WERC, DC VELOCITY team up
to run WIRE 2010
The Warehousing Education and Research Council (WERC) and DC
VELOCITY have teamed up to present WIRE 2010, the companion trade
show to WERC’s annual conference.
The partnership unites the leading logistics industry association focusing
on warehousing and distribution with the logistics market’s most successful media brand, WERC and DC VELOCITY executives said in a joint statement. “Combining resources will allow WERC and DC VELOCITY to take the
show to the next level, enhancing its value for attendees and exhibitors
alike,” said Gary Master, publisher of DC VELOCITY, in the statement.
WERC launched WIRE (Warehousing Industry Resources Event) in
2004 at its annual conference in Atlanta. The show is unique in the logistics field in that it is designed to foster an atmosphere conducive to education, networking, information sharing, and open discussion between
exhibitors and attendees.
Attendees at the show can visit with leading suppliers of the products
and services they need to drive efficiency in their logistics operations.
Industry suppliers have the opportunity to assess attendees’ business
needs, demonstrate their products, show promotional videos, and
exchange information with existing and prospective customers.
“We have seen steady growth each year since our first WIRE event, and
the feedback has been tremendous from both our attendees and the
exhibitors,” said WERC CEO Michael Mikitka in the statement. “We
wanted to take the show to the next level and recognized that the best
way to do it would be to partner with the leading media brand in the
market. That pointed us directly to DC VELOCITY.”
WIRE 2010 will be held in conjunction with WERC’s annual conference in Anaheim, Calif., which takes place May 16–19. More information
about the event will be released in the days and weeks ahead. For
updates, visit www.werc.org and click on the “conference” link.
—M.S.
Transplace to expand into SMB
customer segment
Transplace, a non-asset–based third-party logistics service provider, plans to
expand its service offerings to the small to mid-sized shipper and retailer
market this fall, company officials said at September’s Annual Global
Conference of the Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals.
Until now, Dallas-based Transplace had focused its services on the Fortune
1,000 companies. Expanding into the SMB (small and medium-sized business) market reflects management’s confidence that its business model
offers as much value to small firms as it does for larger ones, executives said.
Transplace has announced that the new business unit will be headed by
Steve Robinson, an industry veteran who has done stints at UPS Inc. and
Wal-Mart Stores Inc., among other companies. With his diverse background,
Robinson is the ideal person to run a division offering services to a wide
array of companies and industries, executives said.
go figure …
1.71 billion
pounds
The total weight of electronic
products and supplies HP had
recovered from 1987 through
the end of 2008 (roughly the
weight of the Golden Gate
Bridge). The company says it’s
on track to meet its goal of recycling 2 billion pounds of electronics by the end of 2010.
SOURCE: HP
short takes
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and GS1 US have launched Rapid Recall
Exchange, an online service to enable
prompt and accurate information
exchange between retailers/whole-salers and suppliers about food and
product recalls and withdrawals. More
information is available at
www.rapidrecallexchange.org. … C.H.
Robinson Worldwide, one of the
world’s largest produce sourcing and
non-asset based third-party logistics
companies, has acquired Rosemont
Farms Corp. and its sister company,
Quality Logistics. Rosemont is a produce
marketing company, and Quality
Logistics is a non-asset based service
provider that specializes in produce
transportation. … Global shipping line
APL has upgraded its CAX (Central
America Express) ocean service by
adding a port of call at Santo Tomas,
Guatemala. The CAX service, which
includes twice-weekly calls in Miami,
connects the United States and Central
America.
