How long has the Industrial Supply Association existed according to the speaker?

Name: Why Industry Collaboration Matters More Than Ever #BusinessNetworking
Uploaded: 2025-03-17T14:00:24+00:00
Duration: 51 s
Channel: Tom Burton
Description: This short transcript excerpt is from a YouTube talk arguing for the importance of industry collaboration in the indirect materials (MROP) supply…

Tom BurtonCo-Founder, COO and CTO of LeadSmart Technologies

Why Industry Collaboration Matters More Than Ever #BusinessNetworking

17 Mar 2025 · 1 min

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This short transcript excerpt is from a YouTube talk arguing for the importance of industry collaboration in the indirect materials (MROP) supply channel. The speaker describes the Industrial Supply Association (a long-standing trade group) as a platform that brings manufacturers and distributors together as equal stakeholders to connect, learn, and grow networks across the channel.

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"We have been around in some name, shape or form for 125 years, almost 123 years."

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So the Industrial Supply association, we have been around in some name, shape or form for 125 years, almost 123 years. The reason why we are here to exist is to bring together supply chain partners in the indirect materials MROP channel to collaborate, to learn, and to grow this industry together. And so when I say supply chain partners, we're unique because we have both manufacturers and distributors as equal stakeholder members or a manufacturer. We are about the health of this channel, and we want to create a platform or multiple platforms for connections between channel partners, be it decision makers or even your employees, so that they can connect and grow their own networks and learn together about where these where this industry is going to.