Industry veteran Joe Andraski joins DC Velocity's blogger lineup

Our lineup of bloggers just keeps getting stronger. We welcome the newest member of the group, Joseph C. "Joe" Andraski, whose "Andraski on Collaboration" blog will explore supply chain collaboration and related practices and technologies.

Andraski, who currently heads the supply chain consulting firm Collaborative Energizer LLC, has had a long and storied career. After coming up through the transportation and logistics ranks at Standard Brands, he was for many years a supply chain executive at Nabisco. He subsequently served as president and CEO of the retail and consumer industry standards organization Voluntary Interindustry Commerce Solutions (VICS) Association. Andraski has long championed supplier-buyer collaboration in retail as well as the use of item-level radio-frequency identification (RFID).

Andraski has received numerous professional recognitions, including the Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals (CSCMP) Distinguished Service Award, the VICS Milliken Achievement Award, and the Salzberg Medallion.