Category: Reports

Industrial Distribution M&A Landscape Evolving in 2024

Aug 14, 2024 | Acquisitions, Fastener News, Featured, Industrial Distribution, Mergers & Acquisitions, Reports

CLEVELAND, Aug. 14, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — Industrial distributors...

Big Commerce Earns 24 Medals in 2024 Paradigm B2B Combine Report for Digital Commerce Solutions

Jul 22, 2024 | eCommerce, Fastener News, IN THE NEWS, Reports

BigCommerce earns 12 medals in Paradigm B2B Combine (Mid-Market Edition) BigCommerce’s B2B...

Fastenal Releases 2024 Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) Report

Mar 29, 2024 | ESG Report, Fastener News, Fastener News Desk, Fastener News Podcast, Fastener Press Releases, Featured, Reports

WINONA, Minn.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Fastenal Company (Nasdaq: FAST) is proud to...

NetPlus Alliance Industry Outlook: Distributor Members Plan for Continued Growth in 2024

Mar 28, 2024 | Distribution, Fastener Distributor, Fastener News, Fastener News Desk, Featured, Reports

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 21, 2024 Lockport, NY – NetPlus Alliance distributor members continue...

US Census Manufacturing and Trade Inventories and Sales: September 2023

Nov 16, 2023 | Fastener News, Fastener News Desk, Fastener News Podcast, Featured, Reports

Sales The combined value of distributive trade sales and manufacturers’ shipments for September,...

2023 Third Quarter Manufacturers’ Outlook Survey

Sep 21, 2023 | Fastener News, Manufacturing Association, Press Releases, Reports

Manufacturers’ Outlook Survey: Third Quarter 2023 The National Association of Manufacturers Q3...

NetPlus Alliance Industry Outlook Report: 87% of Distributor Members Anticipate Sales Growth in 2023

Sep 10, 2023 | Distribution, Fastener News, Fastener News Desk, Fastener News Podcast, Reports

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Sept. 8, 2023 Lockport, NY – NetPlus Alliance members remain mostly...

Reshoring Rides the EV Battery Wave, Taking Aim for Another All-Time High

Jul 16, 2023 | Electric Vehicles, Fastener News, Fastener News Desk, Reports, Reshoring

Reshoring + FDI manufacturing job announcements are continuing to outpace recent records, adding...

NetPlus Alliance Distributor Members Anticipate Sales Growth

Jun 27, 2023 | Distribution, Economic Forecasts, Fastener News, Reports

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 22, 2023 NetPlus...

The Shifting Tides of Global Trade

May 9, 2023 | Reports, Reshoring

Annual Report 2022 | Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis The Shifting Tides of Global Trade...

Reshoring and FDI Up 53%, Setting New Record

Mar 30, 2023 | Fastener News, Manufacturing, Reports, Reshoring

Sarasota, FL, March 24th, 2023 Reshoring + FDI job announcements in 2022 were at the highest rate...

The Skills Revolution and the Future of Learning and Earning

Mar 16, 2023 | Reports

Technology is changing the nature of work. To prepare the workforce of tomorrow and ensure...

Top 10 Human Resources Trends for Distributors in 2023

Mar 5, 2023 | Fastener News, Featured, Human Resources, Reports

A Free, Research-Backed Guide on HR Trends Impacting Distributors As a distributor, you know that...

UnleashWD People and Talent Survey

Dec 21, 2022 | Fastener News, Featured, Reports

Subject: Important People & Talent Research Over the next decade, talent and labor will be...

Amazon Business’ 2022 State of Business Procurement Report

Sep 30, 2022 | Press Releases, Reports

September 28, 2022 at 9:00 AM EDT The second annual study reveals strong interest in online...

Shifting Forces Continue to Drive Reshoring Higher

Sep 5, 2022 | Manufacturing, Reports

Multiple Supply Chain Risks Drive Reshoring Opportunities Executive Summary In 2021 the private...

