Elizabeth Galentine

MSC Industrial Supply Co. (NYSE: MSM), announced it plans to relocate its Long Island Customer Support Center (CSC) to a smaller facility in Melville, N.Y. “Like many companies, we moved to a remote working environment during the early stages of the coronavirus pandemic. We have been impressed by the flexibility and productivity that our associates […]

Allied Electronics & Automation on December 3 announced it has completed an expansion of its North American distribution center in Fort Worth, Texas, adding more than 200,000 square feet of space along with digital order fulfillment center technology. The expansion doubles Allied’s capacity, employing high-density storage and retrieval automation and advanced packaging solutions, with additional […]

Any distributor looking to make advances in automation and digital technology efforts knows that data is the key. But data is of no benefit if it isn’t clean. That notion is a main focus point this year for the three distributors who participated in this week’s MDM webcast, Technology’s Role in 2021 Business Planning. Vicki […]

Ask college students what is drawing them into distribution and an answer you will hear often is the opportunity to put new technologies and digital innovations into practice. As one industrial engineering student at Georgia Tech put it during a panel discussion at last month’s virtual Power Transmission Distributors Association conference, “I’m interested in operations […]

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To continue reading this article you must be a paid subscriber. Subscribe to MDM Already Subscribed? Click here to log-in | Forgot your password? They come from a variety of roles across a range of different distribution sectors. Some have a strong family background in distribution, while others are new to the market and entered […]

To continue reading this article you must be a paid subscriber. Subscribe to MDM Already Subscribed? Click here to log-in | Forgot your password? Ask college students what is drawing them into distribution and an answer you will hear often is the opportunity to put new technologies and digital innovations into practice. As one industrial […]

In the most recent issue of MDM Premium, I wrote about a session on emotional intelligence that took place during last month’s ISA Women in Industry virtual event, powered by W.I.S.E., Women Industrial Supply Executives. It is a most timely topic, with the pandemic making it clearer than ever before that EQ has an impact […]

When women lead alongside men at the top of the organization, that gender diversity drives an average 21% higher profitability rate, according to McKinsey and Company. However, the U.S. has a long way to go — currently ranked 51st in the world in gender equity, according to the World Economic Forum. The status quo puts us […]

To continue reading this article you must be a paid subscriber. Subscribe to MDM Already Subscribed? Click here to log-in | Forgot your password? Strong emotional intelligence is increasingly touted as a top quality in business leaders. EQ can be defined as the ability to understand your emotions and the emotions of others, and use […]

To continue reading this article you must be a paid subscriber. Subscribe to MDM Already Subscribed? Click here to log-in | Forgot your password? When women lead alongside men at the top of the organization, that gender diversity drives an average 21% higher profitability rate, according to McKinsey and Company. However, the U.S. has a […]

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Top distribution executives outline how they’ve been able to find success in this turbulent year and provide a sneak peek of what 2021 may have in store in the most-read blogs of October. Take a look at these top stories for a refresher on Ferguson, Grainger, Alibaba, Fastenal and Amazon’s latest industry-advancing actions. Is Ferguson […]

Indian River Consulting Group’s (IRCG) weekly Pandemic Revenue Index for the work week of Oct.19-Oct. 23, 2020, indicated a 6.8% increase compared with the same week a year ago. Contributing to the increase was one company reporting growth of 67% over the same week prior year. Excluding this outlier, the overall sales change is still […]

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To continue reading this article you must be a paid subscriber. Subscribe to MDM Already Subscribed? Click here to log-in | Forgot your password? A strong individual online presence can mean good things for your company. Nary a day goes by in this pandemic era where the concept of putting on your own oxygen mask […]

Nary a day goes by in this pandemic era where the concept of putting on your own oxygen mask before helping others is not brought up. With regularity, it is pitched as a key tool in the quest to find that elusive work/life balance. It’s become such a cliché that it’s pretty much lost meaning […]

The differences between two surveys conducted by Alibaba.com, the B2B business unit of Alibaba Group, show small businesses continue to increase their efforts to digitize their business — particularly manufacturers. Alibaba first conducted the U.S. B2B Small and Medium Business (SMB) Survey in December of 2019, with a follow-up in September 2020 to assess the […]

Kimball Midwest, a national industrial supplier based in Columbus, Ohio, on Thursday announced it has opened a larger distribution center in the Dallas area to serve customers in nine states. Kimball Midwest relocated its Dallas Distribution Center and shipped its first order Tuesday. The 125,000-square-foot location is located about 10 miles from the former location […]

Holding company Entegra Attachments, LLC of Saint Charles, Illinois, in July acquired Bloom Manufacturing, Inc, a 110-year-old manufacturer of standard and custom designed hydraulic winches, speed reducers, parts and accessories, located in Independence, Iowa. “Bloom’s unique value proposition and 110 year legacy of high quality products, backed by substantial intimate knowledge and engineering expertise, is […]