December 25 2015 Archives - Modern Distribution Management

December 25 2015

Top Trends for 2016

Volume:

45

Issue:

24

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This article, based on the 2015 MDM Industry Outlook Survey, outlines and analyzes key trends and issues affecting how distributors will do business in 2016.

This article includes:

  • Investment opportunities
  • Economic & other challenges
  • Ways to improve & grow

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  • M&A: Easing the Transition
  • 3 Keys to a Successful Digital Strategy
  • College Connection: Virtuous Cycle

Distributors that manage stress better will be more effective amid uncertainty.

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  • 3 Keys to a Successful Digital Strategy
  • MDM-Baird Distribution Survey: Grinding to a Halt
  • Rebranding Road Map

The Institute for Supply Management provides a semiannual forecast that distributors can use to gauge the health and expectations of manufacturing and non-manufacturing industries. This article provides the highlights from the latest forecast, which was released in December.

This article includes:

  • Economic growth expectations for 2016
  • Manufacturing sector expectations
  • Non-manufacturing sector expectations

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  • Commodities, Currencies, China Top of Mind for CFOs
  • MDM-Baird Distribution Survey: Grinding to a Halt
  • Supply Chain Sustainability Efforts Grow

Modern Distribution Management's monthly Industrial Inflation Index measures a cross-section of industrial supplies.

This index includes:

  • Abrasives Products
  • Cutting Tools
  • Power Transmission Equipment
  • Fasteners
  • Valves, etc.
  • Power Tools
  • Material Handling Equipment
  • Belting
  • Hand Tools
  • Misc. Metal

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  • MDM Pricing Trends Report: Third Quarter 2015
  • MDM-Baird Distribution Survey: Grinding to a Halt
  • Market Analysis: Adhesives & Sealants MRO Consumption in the United States
4524Cover

This is the PDF of this issue of Modern Distribution Management.

Table of Contents:

  • Top Trends for 2016
  • Commentary: Capitalizing on Stress & Uncertainty in 2016
  • ISM Semiannual Forecast: Continued Growth in 2016
  • Monthly Wholesale Trade Data: October 2015
  • MDM Industrial Inflation Index: November 2015
  • News Digest

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This article, based on the 2015 MDM Industry Outlook Survey, outlines and analyzes key trends and issues affecting how distributors will do business in 2016.

This article includes:

  • Investment opportunities
  • Economic & other challenges
  • Ways to improve & grow

Subscribers should log in below to read this article.

Not a subscriber? Subscribe below or learn more. Subscribers also have access to the following related articles:

  • M&A: Easing the Transition
  • 3 Keys to a Successful Digital Strategy
  • College Connection: Virtuous Cycle

Distributors that manage stress better will be more effective amid uncertainty.

Subscribers should log in below to read this article.

Not a subscriber? Subscribe below or learn more. Subscribers also have access to the following related articles:

  • 3 Keys to a Successful Digital Strategy
  • MDM-Baird Distribution Survey: Grinding to a Halt
  • Rebranding Road Map

The Institute for Supply Management provides a semiannual forecast that distributors can use to gauge the health and expectations of manufacturing and non-manufacturing industries. This article provides the highlights from the latest forecast, which was released in December.

This article includes:

  • Economic growth expectations for 2016
  • Manufacturing sector expectations
  • Non-manufacturing sector expectations

Subscribers should log in below to read this article.

Not a subscriber? Subscribe below or learn more. Subscribers also have access to the following related articles:

  • Commodities, Currencies, China Top of Mind for CFOs
  • MDM-Baird Distribution Survey: Grinding to a Halt
  • Supply Chain Sustainability Efforts Grow

Modern Distribution Management's monthly Industrial Inflation Index measures a cross-section of industrial supplies.

This index includes:

  • Abrasives Products
  • Cutting Tools
  • Power Transmission Equipment
  • Fasteners
  • Valves, etc.
  • Power Tools
  • Material Handling Equipment
  • Belting
  • Hand Tools
  • Misc. Metal

Subscribers should log-in below to read this article.

Not a subscriber? Subscribe below or learn more. Subscribers also have access to the following related articles:

  • MDM Pricing Trends Report: Third Quarter 2015
  • MDM-Baird Distribution Survey: Grinding to a Halt
  • Market Analysis: Adhesives & Sealants MRO Consumption in the United States
4524Cover

This is the PDF of this issue of Modern Distribution Management.

Table of Contents:

  • Top Trends for 2016
  • Commentary: Capitalizing on Stress & Uncertainty in 2016
  • ISM Semiannual Forecast: Continued Growth in 2016
  • Monthly Wholesale Trade Data: October 2015
  • MDM Industrial Inflation Index: November 2015
  • News Digest

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