Service Centers
- Written by: Modern Metals' staff
Above: Claus Gundlach led the acquisition, which was completed in February 2024.
- Written by: Corinna Petry
Above: By looking at coils on the floor, you cannot surmise what to pull for a production order but your
software will find the right material.
- Written by: Corinna Petry
Distributor takes cybersecurity threats seriously with multi-layered approach to combat breaches
- Written by: Corinna Petry
Linking leadership with workers, machines to data analysis, and hard work with actionable information creates best-in-class supply organizations
- Written by: Super User
Investments in technology and processes expected to pay off with high productivity, improved quality, greater market share.
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Multiple acquisitions, capital projects indicate the distribution and processing sector is healthy.
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October, 2022 - A flurry of acquisitions describes a network’s effort to be accessible and receptive to every client’s need.
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Over 50 years, acquisitions and greenfield expansions place ‘small’ operation on a bigger map with more products.
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Third-generation leaders achieve 30 percent growth in three years and they project a repeat of that success
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Service center organization evolves by developing people, staying true to culture and deploying high-tech tools
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Overcoming bottlenecks and labor scarcity, a family owned company considers its many possible futures
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Shapes producer finds ways to grow in spite of inflationary pressures, lack of qualified workers who will stay put
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Tight supply, a labor shortage and market volatility prevent accurate forecasting
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Trusted suppliers, niche market and a transactional business model help one distributor navigate twists and turns
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Facing extremes with high prices and low supply, a distributor rides a roller coaster
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Specialty distributor surveys customers regularly to match their needs with quality, breadth of products and rapid response
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Aerospace distributor strives for continuous improvement, growth, lasting relationships
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Startup works with core customers and relies on vital supply chain relationships
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By placing bets on laser cutting, bending and sawing capacity, a processor seeks to avoid losing streaks
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Downtime allows leaders the space for strategic thinking and planning about how best to respond to a paradigm shift
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Distributor commits to being a new cornerstone for a historic steel community
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Supply chain leader embraces Industry 4.0 by taking a phased approach to digitalization
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Leveraging data and analytics, and communicating with clarity, can demonstrate how an industry must evolve
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Election, tariffs and regional labor shortages affect expectations among national distributor’s customers, survey finds