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ASA MDM program fuels future leaders

Graduates share how MDM program prepares distributors for industry challenges and leadership roles.

Natalie Forster

June 8, 2021

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A labor study performed by ASA in 2015 found that 50% of currently employees within the PHCP-PVF industry will retire by 2035.

Oatey Co. relocates and expands Dallas distribution center

May 26, 2021

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Oatey Co. announced it has relocated its Texas distribution operations to a new Irving, Texas, Distribution Center, to further support customers throughout the greater Dallas-Fort Worth region. Previously, the company’s distribution center was located in nearby Arlington, Texas.

Bruce Merrifield: Bull-whip management

Product and supply-demand chaos is upon us.

Bruce Merrifield

May 24, 2021

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Never in history has a global — just-in-time — balanced economy been shut down by a pandemic.

ASA University’s MDM program tops 100 students

April 29, 2021

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ASA University’s Master of Distribution Management Program (MDM) reached a milestone of more than 100 students participating in the program, further solidifying the excitement for the future of the PHCP-PVF industry.

Bruce Merrifield: Embrace all-win, high-hourly wages

$14 living wage vs. Amazon and Costco strategy.

Bruce Merrifield

April 26, 2021

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The “$15-hour living wage” movement will continue. It will buy votes, liquidate jobs and boost McDonald’s prices more than the new, net wages. Although many voters are weak at system-thinking math, Amazon and Costco are not.

Bruce Merrifield: Embrace all-will, high-hourly wages

$15 Living Wage vs. Amazon and Costco strategies.

Bruce Merrifield

April 21, 2021

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Supply House Times profile: Epicor brings integrated reporting to distributors

New cloud ERP software allows distributors to focus on business instead of IT.

Natalie Forster

April 5, 2021

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Epicor Software Co. recently released its Prophet 21 2020.2 cloud ERP software. Perhaps the most unique feature of the launch is an integrated reporting tool that allows anyone in the organization to go from data source to reports in less than 60 seconds and run reports without the need for special coding, database skills or requesting IT help.

Dan Holohan: What's not in stock?

Hear directly from the contractor what they want from your inventory.

Dan Holohan

March 26, 2021

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I asked a bunch of heating contractor friends what was missing from their wholesaler’s stock and how they felt about that. They had some interesting things to say and I thought you might want to listen in.

Bruce Merrifield: Minnow division and data-free beliefs

Don’t waste time and resources on the wrong customers.

Bruce Merrifield

March 12, 2021

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Customer-profitability analytics provide many insights for distributors. A common opportunity is an accumulated sea of small, unprofitable accounts: Minnows!

Bruce Merrifield: Automate the picking of your losing, small-dollar SKUs

Bruce Merrifield

February 25, 2021

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Many distributors assume they can handle one more warehouse order for free. Aren’t all warehouse operational-costs fixed in the moment? And isn’t keeping people busier good?

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Supply House Times Young Executives 20

We present this year’s Young Executives Top 20!

Young talents continue to make an impact in our industry. From counter sales to marketing to management, up-and-coming leaders are growing by the day. Supply House Times once again asked our industry partners to identify some of these rising stars. The result is the fourth annual Supply House Times Young Execs 20.