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MSC Industrial Supply and W.W. Grainger leaders say their suppliers are raising prices rapidly. MSC says pricing pressure is worse than the post-COVID period, likely locking in manufacturing supply inflation through 2026.
Because of the plant’s earlier successes, IPG tasked Tremonton with increasingly difficult-to-produce materials as the pandemic made management more difficult. The facility overcame challenges and thrived by going back to the basics of listening to its workers and focusing on people-centered management.