the leading association for the power transmission/motion control industrial distribution channel, bringing together distributors and manufacturers.
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NAW is shifting focus from describing the problem in their series, How Technology Will Transform Distribution (find all reports and webinar recordings below) to prescribing solutions in this new seven-part series. The research they conduct in 2021 will drive the content they produce. They will revisit the forces unleashed by the pandemic. Some of the important questions to tackle include:
Traditionally, one of the most important benefits distributors have offered customers is quick access to a wide assortment of products. How times have changed. Today, many customers start product searches online. Customers have the ability to find the product somewhere other than from a distributor. Two factors have driven this change:
What else is transforming the wholesale distribution landscape? Discover how technology trends are transforming the landscape of wholesale distribution with this series of seven research reports and webinars from the NAW Institute of Distribution Excellence.