May 2021 Issue
Other news across the Logistics Plus® Network
Logistics Plus Sponsors Northwestern PA High School Sports Awards Program
Logistics Plus is proud to announce that it is a marquee sponsor for the Northwestern Pennsylvania High School Sports Awards, formerly known as Best of Varsity Cup, for a fifth consecutive year. The show is part of the USA TODAY High School Sports Awards, the country's largest high school sports recognition program.
Patric Drewes Helps Publish the 2021 BHV Project Logistics Monitor
Logistics Plus Bremen Managing Partner Patric Drewes recently helped publish the BHV Project Logistics Monitor 2021. Patric is an executive board member of BHV, an association with around 250 member companies from the logistics, port, and transportation industries, mainly from Bremen and Bremerhaven.
What is FF&E and OS&E?
FF&E stands for Furniture, Fixtures, and Equipment, and it comprises everything that is not connected structurally to a building. FF&E refers to items such as chairs, tables, desks, cabinets, beds, decorative lighting, artwork, shelving, technology equipment, data servers, and more that designers choose to place throughout a building to achieve various purposes such as design or functionality.
Emily Grein Speaks at Virtual Dangerous Goods Conference
Emily Grein, International Manager, Airfreight for Logistics Plus, recently spoke during the Virtual Dangerous Goods Conference hosted by the Dangerous Goods Trainers Association (DGTA) on May 11th. The conference was available to both DGTA members as well as non-members.
What is a Global Supply Chain Control Tower?
A supply chain control tower is a central hub with the required technology, organization, and processes to efficiently capture and use transportation data. Control towers use real-time data that provides supply chain managers with enhanced visibility for short- and long-term decision-making. Although each supply chain may be unique, a supply chain control tower can offer common goals to all.
Tom Kelly Featured on WPSE Business Spotlight
Logistics Plus Regional Director of Operations and Sales Tom Kelly was featured on the weekly Business Spotlight program from WPSE AM 1450/FM 107.1 Radio. In this segment, Tom discusses his background, role with the company, what Logistics Plus California is like, and more.
Global Trade Alert: Exporters With Surplus of Medical Supplies
On December 31, 2020, FEMA published a Temporary Final Rule (TFR) in the Federal Register. It allocated certain scarce medical and healthcare resources for domestic use only during the Covid-19 pandemic. Effective immediately, FEMA has announced that certain products are no longer restricted for export under the TFR:
Matt Heinzman Shares Smoking Cessation Program Results
As previously announced, Logistics Plus began offering a smoking cessation program to its employees in 2019. The Erie County Department of Health and the Northwest Pennsylvania Tobacco Control Program held weekly meetings and lunch discussions to help employees stop smoking. Matt Heinzman shared comments on how the smoking cessation program has changed his life for good.