As Supply House Times went to press just before the Christmas and New Year’s holiday, volunteer leaders of the American Supply Association began to put the finishing touches on arguably the association’s most important initiative ever, tackling three mega issues and providing long-term sustainable solutions to them that will strengthen member companies and as a result the industry in general long-term.

Members of the Human Capital issue strategic-action team met at the Hilton Chicago O’Hare in early December for a third and final time where it made final preparations on its plan of attack to tackle the industry’s mushrooming labor shortage.