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Through a discussion with the CIO of each company, we get into the weeds of the what, why and how behind the electrical and fastener distributors’ AI journey and the decisions that led to success with the technology.
Options exist to help offset rising health insurance costs under ‘Obamacare’
Profit increased six fold to C$1.1 million (US$1.1 million).
Pent-up demand offset by uncertainty, declining activity in Europe and concerns around China.
To help companies realize the potential of the Smarter Commerce revolution, IBM teams with First Data to establish retail commerce best practices.
Anheuser-Busch InBev has signed a new five-year contract to extend its use of IBM Emptoris solutions.
The PMI registered 49.6 percent, indicating a third consecutive month of contraction.
For the first seven months of 2012, construction spending was $464.4 billion.
Acquisition expands rubber products’ distributor’s reach in Rhode Islands and Massachusetts.
All seven regions in HARDIs Monthly TRENDS Report reported healthy July growth.
The Thursday event will be presented by Penny Merian.
The distributor reported a loss of $56 million for the period.
Global Link provides electronics asset disposition services in the Rocky Mountain region.
The acquisition of Redemtech expands Arrow’s asset disposition services capabilities.
Full report: Excluding transportation, new orders decreased 0.7 percent.
Despite a recent slowdown in shale gas extraction, production is expected to continue driving investments in manufacturing.
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A new study from the Brookings Institute examines why hiring the right workers isn’t any easier with high unemployment.
Beginning Oct. 1, the distributor will increase prices on select gasses and other products.
Membership in W.I.S.E is by nomination or invitation only.
SAP says their Net Margin Analysis app can save enterprises up to 5 percent on indirect costs in the first year.
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We strive to be problem-solvers in the marketplace by providing end-user training. It's a service the customer values and one that our competition can't easily duplicate. It adds real value to what we offer and helps us build stronger relationships with our end users.
More than eight years ago we began receiving requests from customers for maintenance-related training. We viewed these requests as opportunities for us to grow our business.
We sat down with those customers to determine the specific areas where they needed …
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Sales. November 2006 sales of merchant wholesalers, except manufacturers’ sales branches and offices, after adjustment for seasonal variations and trading-day differences but not for price changes, were $331.3 billion, up 1.0% from the revised October level and were up 7.9% from the November 2005 level. November sales of durable goods increased 1.2% from last month and were up 7.7% from a year ago. Compared to last month, sales of motor vehicle and motor vehicle parts and supplies were up 5.0% and sales of electrical and electronic goods increased 2.9 %. November sales of nondurable goods were up 0.7% (+/-0.7%) …
As the lead article in this issue illustrates, the inflation threat largely driven in 2005 by energy price hikes has moderated, particularly the last few months of the year. Wholesale prices rose 1.1 percent in 2006, compared to 5.4 percent in 2005. But wholesale prices except food and energy – the core inflation rate – moved up 2 percent in 2006 following a 1.4 percent gain in 2005.
Industrial production rose 0.4% in December after a decrease of 0.1% in November. Output in November was previously estimated to have advanced; weaker data for a number of industries, particularly steel, led to the downward revision.
Housing starts in December were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1,642,000. This is 4.5 percent (±8.8%) …
Wholesale prices rose 1.1% in all of 2006, in contrast to the 5.4% rise in 2005, the Department of Labor reported. The government attributed the slower rate of advance to the index for finished energy goods, which fell 2% in 2006 after climbing 23.9% a year earlier. Otherwise, wholesale prices except foods and energy moved up 2% in 2006 following a 1.4% gain in 2005.
In November, U.S. distributors’ year-to-date sales of power transmission/motion control products climbed 10.7% as compared to sales for January through November 2005, according to the latest November trend data released by the Power Transmission Distributors Association. Sales fell 3.6% over the previous month and were up 7.8% as compared to November 2005.
Private label products—products branded by a wholesaler-distributor—represent a break from the more traditional wholesale distribution approach of reselling manufacturers' branded products. In our new research study, Facing the Forces of Change®: Lead the Way in the Supply Chain, we found that private label strategies by wholesaler-distributors will expand substantially over the next five years.
Private labels will strengthen wholesaler-distributors' relationships with their customers. However, they will strain distributors' relationships with their suppliers by challenging the wholesale distribution channel's traditional …
1sourcesupplies is an alliance of distributors who want to offer single-sourcing programs to smaller customers, including inventory management, supply chain automation, streamlined billing and information analysis.
Overall U.S. construction in 2007 is forecast to slow from previous levels, thanks to a downturn in residential building, according to recent reports. But nonresidential construction should stay relatively strong in the new year, with institutional and commercial building leading the way.
MSC Industrial Direct Inc., Melville, NY, said in a recent conference call with investors that it has seen a slowdown in revenue growth in the past few months.
Modern Distribution Management’s November Inflation Index, which measures a cross-section of industrial supplies, was up 0.20% from the previous month, and up 4.04% from November 2005.
Summary of  ; MDM Inflation Index for the past 12 months:
November 2006 Index 266.5
October 2006 Index 265.9
September 2006 Index 265.6
August 2006 Index 265.2
July 2006 Index 264.0
June 2006 Index 263.0
May 2006 Index 262.1
April 2006 Index 262.1
March 2006 Index 262.1
Febuary 2006 Index 261.2
January 2006 Index 260.2
December 2005 Index 258.1
November 2005 Index  ; 256.1
Please click below on Related Document to view a detailed calculation of the  ; MDM Inflation Index for November 2006, listing the ten …
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November U.S. manufacturing technology consumption totaled $335.02 million, according to AMTDA, the American Machine Tool Distributors’ Association, and AMT – The Association for Manufacturing Technology.
Hype and speculation tend to follow an industry consolidator. The announcement last week that Home Depot CEO Bob Nardelli was ousted from his position over pay issues and lagging stock gains generated an inordinate amount of buzz. Some even claimed it is a repudiation of the Home Depot model itself and its relatively recent strategy to aggressively grow the wholesale distribution division.
Prices for manufactured goods in Canada remained unchanged for a second consecutive month in November, while prices for raw materials increased after three months of significant declines.
Construction spending during November 2006 was estimated at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $1,184.1 billion, 0.2 percent below the revised October estimate of $1,186.7 billion. The November figure is 0.1 percent above the November 2005 estimate of $1,183.1 billion.
Economic activity in the manufacturing sector expanded in December following a one-month decline, while the overall economy grew for the 62nd consecutive month, say the nation’s supply executives in the latest Manufacturing ISM Report On Business.
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