March Manufacturing Technology Orders Up 30.3% from February
Month’s total of $399.8 million down 18.7 percent compared to March 2014.
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2015
March Wholesale Revenues Down 4% YOY
Sales of durable goods up 2.5 percent from last March.
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Tip: Don’t Succumb to Data Eye Candy
What’s visually appealing isn’t always the best information.
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Commentary: Brighter Days Ahead for Oil & Gas?
Struggling market a pain point but not expected to collapse economy.
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Prioritizing Big Data
More than half (56 percent) of respondents to the latest MDM-Baird Distribution Survey plan to increase overall investment levels in analytic capabilities, which doesnt mean just an investment in technology platforms. It requires investment of time and people to effectively utilize the amount of data available, regardless of the level of maturity.
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- Challenges associated with investment
- Problems with incorrect or incomplete data
- Priorities for analytics application
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Amazon’s B2B Move Reduces Threat
Amazon Business has replaced AmazonSupply as the Internet retailers B2B website, which hopes to bring businesses a B2C shopping experience to B2B.
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- What to expect from Amazon’s new B2B marketplace
- Amazon’s goals for Amazon Business
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Industry 4.0: Technology-Driven Change
Technology continues to introduce new disruptions to the supply chain. Jim Barnes, ISM Services managing director, recently spoke with MDM about the potential these disruptive technologies have for fundamentally changing how the supply chain operates.
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- How the Internet of Things is being adapted
- The effect of automation
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Market Analysis: Welding Gases & Equipment Consumption in North America
The MDM Market Analysis, based on data from MDM Analytics, includes consumption of welding gases & equipment products by end user in the U.S., Canada and Mexico, plus the top end users by 6-digit NAICS.
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MDM News Digest 4509
News briefs from April 26-May 10, 2015.
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Download this Issue in PDF: May 10, 2015
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Table of Contents:
- Prioritizing Big Data
- Commentary: Brighter Days Ahead for Oil & Gas?
- Amazons B2B Move Reduces Threat
- Industry 4.0: Technology-Driven Change
- Market Analysis: Welding Gases & Equipment Consumption in North America
- News Digest
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Beacon Roofing Sales Up 7.4% in 2Q
Year-to-date sales up 7.7 percent year-over-year.
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Ryerson Names President & CEO
Edward J. Lehner succeeds Michael C. Arnold.
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DXP Sales Down 2% in 1Q
Organic sales decline 5.2 percent in first quarter.
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Wesco Aircraft Holdings Sales Up 17.8% in 2Q
Company’s sales for first six months jump 37.5 percent.
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Construction Sector Unemployment Rate Drops to 7.5% in April
Construction employers added 45,000 jobs in April.
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Power Transmission/Motion Control Industry Reports Slowing Growth in 1Q
PTDA Business Index up to 67.7 in quarter with distributors performing better than manufacturers.
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General Cable Sales Down 11.7% in 1Q
The company reported a loss of $38.1 million in the first quarter.
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Bossard Group to Acquire Fastening Solutions Division of Titanox
Acquisition expands Bossard’s presence in France.
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C.H. Briggs Appoints President & COO
Jonathan Peters joins company after 15 years at Aramark.
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Canadian Building Permits Up 11.6% in March
Month-to-month increase due to higher construction intentions for non-residential buildings.
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