How Distributors Can Thrive in Change with the Help of Digital Solutions
Distributors are facing a growing number of labor challenges, including worker shortages, difficulty recruiting high-quality candidates, retention of current employees, and others. In a 2022 Baird-MDM survey, 26% of respondents stated that labor and productivity issues were the biggest risk…
Don’t Panic! Achieve CMMC 2.0 Compliance with Confidence and Avoid Disruption
The Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) 2.0 is a tiered system designed to assess and improve the cybersecurity readiness of organizations within the defense industrial base. This system can be compared to a roadmap with distinct levels, each requiring specific…
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The McGee Group Sharpens the Focus on Business Success with Net at Work and Sage X3
In the world of optical design, The McGee Group stands out with a half-century legacy. This family-owned business from Marietta, Georgia, continues to grow with a nationwide presence that’s known for its innovative and high-quality eyewear products. At the core…
Exciting News and Enhanced Connections at the National Association of Wholesaler-Distributors Executive Summit
As distributors navigate a rapidly evolving industry and changing markets, the National Association of Wholesaler-Distributors (NAW) held this year’s Executive Summit in Washington DC to provide specially developed learning opportunities, new communities for connection, and news of an exciting acquisition….
Wholesale Distributor Realizes 25% Efficiency Gain with Move to Acumatica
Wholesale Distributor Realizes 25% Efficiency Gain with Move to Acumatica. Midway Industrial Supply has been a stalwart in the industrial sector for nearly six decades, serving the Mid-Atlantic region through the supply of power transmission and industrial products and repair…
Your Digital Operations Platform (DOP) as a Change Enabler
Most industries have successfully weathered widespread disruption for decades, but in today’s digital world the pace of disruption takes place over months, not years. Wholesale distributors across industries are not immune—a recent article by McKinsey stated, “Nearly every distributor is…
Technology Roadmap Best Practices for Wholesale Distributors
As distributors grapple with profit erosion, workforce shortages, disintermediation and economic uncertainty, many are finding that their day-to-day operations are strained, and their growth opportunities may be compromised. One of Deloitte’s Industry Outlook reported that half of all study respondents…
Intelligent Pricing as the Cornerstone of Your Distribution Pricing Strategy
Intelligent pricing is a data-driven approach used by many of today’s small-to-mid-sized distributors that provides optimal pricing based on historical buying behavior, real-time demand, location, and other factors. As more distributors seek better ways to maximize profitability, strategic pricing has…
Global Industrial Projects Expected to Pick Up, Predicts AEM
The Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM) recently held their quarterly Equipment Market Outlook webinar, sponsored by manufacturing technology advisor Net at Work, which examines key issues affecting the construction and agriculture sectors. During the Q4 event, which took place in…
Reduce Risk, Increase Revenue, And Decrease Costs By Making Better Use Of Your Data
In a marketplace undergoing prolonged workforce challenges, sourcing bottlenecks, cyberattack concerns and inflationary pressures, industrial manufacturers know that a strong digital transformation strategy can help overcome these issues. But how can manufacturers get started on the difficult, ongoing process of…
The Key to Unlocking Profits through Employee Engagement and Retention
According to the U.S Chamber of Commerce, there were 693,000 open manufacturing jobs as of March 2023. The sourcing and retention of talent is impacting manufacturers already trying to manage demand, continued supply chain issues and rising costs. Manufacturers that…
The Construction and Agricultural Market Conditions Affecting Equipment Manufacturers
Trends affecting industrial manufacturers continue to shift, with the continuation of the labor shortage and activity boosted by the Creating Helpful Incentives to Produce Semiconductors (CHIPS) and Inflation Reduction Acts, causing industrial manufacturers to look toward data-driven outlooks. To help…
Technology Advisor Net at Work Fills the Cloud ERP Needs of Sonic Packaging with NetSuite
For more than 26 years, Sonic Packaging Industries has been designing custom packaging solutions for customers across a wide variety of industries. Known for their out-of-the-box thinking, Sonic Packaging has built a reputation for creating and delivering inventive and functional…
The Roundtable Recap: Business Automation in Modern Distribution
Modern Distribution Management’s Tom Gale led a panel of experts as they distilled decades of distribution experience into best practices for applying business automation The process distributors undergo to choose automation tools is often based on their specific needs and…
