﻿<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><?xml-stylesheet type="text/css" media="screen" href="/cms/includes/rss.css"?><!--RSS generated by werc.org at Wed, 16 May 2012 11:46:04 GMT--><rss version="2.0" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:feedburner="http://rssnamespace.org/feedburner/ext/1.0"><channel><title /><link>http://www.werc.org/news/</link><copyright /><generator>Default Site</generator><item><title>Peoples Services Inc., receives the SBA Jeffrey Butland Family-Owned Business of the Year Award </title><link>http://www.werc.org/about/newsmedia_center.aspx?ArticleId=269</link><description>U.S. Representative Jim Renacci (OH-16) will help recognize Peoples Services Inc., a third party provider of transportation, warehouse management and packaging services, when it receives the U.S. Small Business Administration's (SBA) Jeffrey Butland Family-Owned Business of the Year Award at 9 a.m. on [...]</description><content:encoded><![CDATA[U.S. Representative Jim Renacci (OH-16) will help recognize Peoples Services Inc., a third party provider of transportation, warehouse management and packaging services, when it receives the U.S. Small Business Administration's (SBA) Jeffrey Butland Family-Owned Business of the Year Award at 9 a.m. on May 14. The award, given to a family-owned and operated business passed from one generation to the next – and has at least a 15-year track record. ]]></content:encoded><dc:creator>Rita,Coleman</dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 15 May 2012 21:17:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>LQ’s 3PL Sustainability Study and Awards Program</title><link>http://www.werc.org/about/newsmedia_center.aspx?ArticleId=268</link><description>I invite you and leading logisticians to participate in LQ’s 3PL Sustainability Study and Awards Program 2012. LQ’s Program is designed to recognize the accomplishments you’ve achieved and celebrate them in this important LQ Study, which features awards for finalists and a winning 3PL alike. 

I invite [...]</description><content:encoded><![CDATA[I invite you and leading logisticians to participate in LQ’s 3PL Sustainability Study and Awards Program 2012. LQ’s Program is designed to recognize the accomplishments you’ve achieved and celebrate them in this important LQ Study, which features awards for finalists and a winning 3PL alike. 