Digital Roadmaps Do Not Align With Execution

Apr 15, 2022 | Digital Transformation, Reports

Survey: 47% of Manufacturers and Distributors Invested in Sensors and IoT networks, But...

Manufacturers’ M&A sets stage for sweeping change

Mar 29, 2022 | Acquisitions, Reports

In 2021, industrial and manufacturing M&A activity reached record highs—and trends point to a...

2022 Manufacturing Industry Outlook

Feb 15, 2022 | Manufacturing, Reports

Eyeing growth despite turbulence The manufacturing industry is building back fast,...

Manufacturing USA Highlights Report

Dec 15, 2021 | Manufacturing, Reports

This past year brought the country and our world unprecedented challenges, which now present...

Multigenerational Teams in Manufacturing

Dec 2, 2021 | Reports, Workforce / Skills Gap

Industry Trends and Best Practices for Leveraging Age...

US Census Bureau: Manufacturing and Trade Inventories and Sales August 2021

Oct 18, 2021 | Reports, The Fastener Museum

Release Number: CB21-161 October 15, 2021 — The U.S. Census Bureau announced the following new...

Due to COVID-19 and Increasing Customer Expectations, Industrial B2B Sales Have Changed Forever

Jun 9, 2021 | digital, Distribution, Fasteners, Reports

COVID-19 impacted almost everything we routinely interact with. Although deemed essential, the...

The State of Industrial Digital Transformation

May 20, 2021 | Digital Transformation, Reports

Introduction Companies across the world have navigated an unpredictable and unprecedented 2020....

Fastener Industry PPP Loans – Round 1

Feb 3, 2021 | Fasteners, Industrial Distribution, Industrial Supply, Reports, The Fastener Museum

Exclusive Industry Report on PPP Loans provided by Fastener News Desk 2020 was a different kind of...

Manufacturing PMI® at 58.7%; January 2021 Manufacturing ISM® Report On Business®

Feb 1, 2021 | Manufacturing, Reports, The Fastener Museum

NEWS PROVIDED BY: Institute for Supply Management Feb 01, 2021, 10:00 ET New Orders, Production...

Winning in the Digital Economy

Sep 30, 2020 | Digital Transformation, Reports, The Fastener Museum

Commerce-powered, customer-centric focus Companies can no longer rely on their size and longevity...

Distributors haven’t responded effectively to market disruptions

Sep 14, 2020 | Distribution, Reports, The Fastener Museum

Facing shrinking profits and margins, distributors need to adopt business models that can thrive...

Capturing Value through the Digital Journey

Jan 13, 2020 | Reports, Technology

2019 Deloitte and MAPI Smart Factory Study More than 85% of industrial manufacturers believe that...

The Coming Shakeout in Industrial Distribution

Sep 3, 2019 | Reports, The Fastener Museum

And five keys to outperformance in the years ahead. Powerful trends that have disrupted...

Ecommerce Replatforming Guidebook by BigCommerce

Jul 16, 2019 | eCommerce, Reports

Step-by-Step Replatforming Help from a Migration Expert Switching to a new ecommerce...

Generational Disruption Shifts Norms For Industrial Distributors

Jun 12, 2019 | Reports, The Fastener Museum

Generational Disruption Shifts Norms For Industrial Distributors US 06/10/19 Atlanta, GA UPS...

Amazon Business Teardown

Jun 8, 2019 | Digital Transformation, Reports, The Fastener Museum

By Anais Concepcion on May 2, 2019 What Data from Amazon Business Tells Us about How to Compete...

Why Manufacturers, Wholesalers and Distributors Are Investing Heavily in Ecommerce

May 15, 2019 | Manufacturing, Reports, The Fastener Museum

In 2018, sales originating on B2B eCommerce websites soared past the trillion dollar milestone,...

Preparing Tomorrow’s Workforce For The Fourth Industrial Revolution

Dec 6, 2018 | Reports, Skills Gap, The Fastener Museum

A joint report from Deloitte and the Global Business Coalition for Education highlights...

