DC Velocity - January 2016

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Have you ever wished you could sit down with Starbucks’ EVP of global supply chain management to learn about the chain’s ground-breaking social programs or chat with MIT professor Yossi Sheffi about his research into business resiliency?

Time, space, and work schedules might make this difficult, but a new series of videos from CSCMP’s Supply Chain Quarterly, DC VELOCITY’s sister publication, could be the next best thing. Filmed during the 2015 Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals (CSCMP) Annual Conference, the “Supply Chain Spotlight” videos feature leading members of the supply chain community talking about their professional paths and passions. To watch the videos, go to www. supplychainquarterly.com/video/.

Just a week after the CSCMP conference, DCV conducted its own series of video interviews, this time with luminaries attending the 2015 MHI Fall Conference and Executive Summit. In one clip, Mike Rowe, familiar host of CNN’s popular “Somebody’s Gotta Do It” series, discuss the hidden value of careers that don’t require a college degree. In another, Coca-Cola Co. vice president David Butler shares his secrets for sustaining creativity and innovation within a large corporate bureaucracy. To watch the videos, visit www.dcvelocity.com/dcvtv/news/.

Face-to-face with supply chain
thought leaders Here’s our monthly roundup of some of the charitable works and donations by companies in the material han-
dling and logistics space.

; Nashville, Tenn.-based warehousing and transportation services provider Tennessee Commercial Warehouse Inc. donated a truckload’s worth of space to the Kids Wish Network, so the charity could store donations collected from toy manufacturers. Every year, the Kids Wish Network distributes toys and clothes through its Holiday of Hope gift-giving programs for children who have experienced trauma and life-altering situations.

; Raymond Handling Concepts Corp., a material handling equipment supplier in Fremont, Calif., benefited local charities through its

“Operation Santa’s Supply Chain” program. In addition to gathering food and toys for local food banks, the company sold Christmas ornaments and hosted an eBay auction for battery chargers donated by All Battery and EnerSys, with all proceeds going to the Auburn Food Bank and Alameda County Food Bank.

; Wreaths Across America, the Columbia Falls, Maine, charity devoted to laying wreaths at Arlington National Cemetery and locations in all 50 states every December, delivered its cargo this year with donations of cash, trucking, or other services from many industry players, including Saddle Creek Logistics Services, XPO Logistics, Total Quality Logistics, Shell Rotella, and the Truckload Carriers Association.

; Columbus, Ind., material handling equipment supplier Toyota Forklifts donated a forklift to the Midwest Food Bank to help the organization load and unload food and supplies for people in need throughout Indiana. The company also presented a $5,000 check to the Columbus Firemen’s Cheer Fund, a foundation that purchases bicycles for children in the community.

; The UPS Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Atlanta-based parcel giant UPS Inc., awarded $2.4 million in grants to 10 nonprofit organizations as part of its initiative to expand the global volunteer movement. Recipients included the Points of Light Foundation, which coordinates supply deliveries and participates in various disaster relief efforts in response to the Syrian refugee crisis.

Logistics gives back

Know someone who is making a difference in the world of logistics? Then consider nominating him or her as one of DC VELOCITY’s “Rainmakers”— professionals from all facets of the business whose achievements set them apart from the crowd. In the past, our Rainmakers have included practitioners, consultants, academics, vendors, and even military commanders.

To identify these Rainmakers, DC VELOCITY’s editorial directors work with members of the magazine’s Editorial Advisory Board. The nomination process begins in January and concludes in April with a vote to determine which nominees will be invited to become Rainmakers. The 2016 Rainmakers will be unveiled in our July issue.

If you’d like to nominate someone, please send an e-mail outlining your nominee’s accomplishments by Feb. 16 to Chief Editor Dave Maloney at dmaloney@ dcvelocity.com.