DC Velocity - May 2014

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In his new book, My Incredible Supply Chain Journey ... and What You Can Learn From It, Joseph C. Andraski tells of the “teamwork, trials, and triumphs” he has experienced throughout his life. The former Nabisco supply chain executive charts his personal story, from his early days in a tough Pennsylvania coal-mining town through the turbulence of Nabisco’s merger-and-acquisition saga, and beyond. Along the way, he explains what made Nabisco’s innovative Integrated Logistics organization so successful, comments on game-changing technologies, and offers advice for anyone climbing the career ladder today.

The book contains several unique features and “extras,” including the author’s autobiography and a collection of his pithy “rules to live by.” Our favorite: reminiscences of days gone by at Nabisco and its predecessor, Standard Brands, contributed by Andraski’s former colleagues. (Don’t miss the story of how the Reggie Candy Bar almost missed its public debut, and Peter Rogers’ hilarious stories about life under the iron fist of Standard Brands CEO Henry Weigl.)

Andraski currently heads the supply chain consulting firm Collaborative Energizer LLC. Following his career at Nabisco, he served as president and CEO of VICS (Voluntary Interindustry Commerce Solutions). He has received numerous professional recognitions, including the Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals (CSCMP) Distinguished Service Award and the Salzberg Medallion.

The book is available at Amazon.com. All profits will go to charity, including the Wounded Warriors Project.

Tales of a supply chain pioneer

As the supply of qualified professional truck drivers continues to shrink, motor carriers increasingly are putting “nontraditional” employees, including women, behind the wheel. The nonprofit Women In Trucking Association (WIT) is seizing this opportunity to help more women get involved in “the industry that moves America.” WIT encourages the employment of women in the trucking industry, promotes their accomplishments, and works to minimize the obstacles they face.

In March, WIT arranged for American Transportation Research Institute President and COO Rebecca Brewster to ride with female drivers to the Mid-America Trucking Show. Brewster, who spoke at WIT’s “Salute to Women Behind the Wheel” event at the show, rode with Stephanie Klang of Con-way Truckload from Marietta, Ga., to Nashville, Tenn., and with Schneider’s Monica Abdul-Rashid from Nashville to Louisville, Ky.

A few weeks later at the Transportation Intermediaries Association (TIA) annual conference, WIT announced it would bestow its inaugural “Distinguished Woman in Logistics” award at the 2015 TIA confab. The award, sponsored by transportation software developer TMW Systems, was created to honor notable women in the field of logistics, a discipline that “overlaps and strongly influences the trucking industry,” WIT said.

Finally, WIT announced that it would launch a new conference and trade show. The inaugural Accelerate! Conference and Expo will be held Sept. 20–22, 2015, in Dallas. The conference will include a mix of sessions on transportation topics, trends, and professional development issues that will be geared toward women as well as the general population. The concurrent expo will feature suppliers of products and services pertinent to “transportation, workforce, and gender issues,” WIT said.

Women In Trucking
seizes the moment To help you stay up to date with hot issues in logistics and supply chain management, DC VELOCITY continues to expand its stable of indus-
try-expert bloggers. We’re proud to announce that the following thought
leaders have recently signed on to share their knowledge and expertise:

; Michael H. Terzich, a top executive at bar-coding and RFID specialist Zebra Technologies, will focus his posts on the “value of visibility” in the supply chain. Terzich is responsible for the sales and marketing of Zebra’s products worldwide.

; Jennifer S. Batchelor, program director of the transportation and logistics department for the online educational institution American Public University, and her colleagues will explore reverse logistics and other subjects in her blog “Two Sides of the Same Coin.” In addition to teaching at APU, Batchelor is vice president of the consulting firm Grady Batchelor & Associates Inc.

; Ian Hobkirk, founder and managing director of Commonwealth Supply Chain Advisors, has titled his blog “Getting It Right in the Distribution Center.” His experience includes launching supply chain consulting organizations for systems integration firms and managing the supply chain execution practice at The Aberdeen Group, a technology analyst firm.