This is what happens in an internet minute in 2018

Sep 4, 2018 | Reports, The Fastener Museum

In your everyday life, a minute might not seem like much. But when it comes to the vast scale of...

Deloitte 2018 Global Aerospace and Defense Industry Financial Performance Study

Jul 23, 2018 | Aerospace, Reports

Commercial aerospace sector performance decelerates, while defense sector continues to expand The...

Brown Gibbons Lang & Company: M&A Accelerates in B2B Distribution

Jan 10, 2018 | Fasteners, Reports, The Fastener Museum

Cleveland, OH– December 14, 2017 – Liquidity is fueling deal making, with B2B Distribution seeing...

UPS | Smarter Operations Chapter 2: The Value Chain’s Role in Your Digital Evolution

Dec 13, 2017 | Reports

Chapter Two in this series looks at where manufacturers are investing in digital transformation...

How Modern Manufacturers Can Create Positive Perceptions With the US Public

Aug 18, 2017 | Reports

Deloitte and the Manufacturing Institute have teamed up to conduct a multi-year research...

Future Work Skills 2020

Aug 5, 2017 | Reports, The Fastener Museum

This report analyzes key drivers that will reshape the landscape of work and identifies key...

Dynamism in Retreat: Consequences for Regions, Markets, and Workers

Aug 4, 2017 | Reports

This report adds a number of original findings to existing literature on the state of...

Beyond the Hype: Separating Ambition from Reality in i4.0

Aug 3, 2017 | Reports

The fourth Industrial Revolution (i4.0) is upon us. And some manufacturers are already...

Greater Focus Needed to Achieve a More Competitive Infrastructure

Jul 31, 2017 | Reports

Modern economic growth and development depends on high-quality infrastructure. There is no...

Achieving Digital Maturity: Adapting Your Company to a Changing World

Jul 21, 2017 | Reports

Adapting to increasingly digital market environments and taking advantage of digital technologies...

The Future of Distribution

Jul 16, 2017 | Reports

15 Ways to Thrive in the New Age of People, Integration and Speed of Change The distribution...

The Deloitte Millennial Survey 2017

Jul 12, 2017 | Reports

Executive summary Last year, many millennials seemed to be planning near-term exits from their...

Ensuring American Manufacturing Leadership Through Next-Generation Supply Chains

Jul 10, 2017 | Reports, The Fastener Museum

It’s no secret: The United States has lost nearly a third of its manufacturing employment since...

Smart Factories: How Can Manufacturers Realize the Potential of Digital Industrial Revolution

Jul 10, 2017 | Reports, The Fastener Museum

Smart factories turbo-charge manufacturing performance In the next five years, manufacturers...

The Race to a Digital Future: Assessing Digital Intensity in US Manufacturing

Jul 10, 2017 | Reports

Manufacturers of all kinds have significant progress still to make as they move toward a digitally...

Amplifying Human Potential Towards Purposeful Artificial Intelligence

Jul 5, 2017 | Reports, The Fastener Museum

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is reshaping the human journey. It is becoming increasingly part of...

Employee Engagement for Manufacturing Report: How to Drive Productivity by Focusing on Your Hourly Employees

Jul 5, 2017 | Reports

With skill shortages stifling profitability and growth, manufacturers need to find new ways to...

United States Economic Forecast: 2nd Quarter 2017

Jun 27, 2017 | Reports

However much we’re urged these days to embrace unpredictability, every decision maker in business craves certainty. And lately, volatile headlines have made it difficult to plan ahead. But notwithstanding promised changes to...

McKinsey Quarterly 2017 Number 2: Overview and Full Issue

Jun 16, 2017 | Reports

Change is afoot in the energy system. Soaring demand in emerging markets, new energy...

