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This month we feature 10 Tips for Remodeling Your Business, which many distributors need to undertake to remain competitive amid changing market conditions. Distribution leaders and consultants share their advice on why investing in your company – even during a downturn – is imperative for survival, as well as where to focus resources.
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Distributors benefit from appointing right people to oversee product, information flow.
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The distribution industry is due for a remodel. What has worked for decades still works, but it is far less effective now for businesses that want to grow. MDM’s team has identified key areas to focus on in 2016 to build the adaptive model that changing market conditions require.
Articles included in this special report:
- Introduction: How to Build a Better Business
- Invest or Die
- Refocus on the Core
- Deepen Talent Development
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Building a better supply chain is critical for a successful 2016 Distribution Remodel. This article shows why distributors who havent focused on improving supply chain functions should begin investing resources now in hopes of remaining competitive and avoiding obsolescence.
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- The threat of Amazonification
- Benefits of a better supply chain
- Processes & technology to invest in
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- 2016 Distribution Remodel: Invest or Die
- Predictable Supply Chain Disruptions Abound
- Distributors Seeking ‘Lean’ Supply Chain
Master distributors can help boost company efficiency while lowering costs.
Staying informed of supply chain disruptions provides competitive advantage.
Distributors looking to balance renewed focus on their core with meeting customer demand to provide more are turning to master distributors to achieve that end. This article looks at how the role of master distributors has evolved and the additional roles they now play for traditional distributors.
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- How distributors use masters
- Additional benefits master distributors provide
- How masters are elevating their traditional role
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- Distributors Adapt to More Sophisticated Supply Chain
- Integrated Supplys Next Phase
- Industry 4.0: Technology-Driven Change
Gain a competitive advantage through strategic investment and planning.
Distributors can benefit from rethinking how they do business. And General Motor’s investment in Lyft provides a few timely lessons on this.
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- Integrated Supplys Next Phase
- Rebranding Road Map
U.S. supply chains evolve to changing demand.
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- College Connection: Virtuous Cycle
Substantial investment is necessary to reap benefits of integration.
For more than a quarter of a century, MDM has covered the complex and changing landscape of integrated supply in distribution. This article, an update to the 2010 report, shows distributors the value of offering integrated supply while outlining the challenges they must overcome.
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- Key elements of integration
- The maturing model of integrated supply
- How technology is improving integration
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- MDM Interview: Creating a Culture of Innovation
- AD Tackles E-Commerce Monster
- 2015 State of Distributor Marketing: Effective Strategy Solves Challenges
Waste in warehouses comes in all shapes and sizes.
Proper planning can help distributors avoid disastrous interruptions.
Sides reach tentative labor agreement, but delays likely for a while.
The real issue may be somewhere you're not looking.
If even labor strife ends, supply chain slowdown could persist for months.
Federal government to send a mediator to move stalled negotiations forward.
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- Top 10 Trends to Watch in 2015
- MDM Interview: Need for Innovation in Disruptive Times
- Strategic Options for Shipping Efficiency
This article, based on the 2014 MDM Industry Outlook Survey, outlines and analyzes key trends and issues affecting how distributors will do business in 2015.
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- E-commerce and other technology challenges.
- Finding and training “qualified workers.”
- Port slowdown causing inventory management disruptions.
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- 7 Key Investments to Grow Online Revenue
- Manufacturings Millennial Dilemma
- Deadline for Chemical Label Changes Looms
