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July 1, 2009
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Replacement Parts Survey: Processors Remain Cautious in an Era of Uncertainty More than a third of industry professionals surveyed for the 2009 Replacement Parts and Components Trends Survey say their programs have been disrupted, with potentially serious consequences down the road. |
Information Today
March 28, 2013 |
IHS GlobalSpec Introduces Datasheets360.com Datasheets360 is a comprehensive source for manufacturer datasheets and distributor pricing and availability information, searchable by partial and exact product numbers. |
Entrepreneur
June 2004
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Spread It Around Find the best strategies for distributing your product, and you'll rake in the profits. Advice from Wayne Willert, founder of Gutter-Bolt Inc. |
IndustryWeek
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Vendor-Managed Inventory: Size Matters Vendor-managed inventory works best when money talks. |
Entrepreneur
March 2007
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Pass the Buck Did you know distributors can help you save cash? |
HBS Working Knowledge
April 5, 2004
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Fixing the Healthcare Supply Chain The paradox of healthcare supply chains is that they are the home of some of the best and worst practices in supply chain management. With limited hospital budgets, supply chain inefficiencies consume resources that could be used to bring important therapies into more widespread availability. |
IndustryWeek
September 1, 2001
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Metamorphosis Of The Middleman Distributors and dealers adapt to the e-business challenge... |
The Motley Fool
January 18, 2006
Stephen D. Simpson |
Applied Industrial's Growth Goal Management has locked down profitability and is focusing on growth. These are good days for manufacturers, and because the company is still largely a pure play on manufacturing activity, that's certainly good news for shareholders. |
Bio-IT World
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From Inventory to Information Drug safety initiatives, technical innovation, and lean practices are changing the way pharmaceutical supply chains operate. As a result, the role distributors play within that value chain is evolving. |
The Motley Fool
December 31, 2008
James Brumley |
3 Obscure and Undervalued Stocks for 2009 Technology distributors have a business model that shields them from the hurt of a recession. |
IndustryWeek
May 1, 2007 |
Driving Growth By Controlling Grey Market Leakage Grey Market goods are a component of piracy that is completely within the control of manufacturers. |
IndustryWeek
November 17, 2010 |
Trimming the Fat From Indirect Procurement Industrial manufacturers are looking to sharply reduce transactional costs and the number of purchase orders. |
Military & Aerospace Electronics
October 2005
John Keller |
Brooklyn Electronics Distributor Redefines Notion of Services Components International calls their new approach universal distribution, which offers not only a wide variety of electronic parts through its independent distributor channels, but also the diversity quotas that government contracts can impose. |
U.S. CPSC
August 12, 2008 |
Cooper Lighting Recalls Emergency and Exit Lights; Could Fail to Stay Illuminated in an Emergency The lights can malfunction and not stay illuminated in the event of a power failure. This could result in a failure to provide adequate lighting to guide building occupants to an exit in an emergency. |
Food Processing
November 2007 |
Tips to avoid counterfeits With the growth of counterfeit parts, there are a number of practices that management, plant and maintenance personnel can take to avoid them. |
U.S. CPSC
May 9, 2007 |
Cooper Lighting Emergency Lights Recalled, Could Fail to Illuminate in an Emergency A circuit board in the light could malfunction, preventing the lights from illuminating in the event of a power failure. |
The Motley Fool
May 6, 2008
Steven Renaldi |
McKesson Garners Generic Growth New products offer the generic-drug distributor profit potential in a competitive industry. |
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The One and Only Becoming the exclusive U.S. distributor of a foreign product can be a great way to secure startup success. |
The Motley Fool
January 21, 2005
Rich Duprey |
Cardinal Back in the Nest Drug distributor and Japanese pharma Eisai come to agreement after all. |
The Motley Fool
August 27, 2007
Tom Taulli |
Tech Data Mixes It Up The tech distributor reaps the benefits from key changes to its margins. After a choppy year, shares jumped 16% to $39.50. |
The Motley Fool
October 13, 2005
Stephen D. Simpson |
Applied Industrial Profitability Operating efficiencies and a relatively healthy manufacturing sector lead to better profits for this industrial distributor. Should our economy hiccup or hit a small bump, that could be a chance to pick up shares at a somewhat better price. |
Inc.
April 1, 2002
Jill Andresky Fraser |
Business for Sale: Want to Get Into the Spy Game? Consider this five-year-old business that manufactures and distributes surveillance products -- in hot demand during these anxious times by everyone from security-conscious property managers to law-enforcement agents to nanny-watching parents... |
The Motley Fool
July 8, 2010
Tim Hanson |
The Most Important People in China In the world's most populous nation, guanxi is everything, but as China modernizes, the role of friends and business contacts may diminish |
Inc.
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Business for Sale: Southeastern Seafood Distributor Angling for a new entrepreneurial opportunity? Then consider this well-established distributor of fresh and frozen seafood. During its nearly 22 years of operation, the owner managed to finance the company's growth entirely from cash flow... |
