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Fritz inducted into Logistics Hall of Fame

Logistics Business Magazine

Fritz has been inducted into the international Logistics Hall of Fame. The TRATON Logistics Leader of the Year Award has been given to Prof. Born in San Francisco in 1942, Fritz is considered the founder of logistics for humanitarian organisations. After selling his logistics company Fritz Companies Inc. “Lynn C.

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Burying the hero – how logistics and readiness changed war

Logistics in War

This is part two of a three-part series on logistics and logistics readiness. In ‘ The water in the well – how much logistics readiness is enough? ’ I described the idea of logistics readiness as the ability of a military force to build up and sustain combat power at their full potential. By David Beaumont.

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Burying the hero – how logistics and readiness changed war

Logistics in War

This is part two of a three-part series on logistics and logistics readiness. In ‘ The water in the well – how much logistics readiness is enough? ’ I described the idea of logistics readiness as the ability of a military force to build up and sustain combat power at their full potential. By David Beaumont.

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Wendt takes on key supplier role at BMW

Automotive Logistics

Wendt, who trained as a mechanical engineer, has been Dingolfing’s head since 2017. He began his career at BMW in 2002, as head of strategy development production and, among other roles, spent three years as director of the group’s largest engine plant in Steyr, Austria.

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Sourcing Strategy: Effective vs Efficient with Ron Crabtree

The Logistics of Logistics

Sourcing Strategy: Effective vs Efficient with Ron Crabtree. Joe Lynch and Ron Crabtree discuss sourcing strategy: effective vs efficient. When developing a sourcing strategy, the focus can be effectiveness (gaining desired results) or on efficiency (reducing cost, labor, and resources used). About Ron Crabtree.

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HHLA Aims to Become a Climate Neutral Company by 2040

Logistics Manager

The already successfully implemented sustainability strategy will now be realized under the “Balanced Logistics” brand. The quayside facility located in Hamburg is one of the most technologically modern and efficient container terminals in the world and has been in continual advancement since it commenced operations in 2002.

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Two Million Vacant Manufacturing Jobs by 2025…How Can We Tackle the Skills Gap?

GlobalTranz

Insufficient on-the-job training — Over the period from 2002 to 2013, investments in internal training programs such as apprenticeships, company classroom training, and other structured on-the-job skills development for current manufacturing employees were cut from 469,000 to 288,000 (nearly 40 percent).