Jun 03, 2021 / 01:40PM GMT
Ryan James Merkel - William Blair & Company L.L.C., Research Division - Research Analyst
Well, great. Good morning, everyone, and welcome to the MSC presentation. I'm Ryan Merkel from William Blair's research department. Before we begin, I need to remind you that a complete list of disclosures and conflicts of interest is available on our website at williamblair.com.
With us today is Erik Gershwind, President and CEO. We also have John Chironna, Vice President, Investor Relations and Treasurer.
By way of background, MSC is a leading North American distributor of metalworking and MRO products and services. It offers over 1.5 million SKUs, along with high-touch services that lower supply chain costs.
We're going to skip the intro remarks and just dive right into the Q&A.
Questions and Answers:
Ryan James Merkel - William Blair & Company L.L.C., Research Division - Research AnalystSo Erik, first off, why don't you just give us a state of the union on the U.S. manufacturing economy and if supply chain disruptions are