Tag: Brandeis Machinery

Aggregate producers generally agree the best dealers not only maintain a vast inventory of parts but have the means to get parts to their operation in a timely fashion. Photo: iStock.com/ipopba

New pressures on dealers to keep stocked shelves

July 24, 2019 By Kevin Yanik

Having parts readily available and the means to rapidly deliver them are intensifying dealer responsibilities within our increasingly just-in-time world.

Preventive maintenance practices, plus programs like Caterpillar’s ET and VisionLink, keep Haydon Materials’ Cat haul trucks up and running. Photo: Kevin Yanik

Collaboration with dealers essential for Haydon Materials

July 22, 2019 By Kevin Yanik

The new nature of mobile equipment often precipitates a need for producers like Haydon Materials to regularly work alongside their equipment dealers.

Equipment supply-and-demand conundrums

April 25, 2019 By PQ Sponsor

Manufacturers are getting creative to meet the needs of producers who are increasingly pressed for heavy machinery, processing equipment and parts.

Those who attend the Roundtable are divided into two rooms that have concurrent discussions on the same industry topics. Photo courtesy of PamElla Lee Photography

Great expectations for the year to come

April 24, 2019 By PQ Staff

Many of the producers and manufacturers at this year’s Roundtable experienced record years in 2018, and hopes are high that 2019 can bring more of the same.

According to Brandeis’ Lee Heffley, the best manufacturer-dealer relationships are the ones where both sides cooperate with one another. Photo courtesy of PamElla Lee Photography

The evolving dealer-producer universe

April 23, 2019 By PQ Staff

Producers traditionally rely on dealers for a few key deliverables, but just-in-time expectations are forcing dealers to alter how they uphold their end.