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The NAW Institute for Distribution
Excellence and Pembroke Consulting has released their flagship
industry report titled Facing the Forces of Change®: Lead the
Way in the Supply Chain. The report is available for purchase at
www.naw.org/ftf07 or by
calling 202.872.0885.
Facing the Forces of Change®: Lead the Way in the Supply Chain
draws upon a broad set of data, including in-depth interviews
with senior distribution executives, manufacturers, customers,
analysts, professors, and association executives. The report
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includes survey data on nearly 1,300
wholesale distribution and manufacturing companies.
“The executives running the best wholesale distribution companies
recognize that innovation is the cornerstone of their success,” said
Pembroke Consulting President Adam J. Fein, Ph.D., who authored the new
report. “Our study outlines strategies and tactics that will help
executives lead the way in their industry’s supply chain.”
The study examines four key business-to-business trends: private label
brands, demand-driven channels, new distribution profit models, and
Internet trends for business customers. The new report also includes
never-before-published data on industry segmentation, emerging trends
affecting the supply chain, sales management, supply chain technology
forecasts, and much more.
For the first time in the history of Facing the Forces of Change®, Dr.
Fein will also publish a weekly Web log to help executives get the most
out of the new report. The Web log will highlight case studies, news
stories, and data reports that relate to the new report. The Web log is
available at
http://www.DistributionTrends.com.
“We encourage wholesaler-distributors, manufacturers, and customer firms
to read this report and apply it in their businesses,” said Ron
Schreibman, Executive Director of the NAW Institute for Distribution
Excellence. “It provides practical insights into key trends impacting
the wholesale distribution supply chain and is full of specific action
ideas and planning tools that executives can use in their own companies.
The new Web log will ensure that the report stays current with industry
trends.”
NAW is a federation of more than 100 wholesale distribution line of
trade international, national, regional, state, and local associations
and thousands of individual firms that collectively total more than
40,000 companies. The role of the NAW Institute for Distribution
Excellence is to sponsor and disseminate research and knowledge in
strategic management issues affecting the wholesale distribution
industry. Visit http://www.nawpubs.org
to learn more.
Pembroke Consulting, Inc. provides business and marketing strategy
advice to manufacturing, distribution, and technology executives
operating in channel-intensive industries. To learn more about the firm
and its services, visit
http://www.PembrokeConsulting.com. |
