Articles by Jim Olsztynski

Driving costs down

October 10, 2001
Supply House Times offers a preview of the AMD/IPD study, which tells how to judge supplier excellence.
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Benkan files for protection

October 10, 2001
Japan's Benkan Corp., one of the world's oldest manufacturers of welding fittings, filed for court protection from creditors in early September, saying it was unable to meet obligations estimated at more than $480 million.
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Taking care of business

October 9, 2001
An interview with F.W. Webb President Jack Hester, incoming president of ASA.
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Laclede goes back to bankruptcy

September 7, 2001
On July 27, seven months after emerging from Chapter 11, Laclede Steel Co. once again filed to be put under its protection while the company attempts to close its steel-making facility in Alton, Ill., and sell its Pipe Division in Fairless Hills, Pa.
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Editorial: Squeezed till it hurts

September 7, 2001
So it goes in the modern PHCP world. No price hits rock bottom, no deal can't be renegotiated, no margin is so slim it can't be further sliced.
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Getting specific about MCD: An interview with Scott Nicholson

August 30, 2001
What are your core competencies and those of your trading partners?
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Editorial: "More hope, less mope" -- More than ever

August 30, 2001
A soliloquy of self-pity speaks of the industry's demoralization.
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Talking PVF

June 11, 2001
Prominent wholesalers share some insights about the business and where it's heading.
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The Supply House Times Business Center: Topic of the month: Marketing, Part II

June 11, 2001
Tips, ideas, information for the wholesaler on the go.
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Editorial: Flush Knollenberg

June 11, 2001
A history of ULF toilets shows how the greenies and congresscreatures make the industry jump through moving hoops.
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