A tight labor market, unbalanced federal regulations, and critical policy debates continue to confront the sector, according to a new study.
Research lead Kevin Reid-Morris and Tom Gale discuss the insights, surprises and hopes for AI that this 2023 exploration surfaced, along with behaviors and supporting building blocks for distributor AI success.
August’s 0.6% month-to-month accelerated from a 0.2% increase the previous two months, according to the latest data.
New orders of manufacturing tech totaled $353.9 million in July 2023, according to the latest U.S. Manufacturing Technology Orders Report.
Total inventories of merchant wholesalers were $902.3 billion at the end of July, down 0.2% from the prior month.
Distributors who build a learning organization empower creativity and agility, differentiating themselves in the face of challenges and nurturing growth.
The annual sales growth for the 12 months through July 2023 is 6.2% percent, according to a HARDI news release.
Aspirations direct our distributor innovations, so let’s aim high and build a supply chain worthy of our future. Mark Dancer advises in the third part of his Facing the Forces of Change initiative with NAW.
New orders for manufactured goods in July decreased month over month to $12.7 billion, a 2.1% decline from June.
With budgets and operational planning already eyeing the year ahead, Mike Marks and Tom Gale explore where distributors have the most leverage, and where their common gaps are.
Construction spending during July 2023 was estimated at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $1.97 trillion.
While in contraction territory for a 10th straight month, a handful of key subindexes trended positive vs. July.
