Associated to Host Loyola Supply Chain Conference

Associated Integrated Supply Chain Solutions has been selected to host the 2014 Leadership Conference held by Loyola University’s Quinlan School of Business. The event will be held August 6 at the company’s headquarters in Addison, Illinois.

Mike Romano, the company’s president and CEO, said the conference offers an opportunity to bring supply chain experts and professionals from various backgrounds and industries together so they can discuss today’s most pressing supply chain topics.

“We are very excited about this opportunity to work with The Supply and Value Chain Center of the Quinlan School of Business of Loyola University Chicago,” Romano said. “We fully support and appreciate their goal to create a common platform where industry leaders and academics can exchange ideas and knowledge in the are of supply chain.”

John Caltagirone, founding director of Loyola’s supply chain center, said providing an opportunity for industry professionals to get together and share their experiences and ideas can only help the entire supply chain industry.

“It is imperative for the academic community to have partners in Supply Chain like Associated that will enable us to continue to support the growing needs of the Chicago business community and beyond in the development of leading edge strategies and real world solutions to problems relative to the management of the end-to-end supply chain,” Caltagirone said.