MDM’s recent Mid-Year Outlook shows that while 2023 was generally tough for wholesale distribution, with 13 of 19 sectors declining, the rest of 2024 and especially 2025 are...Read More
Every distributor believes that it is customer-centric, but not every distributor understands what “customer-centric” really means — and the definition has shifted in recent...Read More
The modern distributor has more (and more varied) inventory than ever before — but it also has access to more advanced tools and more refined techniques for managing...Read More
Every facet of a distribution business can be enhanced by investing in and implementing operational technology, but it can be hard to know where to start. Warehouses can get...Read More
Distributors who have embraced business intelligence are making their processes more efficient and uncovering growth opportunities, while distributors that rely on an...Read More
In a recent survey of 100 distributors we did with Modern Distribution Management, 82% rated their inventory visibility as good or excellent. Perhaps some of that optimism...Read More
Way back in 2015, Supply Chain Management Review claimed that warehouse automation is one of the few remaining areas where companies can still significantly reduce their...Read More
Anybody who was paying attention knows what the biggest tech buzzword of 2023 was: AI. Recent innovations in machine learning and large language models led to a breakthrough...Read More
You’ve probably heard the Cloud is safer and faster, but can it make your distribution business more productive? A decade ago, we wondered if the Cloud was secure. Now,...Read More