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Challenging conditions in oil and gas markets continue to present some hurdles for hose and rigging equipment distributor SBP Holdings, but a balanced growth strategy over the years has made a “rock solid” company, according to President & CEO Don Fritzinger. Fritzinger recently spoke with Editor Jenel Stelton-Holtmeier about the company’s approach to changing markets and M&A.
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Customer satisfaction drives Dakota Supply Group. The Fargo, ND-based electrical, HVAC and plumbing distributor recently launched its After Hours Experts initiative to provide technical, service and sales support for customers beyond the routine Monday to Friday, 8-to-5 schedule. CEO Todd Kumm spoke with Associate Editor Eric Smith about how the company works to differentiate amid changing customer demands.
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MDM identified a handful of other distribution trends to watch for the rest of 2017 and into next year. Look for stories on these and other topics relevant to the industry in future issues of MDM Premium and at mdm.com.
Other trends include:
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Amazon’s impact on e-commerce and delivery expectations in distribution is evident, but distributors and industry analysts have identified several other ways the online giant is disrupting the industry – online and off.
These include:
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Modern Distribution Management's monthly Industrial Inflation Index measures a cross-section of industrial supplies.
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This article is part of MDM's 2017 Distribution Trends Special Issue. It provides a quick look at key trends affecting the electronics distribution sector.
The annual feature was researched and written by MDM based on interviews with dozens of distributors, industry experts and manufacturers. MDM also conducted a survey of its readers to uncover the trends outlined in this issue.
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This article is part of MDM's 2017 Distribution Trends Special Issue. It provides a quick look at key trends affecting the HVACR & plumbing distribution sector.
The annual feature was researched and written by MDM based on interviews with dozens of distributors, industry experts and manufacturers. MDM also conducted a survey of its readers to uncover the trends outlined in this issue.
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This article is part of MDM's 2017 Distribution Trends Special Issue. It provides a quick look at key trends affecting the industrial distribution sector.
The annual feature was researched and written by MDM based on interviews with dozens of distributors, industry experts and manufacturers. MDM also conducted a survey of its readers to uncover the trends outlined in this issue.
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This article is part of MDM's 2017 Distribution Trends Special Issue. It provides a quick look at key trends affecting the building materials & construction distribution sector.
The annual feature was researched and written by MDM based on interviews with dozens of distributors, industry experts and manufacturers. MDM also conducted a survey of its readers to uncover the trends outlined in this issue.
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This article is part of MDM's 2017 Distribution Trends Special Issue. It provides a quick look at key trends affecting the electrical distribution sector.
The annual feature was researched and written by MDM based on interviews with dozens of distributors, industry experts and manufacturers. MDM also conducted a survey of its readers to uncover the trends outlined in this issue.
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This article is part of MDM's 2017 Distribution Trends Special Issue. It provides a quick look at key trends affecting the gases & welding equipment distribution sector.
The annual feature was researched and written by MDM based on interviews with dozens of distributors, industry experts and manufacturers. MDM also conducted a survey of its readers to uncover the trends outlined in this issue.
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This article is part of MDM's 2017 Distribution Trends Special Issue. It provides a quick look at key trends affecting the industrial PVF distribution sector.
The annual feature was researched and written by MDM based on interviews with dozens of distributors, industry experts and manufacturers. MDM also conducted a survey of its readers to uncover the trends outlined in this issue.
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This article is part of MDM's 2017 Distribution Trends Special Issue. It provides a quick look at key trends affecting the plastics distribution sector.
The annual feature was researched and written by MDM based on interviews with dozens of distributors, industry experts and manufacturers. MDM also conducted a survey of its readers to uncover the trends outlined in this issue.
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This article is part of MDM's 2017 Distribution Trends Special Issue. It provides a quick look at key trends affecting the fluid power distribution sector.
The annual feature was researched and written by MDM based on interviews with dozens of distributors, industry experts and manufacturers. MDM also conducted a survey of its readers to uncover the trends outlined in this issue.
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This article is part of MDM's 2017 Distribution Trends Special Issue. It provides a quick look at key trends affecting the power transmission & bearing distribution sector.
The annual feature was researched and written by MDM based on interviews with dozens of distributors, industry experts and manufacturers. MDM also conducted a survey of its readers to uncover the trends outlined in this issue.
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This article is part of MDM's 2017 Distribution Trends Special Issue. It provides a quick look at key trends affecting the safety distribution sector.
The annual feature was researched and written by MDM based on interviews with dozens of distributors, industry experts and manufacturers. MDM also conducted a survey of its readers to uncover the trends outlined in this issue.
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This article is part of MDM's 2017 Distribution Trends Special Issue. It provides a quick look at key trends affecting the jan-san distribution sector.
The annual feature was researched and written by MDM based on interviews with dozens of distributors, industry experts and manufacturers. MDM also conducted a survey of its readers to uncover the trends outlined in this issue.
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This article is part of MDM's 2017 Distribution Trends Special Issue. It provides a quick look at key trends affecting the hose and hose accessories distribution sector.
The annual feature was researched and written by MDM based on interviews with dozens of distributors, industry experts and manufacturers. MDM also conducted a survey of its readers to uncover the trends outlined in this issue.
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This article is part of MDM's 2017 Distribution Trends Special Issue. It provides a quick look at key trends affecting the fasteners distribution sector.
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Organizational memory can be a heavy burden for established businesses, according to a recent Harvard Business Review blog post, “When Organizational Memory Stands in the Way.” It can result in outdated mindsets and assumptions, obsolete policies and practices, and underperforming products and services.
The authors cite Blackberry as an example; the company continued to focus on the physical keyboard when the market had moved to a touchscreen. As a result, its previously …
Manufacturing has seen significant significant shifts in techology and skill needs in recent years. Pamela Kan, president of Bishop-Wisecarver Group, a manufacturer of linear and rotary motion products, spoke with Associate Editor Jenel Stelton-Holtmeier about what those shifts mean for the industry and what manufacturers and distributors need to do to respond.
MDM: There have been some big advances in manufacturing technology in recent years. How is this changing the industry?
Pamela Kan: We’re in a time and place where I think we’re going to see more rapid expansion of technology. I don’t even know if we can even think about the total impact just yet. From the things that are happening with materials and coatings and nano and additive manufacturing ... And when you add pure technology layers like augmented reality, it’s huge. Everything that’s coming down the pipe with sensors – from sensors in your production floor to sensors in your product – the amount of data feedback loops that we’ll start to have around our production and our customer usage of products is amazing.
That kind of stuff gets me going; it’s all really exciting. I think we’re right on the edge of a whole new way of making things. And this is where America really excels, …
This is an exclusive interview with Andrew Place, president of the Center for Sustainable Shale Development. In this Q&A, Business & Environmental Collaboration Fighting Polarization in the Shale Industry, Place explains how this partnership of business and environmental groups is working to remove the polarization from discussions around shale development to develop the energy resources both economically and environmentally.
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Distributors are helping to drive increased adoption of industrial vending in recent years. The Fastenal Company, Winona, MN, is largely credited with sparking the growth, but many of the largest distributors – and several smaller ones – have introduced their own vending solutions for customers. This article looks at the current state of industrial vending, drivers of growth and where industry experts and distributors expect vending to go. This article includes an estimated size of the vending market by number of machines.
This article is the first in MDM’s series on the industrial vending market.
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You can’t open a paper or go to a conference without hearing a reference to the “new normal,” but the new normal is sometimes difficult to define. What does it mean for the future of distribution?
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Sales and inventories data for wholesaler-distributors in July 2013.
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