High Performing Manufacturer Analysis

Jun 12, 2017 | Reports, The Fastener Museum

What Firm Attributes are important for Overall Manufacturing Competitiveness in 2016? When it...

Is Technology Debt Bankrupting Your Competitiveness?

Jun 6, 2017 | Reports

In the quest to innovate and drive the digital agenda, many C-suite executives underestimate the true cost of their technology estate. While they may grasp technology’s annual run cost, they may fail to appreciate the...

2017 US Perception of the Manufacturing Industry

May 17, 2017 | Reports

The public has weighed in. Survey findings show manufacturing is deemed vital for economic...

Back to the Future: On-The-Job Training

May 2, 2017 | Reports

The retirement of millions of experienced and knowledgeable workers is creating a situation...

The U.S. Roadmap for Material Handling & Logistics: Version 2.0

Apr 19, 2017 | Reports

Just as the original Roadmap was a high-level look, so is 2.0. It does not get down to street...

Women in Manufacturing: Stepping up to Make an Impact That Matters

Apr 19, 2017 | Reports

Modern manufacturing is undergoing a fundamental transformation; a new fourth industrial...

NAM MANUFACTURERS’ OUTLOOK SURVEY: First Quarter 2017

Apr 11, 2017 | Reports

Americans appear to be more optimistic about growth in recent months, and manufacturers are no...

LEAD: Becoming an Impactful Voice to the Next Generation of Talent

Apr 10, 2017 | Reports

U.S. manufacturers today face a tremendous challenge finding quality talent to stay competitive in...

America’s Women and the Wage Gap

Apr 4, 2017 | Reports, The Fastener Museum

Nationally, the median annual pay for a woman who holds a full-time, year-round job is $40,742...

United States Economic Forecast: 1st Quarter 2017

Mar 28, 2017 | Reports

With a new US administration discussing shifts on trade, taxes, and regulations, it’s almost...

What a US Infrastructure Stimulus Could Mean for the Industrial Sector

Mar 21, 2017 | Reports

US industrial companies are being cast in a leading role in a policy agenda that is setting...

2016 Top Markets Report Industrial Automation

Mar 16, 2017 | Reports

The United States is a huge key player in the production of industrial automation equipment. The...

Failure to Act: Closing the Infrastructure Investment Gap for America’s Economic Future

Mar 13, 2017 | Reports

Every four years, the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) publishes The Report Card...

Survey of Additive Manufacturing Trends

Mar 2, 2017 | Reports

This Additive Manufacturing Trends Survey report ???was conducted by Fast Radius. This...

Disruptive Manufacturing: The Effects of 3D Printing

Mar 2, 2017 | Reports

As 3D printing becomes more accessible on a global scale, consumers have begun to innovate across...

Global Economic Outlook, Q1 2017

Feb 28, 2017 | Reports

As 2017 begins, the global economic environment is characterized by new political realities. In...

Engineering UK 2016: Synopsis, Recommendations and Calls for Action

Feb 27, 2017 | Reports

When it comes to boosting UK productivity, the engineering sector is in a very strong...

Manufacturing: Automotive Industry

Feb 15, 2017 | Reports

An overview of the automotive industry in the United States. Includes: KEY FIGURES AT A GLANCE...

A Policy Agenda to Restore the Promise of Work

Feb 15, 2017 | Reports

Throughout our history, the promise of work has held our country together – the promise...

A Quick-Start Toolkit: Building Registered Apprenticeship Programs

Feb 15, 2017 | Reports

What do a computer programmer, an electrician, an office manager, a home health aide, and a wind...

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE IN THE REAL WORLD

Feb 10, 2017 | Reports

Artificial intelligence (AI) is no longer the future. For businesses, it is the here and now, and...

Tech Trends 2017: The Kinetic Enterprise

Feb 10, 2017 | Reports

AS ORGANIZATIONS MODERNIZE THEIR IT OPERATING AND DELIVERY MODELS, SOME are creating...

