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Wholesale distributors are sitting on an overlooked asset: the judgment and institutional knowledge of their most experienced employees. This article explains how AI can help companies capture that “tenure capital” before a historic retirement wave carries it out the door for good.
August 3, 2026
A new Reshoring Initiative report found that U.S. manufacturing investment remained resilient in 2025 despite policy uncertainty, while early 2026 data and a national survey point to accelerating reshoring activity.
The third and final part of this case study series on Germany-based power transmission and motion control distributor Ludwig Meiser explores why disciplined execution ultimately depends on people, trust and behavior — not technology.
One-third of distributors polled in the 4Q25 Baird-MDM Industrial Distribution survey say recruiting skilled labor is their biggest workforce challenge this year — and rising wages are forcing some to make cuts. We analyze the...
Gartner predicts gamification will become more widespread in large warehouses and distribution centers as labor shortages and turnover persist. Here’s what the firm says that could look like in practice, and tips for deploying it.
Will robots replace us? AI take our jobs? The answer (at least so far) has been “no.”
Amazon said total compensation will average over $30 with the new enhancements.
The engine maker’s move will result in the lay off of more than 600 FedEx Supply Chain workers at adjacent Cummins DCs in Memphis by the end of October.
See some of the key findings and takeaways from this research that focused on wage growth and job security in the manufacturing and transportation industries governed by the NLRA and RLA.
The employee feedback-based 2025 Top Workplaces list is out, which includes a ranked subset for distribution companies, segmented by size. Five are on MDM’s 2025 Top Distributors Lists.
Our research conducted in early July found that half of distributors have gaps in their succession plans or broad-stroke strategy. Dive deeper into what we found and learned from the 2Q25 Baird-MDM Survey results.
Hundreds of Airgas tankhaul workers at 15 facilities across 11 states have expanded their strike and suggested the company deliberately released chemicals at two locations. Airgas provided a response statement to MDM.
Republic National Distributing Co. is shutting down its California operations and cutting 1,756 jobs across statewide locations following recent supplier departures.
