Manufacturer

Private Labeling, Co-branding and going off shore:

Current market changes for some manufacturers will cause them to seek lower cost structurers and for some that will mean that they will "go-off shore" to manufacture their products.

• There can be a Cruel Irony attached to that decision to move manufacturing to a different company. This short read is about such a situation that a well known manufacturer got caught up in.
• Other manufacturers may elect to offer co-branded products allowing a distributor to attach their name or label to the manufacturer's product. In 2007  benchmark research was commissioned by Electrical Wholesaling Magazine.This link is to the first of eight articles that were published.
• ARA will be updating this research in 2008 and if a manufacturer wishes to purchase the results, they may after September of 2008.

Reduced operating cost:

Manufacturers look to reduce their cost with data synchronization. This research identifies potential cost savings for manufacturers and their distributors that synchronize their product data. We'll let you deciede if it is for your company.

1. The Idea's Executive report...made for easy reading. But it just  the scratches the surface.
2. The Full IDEA research paper between selected manufacturers and distributors lays out the possibilities
3. You'll probably have questions, so feel free to contact me at: allen@allenray.com or 8170704-0068