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Live Today: Rich Reiff on Real World ROI

Reiff has witnessed several significant shifts that have reshaped the media landscape.

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How to Gain Digital Control of Your Supply Chain

With the pandemic showing how fragile the industrial supply chain can be, we discuss how distributors can strengthen their own supply chain via digital means.

A Google Street view of Mallory's San Diego branch.

ID In-Depth: Mallory Safety & Supply Thrives During a Pandemic

Adept planning, sourcing and an employees-first structure have enabled the distributor to keep on growing.

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Sexual Harassment Training: Many States Mandate It, But Your Business Should Consider it Regardless

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Easing Pandemic Leaves Imprint as Big 50 Distributors Look Ahead

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Big 50 Distributors Forecast 2022 Issues & Trends

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OSHA Pauses Implementation, Enforcement of Biden Vaccine Mandate

Trends in Manufacturing: Insights from 750 Leaders

Trends in Manufacturing: Insights from 750 Leaders

Despite manufacturers’ best forecasts, no one could have predicted what 2020 had in store. For many manufacturers, the destabilizing force of the pandemic exposed weaknesses along the value chain. It also highlighted opportunities to justify larger-scale.

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Give Your Business the Gift of Security

This season, invest in the gift that keeps on giving.

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What the New OSHA-Mandated Vaccine Requirements Really Mean for Large Employers

Fred Mendelsohn explains the details of the mandate for businesses with at least 100 employees and what must be done to ensure compliance.

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How Manufacturers and Distributors Can Build Mutually-Beneficial Partnerships

Distributor-supplier relationships are the backbone to the business of supply chains, and many parties are missing out on growth opportunities. Here's how to optimize your partnerships.

In this Sept. 14, 2021 photo, a syringe is prepared with the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine at a clinic at the Reading Area Community College in Reading, Pa.

U.S. Sets Jan. 4 Deadline for Large Companies to Mandates Vaccines or Tests

OSHA left open the possibility of expanding the requirement to smaller businesses.

Chris Smalls, president of the Amazon Labor Union, joins supporters at the Amazon distribution center in the Staten Island borough of New York, Monday, Oct. 25, 2021, as he holds 'Authorization of Representation' forms that were earlier delivered to the National Labor Relations Board in New York. Union organizers have delivered more than 2,000 signatures to federal labor officials in a bid to unionize workers at Amazon's Staten Island distribution center.

Amazon Union Vote Moves One Step Closer

The effort at the New York warehouse is the second unionizing attempt in the past year at Amazon.

In this Oct. 5, 2021, file photo a healthcare worker fills a syringe with the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine at Jackson Memorial Hospital in Miami. President Joe Biden’s most aggressive move yet to combat the COVID-19 pandemic is almost ready to see the light of day. The government is close to publishing the details of a new vaccination-or-testing rule covering more than 80 million Americans at companies with 100 or more workers.

Businesses Nervously Await Fine Print of Vax-or-Test Rule

White House officials have declined to discuss when the rule will be published or go into details on when businesses will have to comply.

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Why the Physical Seller-to-Customer Relationship is Still Important in B2B

Seemingly all discussions about industrial supply today focus on digital activities. Here, Global Industrial's chief sales officer explains why personal relationships will remain a vital element.

Gates Hydraulic Hose Solution – MegaSys MXG 5K

MXG 5K offers wire spiral performance in a flexible, lightweight, innovative, high-pressure hydraulic hose using Gates patented Xpiral woven spiral technology.

In this April 26, 2021, file photo Boeing 737 Max airplanes sit parked in a storage lot, near Boeing Field in Seattle. The Boeing Co. told employees, Tuesday, Oct. 12, 2021, that they must be vaccinated against COVID-19 or possibly be fired.

Boeing Tells Workers They Must Get COVID-19 Vaccine

The policy will apply to roughly 125,000 U.S.-based employees.

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Is Wage Inflation Coming to the Sales Force? (Yes)

The Alexander Group analyzes the results of its new survey of sales departments, covering their practices, wage inflation, COVID implications and much more.

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Summer is Gone - Keeping Workers Safe from Heat is Not

Just because summer is over doesn’t mean heat is no longer a concern.