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10/15/2020
041. Facing the Forces of Change in Distribution
Instructor: Mike Marks
Wednesday, March 17, 2021, 8:00 – 9:30 a.m.
The pandemic has accelerated many of the industry forces already in play for distribution. Mike will share innovative and best practices from those distributors who are ahead of the disruptions. Change creates opportunities for those firms not hostage to their own history. The course will include specific change management processes for both small and large firms along with multiple links to support further participant research. It will share several insights from the new NAW study, Facing the Forces of Change: Innovate to Dominate by Mark Dancer, another of the NAW Research Fellows.
J. Michael Marks
Michael is a dynamic speaker, popular business author, and both an NAW Research Fellow and the Managing Partner of the Indian River Consulting Group. The boutique firm has worked with distributors of all sizes up to those over $40 billion in revenue per year. Mike sits on the boards of several distributors and provides arbitration and expert witness services for manufacturers and distributors in contract disputes.
Bookstore
The Little Black Book of Strategic Planning for Distributors
Brent Grover
Brent Grover’s latest book on the wholesale distribution industry, The Little Black Book of Strategic Planning for Distributors, is published by Modern Distribution Management. This is a concise book covering the critical pieces of creating a strategic plan for a wholesale distribution company including case studies, exhibits and end-of-chapter questions for your management team.
