Fourth-quarter sales increased 3.3 percent year over year.
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Profit for the electrical and data/comm distributor fell nearly 50 percent in the quarter.
Year-to-date, consumption was down 8.2 percent.
The facility will serve the Morgan and Lawrence counties in Alabama.
The purchase expands B/Es consumables management segment into oil and gas.
Manufacturing Revival Radio talks with the co-founder of TraceGains.
Production was up sequentially and year over year.
The new headquarters and distribution center is near Seoul, South Korea.
NAW-McGladrey survey highlights distributor growing interest in cloud-based applications.
July index was fourth-highest since December 2007.
Manufacturing Revival Radio talks with the managing editor of Digital Manufacturing Report.
Year to date, U.S. manufacturing technology orders are down 5.7 percent.
FSP provides mechanical seals and aftermarkets parts in Florida.
Most distributors allow their employees to use personal mobile devices for work.
In the past few years, technology usage in distribution has exploded as adoption of mobile devices as sales tools has increased. But many people continue to make excuses as to why some new technology isn’t right for us. They’re just excuses, though, and distributors should avoid letting technophobia keep them from efficient and effective tools.
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As data moves from paper to digital, information is easier to store and manage – and to move and steal – than ever before. This is especially true in distribution, where companies are turning to mobile technology to improve customer service, sales and operations. In this article, labor law specialists and distributors weigh in on the biggest data security risks and how distributors can contain them.
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- Risks to data security that distributors need to consider
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- How to be proactive about protecting data
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This article summarizes the just-released Distribution Monitor Report, based on research from the National Association of Wholesaler-Distributors and McGladrey, a provider of assurance, tax and consulting services. In general, distributors surveyed for the report are optimistic for the rest of 2013 and are making plans to invest for growth in 2014.
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- Distributor plans for growth in 2014
- Expectations for costs in the next 12 months
- Inventory expectations
- Plans for hiring
- Strategies for maintaining or improving profit margins
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