MHEDA Journal focuses on manufacturer-distributor relations.
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Fourth Quarter 2009 issue of The MHEDA Journal covers strategies to improve relationship between material handling equipment manufacturers and distributors. Eight MHEDA Member manufacturers each give pointers on most important aspects of distributor-manufacturer partnerships. Some suggestions include listening to each other, creating dialog and providing early alerts on prospective projects, and thinking beyond norm to develop creative solutions.
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Strategies to Make Material Handling Partnerships Work
The MHEDA Journal highlights strategies to improve manufacturer-distributor relations.
Dewitt, NY - October 26, 2009: What does it take to make the relationship between material handling equipment manufacturers and distributors perfect? There are many correct answers to that question, and the Fourth Quarter 2009 issue of The MHEDA Journal, the leading online magazine for the forklift, storage and handling, and general material handling equipment industries, features answers straight from the source.
Eight MHEDA Member manufacturers of material handling equipment, representing markets in conveyors, engineered systems, lift trucks, motive power batteries, industrial casters and other lifting equipment, each give pointers on the most important aspects of the distributor-manufacturer partnership in the material handling industry. Following the advice from these experts can help improve the relationship a distributor or supplier has with its channel partner.
Among their suggestions are simple tips such as:
o Listening to each other, even if they're not saying what you want to hear
o Trusting your channel partner to act in the other's best interest
o Creating dialog and providing early alerts on prospective projects
o Thinking beyond the normal to develop creative solutions
o Providing quality after-sale service support.
These suggestions and many others are all in the latest issue of The MHEDA Journal Online. Each piece of advice can be a step to moving your industry partnerships closer to perfection. Read all the industry professionals' advice in the article "Hitting The Mark," located online at themhedajournal.org/content/4q09/hitmark.php. The print magazine was mailed out to subscribers on October 15.
For more information, contact Chris Powers, editor of The MHEDA Journal, (315) 445-2347, e-mail: chris@datakey.org.
About MHEDA
Founded in 1954, the Material Handling Equipment Distributors Association (MHEDA) is the premier source for manufacturing knowledge, education and networking. Through its member journals (TheMhedaJournal.org), e-magazines, newsletters, and industry wiki (www.wikimheda.org), MHEDA connects the manufacturers of storage and handling, lift trucks and conveyor equipment and distribution leaders for the purpose of delivering optimal solutions to the users of those products. MHEDA publications are the industry's voice for all matters related to the latest technology and the most up-to-date processes spanning the movement and storage of all materials. A 501(c)3 organization, MHEDA members span all of North America.
