The manufacturing industry isn’t about any one company, or one type of company. The products we all take for granted everyday are built by many different companies, both large and small, in an amazing process of buying & selling to each other. Each link in this complex “supply chain” represents individual companies agreeing on materials, specifications, and manufacturing processes. These products reach their ultimate customers as cars, aircraft, electronics, or any of the other millions of products used today. At the heart of the supply chain is manufacturers finding each other and agreeing to do business. In 2002 David Piacitelli recognized that the way companies had been “selling” was going to change. No longer was the “good ‘ole boy network” going to be good enough as concepts like lean manufacturing were taking hold on the factory floor. So, he founded Top Line Systems to help companies improve their sales processes and growth top line revenue. Top Line Systems is an ASLAN Sales Training Certified Partner and delivers ASLAN training to small-medium sized businesses in manufacturing and industrial market. Better, stronger sales people in every tier of our supply chain is good for our manufacturing base and good for the US economy.