Lawson Products’ Revitalization
- Commentary: Scotland, Baseball and Better Sales Models
- How Leaders Drive Company Culture
- Overcoming a Technology Deficit
- U.S. Market Analysis: Janitorial Supplies
- News Digest
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Fastenal Sales Up 14.3% in 3Q
Year-to-date sales up 11.7 percent.
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U.S. Import & Export Prices Down in September
Lower fuel prices again drives down monthly prices.
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Outlook: Lower Raw Material Cost, New Products Expected to Trigger Growth for Industrial Manufacturers
Industrial manufacturers remain optimistic about growth in 2015.
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