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Thomas and Joan Read Center for Distribution Research and Education
The world’s only distribution research center on an University Campus, and the only center focused on Wholesale Distribution Research and Education in the nation.
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Professional Development
For over 60 years, the Read Center has worked with Industry Leaders and their corresponding projects to discover new ways of productivity and profitably addressing and serving marketplace needs.
Research
The Read Center collaborates with two branches, The Global Supply Chain Laboratory and The Talent Incubator Program. Both these programs recruit the best students from the Industrial Distribution Program and conducts knowledge creation with the Distribution Industry
