Message from the President

by Gailen Vick, Reverse Logistics Association

Reverse Logistics Magazine, Jan/Feb 2008

Change is inevitable, so our staff here at the Reverse Logistics Association is use to it. Since we started the trade association in 2002, there hasn’t been one week without some of our members asking for another solution, which always results in change. Today, over five years later, the RLA teams consist of ten professionals that work around the clock to meet what the demands that are placed upon our shoulders.

We continue to grow our services as requests are made, take a look at where we are today.

One area of focus is our commitment to sponsor research with Universities and Colleges that have a Supply Chain Management Department focusing strongly on Reverse Logistics. We like to partner with these departments for our long-term RL research.

Yes we fund research, but only if the institution has a solid RL platform. We have and will continue to fund research. It is important to the members of our association and for educating industry on this important process in the reverse supply chain.

We are glad to welcome three new Advisory Board members who also know the importance of research: Hartmut Leibel of Jabil, Doug Schmitt of Dell and Dr. Dale Rogers of University of Nevada, Reno. They will help RLA focus on solutions that are important to the RL Process.