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5 Ways To Minimize Ongoing Supply Chain and Inventory Problems

Product availability is a huge issue in today’s economy. Distributors have been hit hard by the dilemma, which has been far worse in the past few years than in any previous years. Though supply chains are starting to get better, they are not going to be fixed in the next 12 months. So, how do distributors face these problems today and keep their customers from going to competitors? https://youtu.be/zo0WWCh2NQI The experts at Dorn Group suggest the following five ways to minimize those supply chain and inventory problems to ensure you keep [...]

5 Ways To Minimize Ongoing Supply Chain and Inventory ProblemsJames Dorn2023-01-31T15:57:17-06:00

3 Takeaways on Value Creation

Spreading resources too thin in a downcycle is a common trap. In a discussion on threats, themes and strategic planning for 2023, James Dorn of the Dorn Group joins Tom Gale on The MDM Podcast discuss thinking beyond rebates, the rise of customer self-serve, the power of segment focus and pain relief, and a call to rewrite the operating manual for distributor-supplier relationships and value creation. Listen to the full episode now: James Dorn is a regular guest on The MDM Podcast. Listen on your favorite podcast platform. Thoughts? Questions? [...]

3 Takeaways on Value CreationJames Dorn2023-01-31T15:43:02-06:00

Reshoring/Nearshoring Impacts for Industrial Distribution

James Dorn joins Tom Gale on The MDM Podcast to discuss ‘shoring’ opportunities and strategic implications for distributors. We’re moving from digital defining seamless service to a broader supply-chain transformation that mitigates risk for customers by creating better transparency and deeper engagement. Listen to the full episode now: James Dorn is a regular guest on The MDM Podcast. Listen on your favorite podcast platform. Thoughts? Questions? As always, feel free to reach out to talk in greater depth about these and other issues impacting your business. Podcast Transcript: [...]

Reshoring/Nearshoring Impacts for Industrial DistributionJames Dorn2023-01-31T15:43:20-06:00

Top 5 Strategic Planning Areas B2B Distributors Should Care About

https://youtu.be/u8KTB_xAK9w A lot of distributors are re-thinking their strategic plan from the ground-up. Watch James and J talk about the 5 things they should focus on for annual planning. Video Transcript: James Dorn: So J, we've been noticing an unprecedented level of distributors who are seeking to fully evaluate their strategy moving forward. I mean, I'm talking ground up. I've never seen this before. So as they go into their strategic planning process I thought we could share with them our five top tips on what they should focus on going [...]

Top 5 Strategic Planning Areas B2B Distributors Should Care AboutJames Dorn2023-01-31T15:52:20-06:00

Effective Inventory Management Requires Short and Long-Term Attack Plans

This article was originally published by Modern Distribution Management (MDM) and is used here with permission. For more than 50 years MDM has provided industry leading content for B2B Manufacturers and Distributors. We highly recommend becoming an MDM Premium subscriber. At the MDM Shift 2022 conference, I led a session that took a deep dive into supply chain and inventory availability issues and how that has upset many distributors and manufacturers’ inventory cycles. The combination of inflation, availability, labor shortages and a possible economic slowdown in 2023 are four macro forces that have not [...]

Effective Inventory Management Requires Short and Long-Term Attack PlansJohn Gunderson2022-10-19T16:38:15-05:00