I invite you to enter today for your opportunity to win, and be featured in LQ Magazine. To participate, visit: http://www.LQ3PLstudy.com 
]]></content:encoded><dc:creator>Rita,Coleman</dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 24 Feb 2012 15:21:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>WERC's Collaboration Article Published on SupplyChainBrain</title><link>http://www.werc.org/about/newsmedia_center.aspx?ArticleId=267</link><description /><dc:creator>Rita,Coleman</dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 17 Feb 2012 16:08:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Highly Competitive Warehouse Management</title><link>http://www.werc.org/about/newsmedia_center.aspx?ArticleId=263</link><description>In the groundbreaking new book Highly Competitive Warehouse Management, author Jeroen P. van den Berg introduces the Warehouse Maturity Scan. The scan indicates a facilities current level of maturity and suggests areas for improvement.</description><content:encoded><![CDATA[In the groundbreaking new book Highly Competitive Warehouse Management, author Jeroen P. van den Berg introduces the Warehouse Maturity Scan. The scan indicates a facilities current level of maturity and suggests areas for improvement.]]></content:encoded><dc:creator>Rita,Coleman</dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 17 Feb 2012 13:57:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>WOW Logistics Offers Scholarship</title><link>http://www.werc.org/about/newsmedia_center.aspx?ArticleId=262</link><description>WOW Logistics is seeking applications for their annual WOW Logistics/Thomas J. Oswald Scholarship within the dairy and food industry.  WOW Logistics is proud to offer this annual $1,000 scholarship to a student attending a University of Wisconsin System school seeking a degree in dairy or food science [...]</description><content:encoded><![CDATA[WOW Logistics is seeking applications for their annual WOW Logistics/Thomas J. Oswald Scholarship within the dairy and food industry.  WOW Logistics is proud to offer this annual $1,000 scholarship to a student attending a University of Wisconsin System school seeking a degree in dairy or food science with a focus on the dairy manufacturing industry. ]]></content:encoded><dc:creator>Rita,Coleman</dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 15 Feb 2012 20:56:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>a2b Announces relationship with kigo footwear</title><link>http://www.werc.org/about/newsmedia_center.aspx?ArticleId=261</link><description>GREENSBORO, GA. – 
a2b Fulfillment, a third-party logistics provider with a specialty in value-added services, announces a relationship with kigo footwear (http://www.kigofootwear.com). a2b now provides outsourced support for inventory management and fulfillment,for the kigo footwear line of minimalist [...]</description><content:encoded><![CDATA[GREENSBORO, GA. – 
a2b Fulfillment, a third-party logistics provider with a specialty in value-added services, announces a relationship with kigo footwear (http://www.kigofootwear.com). a2b now provides outsourced support for inventory management and fulfillment,for the kigo footwear line of minimalist footwear.  
]]></content:encoded><dc:creator>Rita,Coleman</dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 15 Feb 2012 13:44:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>With Move it!, logistics now has its own TV show!</title><link>http://www.werc.org/about/newsmedia_center.aspx?ArticleId=258</link><description>Agile TV Productions, a subsidiary of AGiLE Business Media, LLC, publisher of DC Velocity and CSCMP's Supply Chain Quarterly, is pleased to bring you the premiere episode of Move it!, a new online television series highlighting the people, technologies, equipment, and strategies that are instrumental [...]</description><content:encoded><![CDATA[Agile TV Productions, a subsidiary of AGiLE Business Media, LLC, publisher of DC Velocity and CSCMP's Supply Chain Quarterly, is pleased to bring you the premiere episode of Move it!, a new online television series highlighting the people, technologies, equipment, and strategies that are instrumental in keeping the nation's supply chain running smoothly.]]></content:encoded><dc:creator>Rita,Coleman</dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 07 Feb 2012 14:57:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>AGiLE TV Productions Goes Behind the Scenes of the Logistics Industry with the Premiere of Move it!</title><link>http://www.werc.org/about/newsmedia_center.aspx?ArticleId=259</link><description>AGiLE TV Productions, a subsidiary of AGiLE Business Media, LLC, today announced the premiere of Move it!, a new web-based series that explores the science and art of the $986 billion-a-year U.S. logistics business.
From light bulbs and gourmet foods to refrigerators and cars, Move it! reveals the story [...]</description><content:encoded><![CDATA[AGiLE TV Productions, a subsidiary of AGiLE Business Media, LLC, today announced the premiere of Move it!, a new web-based series that explores the science and art of the $986 billion-a-year U.S. logistics business.
From light bulbs and gourmet foods to refrigerators and cars, Move it! reveals the story behind how the products and resources we use every day get where they need to be. Each half-hour episode of Move it! will take viewers inside the operations of leading companies.]]></content:encoded><dc:creator>Rita,Coleman</dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 16 Jan 2012 19:45:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>One-week condensed Certificate in International Logistics </title><link>http://www.werc.org/about/newsmedia_center.aspx?ArticleId=256</link><description>The University of Houston’s, Center for Logistics and Transportation Policy (CLTP), will begin the New Year by offering a one-week condensed Certificate in International Logistics (CIL). The CIL certificate offers in-depth education for professionals in the Global Supply Chain Logistics profession who [...]</description><content:encoded><![CDATA[The University of Houston’s, Center for Logistics and Transportation Policy (CLTP), will begin the New Year by offering a one-week condensed Certificate in International Logistics (CIL). The CIL certificate offers in-depth education for professionals in the Global Supply Chain Logistics profession who desire to advance their knowledge base.]]></content:encoded><dc:creator>Rita,Coleman</dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 20 Dec 2011 17:10:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Participate in Survey on Automation in Warehouse and DC Applications</title><link>http://www.werc.org/about/newsmedia_center.aspx?ArticleId=255</link><description>Participate in an update of this study being conducted by the Aberdeen Group, a well-recognized leader in this field. All participants will have complimentary access to the results when they are published next month. </description><content:encoded><![CDATA[Participate in an update of this study being conducted by the Aberdeen Group, a well-recognized leader in this field. All participants will have complimentary access to the results when they are published next month. ]]></content:encoded><dc:creator>Michael,Mikitka</dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 15 Dec 2011 15:09:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Shippers and Carriers Band Together To Support Trucking in Historic Washington Fly-In</title><link>http://www.werc.org/about/newsmedia_center.aspx?ArticleId=252</link><description>Washington, DC—With pending legislation and advocacy issues threatening to dramatically raise transportation and supply chain costs, more than 10 industry associations have agreed to participate in a pro-trucking Washington fly-in on Feb. 1. This industry-wide event, called “Stand Up For Trucking,” will [...]</description><content:encoded><![CDATA[Washington, DC—With pending legislation and advocacy issues threatening to dramatically raise transportation and supply chain costs, more than 10 industry associations have agreed to participate in a pro-trucking Washington fly-in on Feb. 1. This industry-wide event, called “Stand Up For Trucking,” will bring together scores of transportation executives and key stakeholders in trucking. ]]></content:encoded><dc:creator>Rita,Coleman</dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 15 Dec 2011 15:04:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>TransCore's latest Spot vs Contract Rates report</title><link>http://www.werc.org/about/newsmedia_center.aspx?ArticleId=260</link><description>TransCore compared spot rates with contract rates for dry vans in 7,600 lanes during the third quarter of 2011. The rates were based on more than $850 million a month in actual transactions, derived from rate agreements and freight bills in TransCore's Truckload Rate Index database.
</description><content:encoded><![CDATA[TransCore compared spot rates with contract rates for dry vans in 7,600 lanes during the third quarter of 2011. The rates were based on more than $850 million a month in actual transactions, derived from rate agreements and freight bills in TransCore's Truckload Rate Index database.
]]></content:encoded><dc:creator>Rita,Coleman</dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 13 Dec 2011 21:05:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>WERC Facility Certificiation Program Goes 17 for 12</title><link>http://www.werc.org/about/newsmedia_center.aspx?ArticleId=246</link><description>One Year Later, Industry Continues to Seek Association’s Best Practice Standard</description><content:encoded><![CDATA[One Year Later, Industry Continues to Seek Association’s Best Practice Standard]]></content:encoded><dc:creator>Michael,Mikitka</dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 12 Dec 2011 16:50:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Holiday Logistics</title><link>http://www.werc.org/about/newsmedia_center.aspx?ArticleId=251</link><description>Derby Supply Chain Solutions, a value added 3PL specializing in assembly, manufacturing, warehousing, and distribution created an infographic that highlights various logistics statistics related to the Holidays that covers many areas of logistics -- from expected retail sales, holiday shipping facts, [...]</description><content:encoded><![CDATA[Derby Supply Chain Solutions, a value added 3PL specializing in assembly, manufacturing, warehousing, and distribution created an infographic that highlights various logistics statistics related to the Holidays that covers many areas of logistics -- from expected retail sales, holiday shipping facts, and logistics job creation statistics.]]></content:encoded><dc:creator>Rita,Coleman</dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 09 Dec 2011 14:49:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Global 3PL &amp; Logistics Outsourcing Strategy Report’ &amp; ‘Global Chief Supply Chain Officer Strategy Report</title><link>http://www.werc.org/about/newsmedia_center.aspx?ArticleId=235</link><description>These two new reports are based on survey responses and interviews with hundreds of industry executives, and are an excellent gauge of the market, and the opinions of those who work within it.  

