Successful businesses never stop managing disruption. This subject became front and center for Gases and Welding Distributor Association (GAWDA) this year when its current President, Bill Visintainer, made this the theme for his term.
Since setting the stage in Visintainer’s inaugural speech last Fall in Scottsdale, Arizona, recognizing disruptive factors in our business space, and setting a course to manage them, have been continuous points of discussion at GAWDA conferences and meetings.
Our distribution space is not the only forum where the subject of managing disruption is appearing. Across the National Association of Wholesaler-Distributors (NAW), distribution disciplines in HVAC, plumbing, electrical, and others are all dealing with the same matter. Many noted authors, recognized for their respective expertise in distribution circles, are weighing in on the importance of on-going management of factors that regularly disrupt the flow of goods and services through supply chains.
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