The Thomas and Joan Read Center brings distributors, manufacturers, professional associations, trade publications, faculty and students together to solve problems in the distribution industry. The Read Center is 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.

The Read Center works with industry leaders to discover new pathways of productivity and profitability servicing the needs of the marketplace. The center also helps industry professionals recognize and implement best practices, and provides solutions and methodologies to facilitate a completive advantage.