Mike Hockett breaks down the opening keynote presentation at MDM’s SHIFT Conference, which featured plenty of new market data from McKinsey & Company.
Too often, distributors get to the edge of the diving board with analytics development and suddenly realize they can’t jump. Here’s why.
When it comes to technology, what’s considered business as usual won’t cut it any longer. It needs to be invested in and updated.
A disappointing inflation index reading grabbed headlines, but it’s certainly not the only metric to keep an eye on.
If your 2023 annual planning sessions use the same metrics, scorecards and templates from even a few years ago, you may be falling behind.
The days leading up to Labor Day weekend were jam-packed with news of acquisitions, staffing announcements and other developments. Here’s a recap.
A new report calculates that U.S.-based industrial distributors could stand to benefit considerably over the next decade from increased MRO demand driven by the domestication of manufacturing production and foreign investment.
Critical to improving the customer experience, eCommerce integration is especially important given the current market reality of stockouts and labor shortages.
Get a recap of what has improved or worsened over the Summer and where things currently stand compared to pre-pandemic conditions.
We examine the latest future revenue expectations for the wholesale distribution sector and where inventory levels currently stand vs. their historic averages.
We dive into the data from a new survey that compares results between distribution candidates and employees with hiring managers.
We share commentary from the newest Baird-MDM Industrial Distribution Survey that highlights the issues viewed as most worrisome in the year ahead.
