In September at NETWORK, ASA’s annual conference held this year in Washington, D.C., we celebrated 50 years of our association leading our industry.

One of my favorite vacation stories is a trip my wife and I went on to the Florida Keys right after the birth of our daughter.

What if you viewed the last 10 feet of the supply chain differently? What if you saw it instead as the first 10 feet of the demand chain?

Over the last 36 months, I had the opportunity to lead strategic planning workshops for associations, buying groups, independent distributors and one manufacturer.

I scan a lot of articles, with one of my research themes being return on investment for analytics, for which there are frustrating results.

“Just curious. What gets under your skin these days when it comes to your local wholesalers?”

Over the last decade I have lost count of the amount of guest speakers I have listened to at the many meetings and conventions I have attended.

I am a huge proponent of employee training. Many of you might believe you do a great job in this area.

Mark your calendars! On Jan. 6, 2020, the U.S. Department of Transportation Clearinghouse will be up and running.