Editorial
Helping manufacturing survive

Distribution management
Avoid the rush
Think twice before hiring your next employee to avoid rushing into a decision you may regret later...

Closing the gap in employment needs
Distributors often tell me, “We need to grow our business. We need to increase our productivity by positioning ourselves to do more with less. To do this, we need good people.”

E-business
Can you hear me now?
Although voice-directed picking may take distributors to higher logistics levels someday, operations managers should try listening to their warehouse personnel for now...

The open door
Thanks to RFID technology, Bassett Industrial Supply helped one major customer open the door to better cost and inventory control...

The perception factor
Integrated supply agreements
Malcolm and Frank don the Spartan shields of battle and square off in another Hellenistic grudge match. Let the battle begin...

Product sales training
Power forward
Advances in battery technology have led power tool makers to invest heavily in new product lines. But, older technology isn’t going anywhere soon...