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How to Navigate Labor Challenges in Distribution

As distributors look to add to their headcount in a challenging labor market, tech experts share three ways automation can help.

August 5, 2024

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Most distributors consider market competition and labor/productivity to be their businesses’ biggest risk, outpacing supplier issues, technology and access to capital.  Distributors across the country have mentioned difficulty finding qualified workers, lack of motivation among employees, an aging workforce, a tight labor market and rising wages, among other labor-related challenges, as risks to their businesses, according to a Baird-MDM Distribution Survey conducted in early April of this year, which polled more than 500 respondents — distributors as the vast majority.  

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