Case Scenario 2: B.B. Mangler

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Case Scenario 2: B.B. Mangler.
B.B. Mangler is a top U.S. business-to-business distributor of maintenance, repair, and service equipment, components, and supplies such as compressors, motors, signs, lighting and welding equipment, and hand and power tools. Its industry is typically referred to as MRO, which is an acronym for maintenance, repair, and supplies. MRO products are typically small, fairly inexpensive (light bulbs and washers), but often needed on short notice. It states its strategy as having the "capacity to offer an unmatched breadth of lowest total cost MRO solutions to business." Mangler's GoMRO sourcing center for indirect spot buys locates products through its database of 8,000 suppliers and 5 million products. Mangler has 388 physical branches in the U.S., including Puerto Rico (90% of sales), 184 in Canada, and 5 in Mexico. Customers include contractors, service and maintenance shops, manufacturers, hotels, governments, and health care and educational facilities. Mangler also provides materials-management consulting services.
-(Refer to Case Scenario 2) Historically, Mangler appears to have relied on its physical locations for market presence in the U.S. and northern South America. What threats does the Internet pose to its location-based strategy?

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Definitions:

Resource Requirements Profile

A document or plan that outlines the types and quantities of resources needed to complete a project or operation efficiently.

Setup Costs

Expenses related to the initial arrangement or preparation for a new product run, task, or project, often including the costs of adjusting machinery and equipment.

DRP

Distribution Requirements Planning, a method used in business management for planning inventory and supply chain processes in distribution networks.

Time-Phased

refers to planning or scheduling that outlines specific tasks or activities to be completed in distinct time frames, ensuring that resources are allocated and objectives are met systematically over time.