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Wow! Diesel has climbed to $4.00 per gallon. How can we serve this customer’s location that is 10 miles outside our service area in a profitable way? Why did we have so many emergency deliveries this week?...
Social media platforms, like Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube, have changed the way we communicate with our friends, family, and colleagues, and today are changing the way we do business. For industrial gas distributors, getting the word out about your products...
Cylinders are fundamental to the supply of industrial gases and the effective tracking and monitoring of these assets are key measures that ensure total traceability across the supply chain. Tracking allows both the supplier and the customer to...
Westbury, NY-based General Welding Supply is a wholesale distributor of industrial, medical, specialty, and cryogenic gases as well as a full line of welding supplies. Family owned and operated since 1923, employees share a commitment to providing customers throughout the...
Customers, distributors, and gas manufacturers all want it. So do regulatory authorities and local emergency responders. “It” is a reliable and simple tool for keeping track of cylinders (and other gas containers). Every reader here already knows about many of...
Credit cards are a popular, convenient, and efficient form of payment for products and services. For the business community, offering credit cards as a form of payment is a sure way to boost sales, improve cash flow, and automate back...
Is there a better way to run your industrial distribution company? What business model should you use? What role does IT (information technology) play in your organization? Is IT viewed as a strategic asset or a strategic liability? And what...
The convergence of the internet, data centers, and virtual environments has opened up an exciting way to run your business. It’s called cloud computing and successful businesses are finding this solution a perfect way to improve overall operations and service,...
It is perhaps your greatest untapped market segment today. For decades, welding distributors have made a living serving industrial endusers’ hard goods and consumables needs, providing gases, wire, welders, and all manner of accessories. For many distributors, their entire business has...
Two-and-a-half years ago Weldcoa asked—when delivering cylinders, how does the driver interact with his truck, and are the interactions efficient? To find out, we studied the driver in the field during normal route deliveries.
