Manufacturer-Distributor Relationships A Matter of Trust
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Pac-West panel (left) with panel moderator Rick Peterson of All-West Components & Fasteners
The secret to good relations between domestic manufacturers and fastener distributors? It’s a matter of trust.
That was the key message from a panel session at the Pacific-West Fastener Association’s autumn meeting in Albuquerque, NM.
The panelists – Mike Bailey of Nucor Fastener, Russ Doran of Würth Timberline Fasteners, Chris McCaffrey of R&D Fasteners and Lou Boyd of The Olander Company – told Pac-West members that integrity is critical to longterm supply chain relationships.
“Trust is the most important thing we have in the supplier-distributor relationship,” Boyd stated.
Knowing your products and markets can improve supply chain relationships as well.
“We really want to deal with fastener experts,” McCaffrey stated.
The panel was moderated by Rick Peterson of All-West Components & Fasteners.
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