Return On Investment Semin?rFree for Attendees Optimize Your Company's Profitability

Geneva Ace Hardware. Geneva, ll., was opened Jan. 4 by George and Lynn Havlicek at the former quarters of Geneva Hardware.

Dykes Lumber, Manhattan, N.Y., has installed solar arravs from EnterSolal at its locations in Aberdeen and Weehaken, N.J.

Puhlmann Lumber. New Ulm. Mn., and Design Home Center, New Ulm, shared the local Chamber of Commerce's Business of the Year Award.

Red River Lumber, Texarkana, Tx., has joined 360-member buying group Lumbermens Merchandising Gorp., wayne, Pa.

Curtis Lumber, Matta, N.Y., oartnered with workwear manufacturer Carhartt to distribute more than 8,000 pieces of apparel to residents affected by flooding after Hurricane lrene.

Best practices have doubled profitability and tripled Return on Investment for many distributors. Most best practice implementations fail due to the lack of a link to the firm's financial statements. This session examines the most significant best practices and demonstrates the process of linking best practice implementation to financial statements.

The process creates measurable goals that can be tracked to ensure a successful implementation. This session will demonstrate the top best practices and how to link them to profitability using real case examples.

by F. Bany Lawrence, PhD, Industrial Distribution Program, TAMU Sponsored by Higginbothams www.hiqqinbothams.com