The American Supply Association's Center for Advancing Technology conducted its fifth electronic-commerce summit May 10 in Washington. The summit focused on manufacturer-to-distributor-to-contractor use and application of e-commerce.
The most interesting session was conducted by Carl Allison, a senior majoring in industrial distribution at Texas A&M University's School of Distribution Management. In one of his classes he participated in a project on e-commerce strategy and implementation methods for small-, large- and medium-sized distributors. Allison approached LCR-M Corp. (Baton Rouge, La.) to work with his group on the project; he had worked as a summer intern in LCR-M's Dallas office.