With the benefit of retrospect, we can presume that the number of electrical distribution start-ups will mimic those in the past ten years … in other words, very few and those that have had success, defined as significant growth, are even fewer. (Okay, let\'s run an crowd-sourced effort to list electrical distribution start-ups in the last 10 years ... post in the below comment … [Read more...] about The Changing Distribution Landscape – 2030 2040 2050
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Is Joint Business Planning a Dying Art or a Growth Differentiator?
An issue we\'re starting to hear more and more about is Joint Business Planning (JBP). We started hearing rumblings just before the NAED National from some larger distributors and manufacturers that the planning process was taking too long (not getting done until late Q1) field planning was not as strong as it historically was (there\'s an correlation between the quality of … [Read more...] about Is Joint Business Planning a Dying Art or a Growth Differentiator?
