The Distribution Solutions Council (DSC), founded in January of 2001, is an industry roundtable of software vendors to promote distribution centric software and provide a forum to discuss industry related problems. The DSC, organized and facilitated by Brown Smith Wallace Consulting Group, provides a forum for the discussion of industry-related issues, provides an opportunity to interact with industry, association and distribution executives and socialize in an environment where the normal competitive barriers are relaxed.

Who belongs to the DSC?

Who can participate?

Participation is open to any software company that has been in business for at least three years and sells distribution centric software. Other companies may petition the group to participate.

The participating companies pledge themselves to support the individual distributor and want to work to increase the size of the market without restricting competition in anyway. The group follows strict antitrust guidelines and wishes to be a positive force in the industry.

DSC companies are available to work with individual or group initiatives to establish standards or guidelines for sharing information electronically.

The expertise represented by the group is available to help your industry advance in the use of technology. By being part of the development process, it also insures that the software will be modified to support the published guidelines.

Membership Benefits:

In addition to outstanding networking opportunities, DSC members enjoy insight from industry leading trend-setters and consultants including:

• Al Bates, Profit Planning Group
• John Buckley, Executive Vice President for the newly created Industrial Supply Association
• Jeff Edwards, Microsoft Director of Industry Solutions
• Adam Fein, Pembroke Consulting and author of "Facing The Forces of Change"
• Taylor Fernley, Fernley and Fernley
• Charles Germano, Segment Executive, Wholesale Distribution, IBM Americas
• Bruce Merrifield, Merrifield Consulting
• George Morgan, a past director of STAFDA and President of Kentec
• Ron Schreibman, National Association of Wholesalers

How can we join?

For information about joining the DSC visit www.dscouncil.com or contact Jeff Gusdorf at 314.983.1214 or via e-Mail jgusdorf@bswllc.com .