Heating, Air-conditioning Refrigeration Distributors International (HARDI) has signed on a diverse range of guest speakers to head up the agenda at “Shift into gear,” HARDI’s annual conference Dec. 6 to 9 in San Antonio, Texas
“The supply chain is a shock absorber and we are the ones that plan for the difference in what is expected to happen and what actually happens.” Rick Blasgen, president and CEO of the Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals (CSCMP), spoke these words as he kicked off HARDI’s Operations and Logistics Optimization Focus Conference at the Wigwam Resort in Litchfield Park, Ariz.
It’s the second year of HARDI’s Focus Conferences and two of the four topics on the 2014 circuit are brand new — Operations and Logistics Optimization and Purchasing Optimization.
Mention Wal-Mart, Amazon, or Target and watch as emotions flash across a listener’s face.That response is what many businesses are trying to protect. How do you keep your customers coming back?