Declaration of Supply Chain Independence

• We will direct our Purchasing Department to review IWDC's expanded offering.
• We will direct our Purchasing Departments to change the inventory replenishment path to our IWDC DC for IWDC's vendor/product mix. We will make sure our companies buy allow e can buy from our cooperative.
• We commit to quarterly progress reviews. This commitment is resolute and we will not be swayed by alternative supply chain options.

• Doubles IWDC warehouse capacity
• Expands Vendor/product mix for entire Membership
• Shortens response time for Western geography Members
• Makes us more attractive new Vendors, new Members
• Provides a significant profit opportunity

• Member-owned 20,000-square-foot wholesale warehouse operations located in Indianapolis, Indiana, and Reno, Nevada.
• high “inventory turn” products (product category examples: MIG, TIG, Oxy/Fuel, manual stick, arc gouging, safety, gas apparatus, and the like)
• a Distribution Center for Weldmark products
• products manufactured entirely by market-share leading manufacturers, including those products we outsource abroad
• products that, for the most part, are priced below wholesale
• an IWDC Warehouse price catalog that Members can view online or request be shipped to them in hard-copy format

As an IWDC Member, you’ll appreciate how major a profit center the IWDC's warehouse operations can be for you. That’s because:

• Participating Members receive product-category rebates.
• Participating Members receive all net profits from warehouse operations.
• The more you purchase, the greater the return you get.
• All warehouse products are competitively priced.
• The warehouse operates efficiently, boasting a 97% service fill rate.
• Member purchase orders are shipped the same day or within 24 hours A.R.O.
• The IWDC Warehouse prepays freight at $750.00 or more, combined.