Engineering the Future: The Socio-Economic Case for Gender Equality

Feb 8, 2017 | Reports

Technology and engineering suffer from a lower participation rate of women, holding back...

THE IMPORTANCE OF Z-STRENGTH IN 3D PRINTING

Feb 6, 2017 | Reports

With the widely forecast and massive growth of industrial and direct manufacturing applications...

Apprenticeships: Modernizing A Proven Workforce Development Strategy

Feb 1, 2017 | Reports

Nearly nine out of 10 (88%) manufacturers say they are having difficulty finding skilled workers....

The Cost of Federal Regulation to the U.S. Economy, Manufacturing and Small Business

Jan 19, 2017 | Reports, The Fastener Museum

“Manufacturers are the backbone of our nation’s economy and employ more than 12 million...

Building Pathways to Success

Jan 17, 2017 | Reports

Overcoming the Manufacturing Skills Gap

Jan 12, 2017 | Reports, The Fastener Museum

Skills for Good Jobs

Dec 20, 2016 | Reports

Over the next four years there is an opportunity to put millions of Americans on a pathway toward...

2015 Talent Shortage Survey

Dec 13, 2016 | Reports

“It’s ten years since ManpowerGroup conducted [their] first Talent Shortage Survey,...

Economic Analysis of Technology Infrastructure Needs for Advanced Manufacturing

Dec 8, 2016 | Reports, The Fastener Museum

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Minding the Manufacturing Gender Gap

Oct 12, 2016 | Reports

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Industry 4.0 Warehousing Center Operations

Oct 10, 2016 | Reports

Click the image below to read Industry 4.0 and distribution centers by Deloitte University Press:...

United States Economic Forecast, 3rd Quarter 2016

Sep 29, 2016 | Reports

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Women in the Workplace 2016

Sep 28, 2016 | Reports

Click the image below to request Women in the Workplace 2016 by LeanIn.Org and McKinsey &...

Preparing Our Students for Career Success: What Parents Should Know

Sep 23, 2016 | Reports

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Alcoa Foundation: Celebrating 64 Years of Giving

Sep 20, 2016 | Reports

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2016 Manufacturers’ Outlook Survey – Third Quarter

Sep 15, 2016 | Reports, The Fastener Museum

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In whose interest? Examining the impact of an interest rate hike

Sep 1, 2016 | Reports, The Fastener Museum

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Mentoring: At the crossroads of education, business and community

Aug 31, 2016 | Reports

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Can screws be reused?

Aug 31, 2016 | Reports, The Fastener Museum

Click below to request a free PDF of Can screws be reused? by Fastener + Fixing Technology: The...

Narrowing the jobs gap: overcoming impediments to investing in people

Aug 19, 2016 | Reports

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The Rise of Smart Operations: Reaching New Levels of Operational Excellence

Aug 16, 2016 | Reports

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U.S. CEO Outlook 2016 | KPMG | US

Aug 15, 2016 | Reports

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Aligning the Organization for Its Digital Future

Aug 15, 2016 | Reports

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ToolingU Reports

Proving the ROI of Training: Moving from Expense to Necessity

Jul 28, 2016 | Reports, ToolingU Reports, Training

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Tooling U-SME Introduces an Accelerated Approach to Apprenticeship
Jul 27, 2016 | Press Releases, The Fastener Museum, ToolingU Reports, Training, Workforce / Skills Gap
EMBRACING MILLENNIALS: Closing the Manufacturing Skills Gap and Gaining a Competitive Advantage
Jul 26, 2016 | Manufacturing, Millennials, Reports, ToolingU Reports, Workforce / Skills Gap
Training ROI with Chad Schron of ToolingU
Jun 1, 2016 | The Fastener Museum, ToolingU Reports, Workforce / Skills Gap
Hot Topics for 2015 | The Skills Gap
Dec 10, 2015 | Manufacturing, Millennials, ToolingU Reports, Training, Workforce / Skills Gap

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