Global 3PL &amp; Logistics Outsourcing Strategy Report’ &amp; the ‘Global Chief Supply Chain Officer Strategy Report

We’re [...]</description><content:encoded><![CDATA[These two new reports are based on survey responses and interviews with hundreds of industry executives, and are an excellent gauge of the market, and the opinions of those who work within it.  

Global 3PL & Logistics Outsourcing Strategy Report’ & the ‘Global Chief Supply Chain Officer Strategy Report

We’re releasing them to celebrate the launch of the 10th 3PL Summit & Chief Supply Chain Officer Forum, taking place June 18th-20th 2012 in Chicago. Mark your calendar!‘ .]]></content:encoded><dc:creator>Rita,Coleman</dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 29 Sep 2011 16:13:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Mott CC's U.S. Department of Labor training grant </title><link>http://www.werc.org/about/newsmedia_center.aspx?ArticleId=233</link><description>...allows us to provide free incumbent worker training to companies in Transportation, Distribution and Logistics.   Our grant has been extended through the end of the year.  We still have training funds available and I am hoping that you would, once again, distribute this information to your eastern [...]</description><content:encoded><![CDATA[...allows us to provide free incumbent worker training to companies in Transportation, Distribution and Logistics.   Our grant has been extended through the end of the year.  We still have training funds available and I am hoping that you would, once again, distribute this information to your eastern Michigan members.  We have a public Supply Chain Management short course scheduled for September 23.]]></content:encoded><dc:creator>Rita,Coleman</dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 27 Sep 2011 15:03:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Logistics and Transportation Trends Report 2012</title><link>http://www.werc.org/about/newsmedia_center.aspx?ArticleId=249</link><description>20th Annual study of Logistics and Transportation Trends (Masters of Logistics). Our annual study identifies three specific areas of logistics and transportation management that could yield disastrous results if not addressed. In 2011, those who accept the status quo may not be heard from for years to [...]</description><content:encoded><![CDATA[20th Annual study of Logistics and Transportation Trends (Masters of Logistics). Our annual study identifies three specific areas of logistics and transportation management that could yield disastrous results if not addressed. In 2011, those who accept the status quo may not be heard from for years to come.

Check out the report at Logistics Management's website.]]></content:encoded><dc:creator>Rita,Coleman</dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 22 Sep 2011 16:13:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Logistics Market Trends Q1 2011</title><link>http://www.werc.org/about/newsmedia_center.aspx?ArticleId=228</link><description>Understanding the logistics market is an important step to ensuring an efficient and cost-effective supply chain. Grubb &amp; Ellis' latest report takes a comprehensive look at the various factors influencing the demand for logistics space in the United States. From economic shockwaves to new environmental [...]</description><content:encoded><![CDATA[Understanding the logistics market is an important step to ensuring an efficient and cost-effective supply chain. Grubb & Ellis' latest report takes a comprehensive look at the various factors influencing the demand for logistics space in the United States. From economic shockwaves to new environmental regulations, U.S. ports as well as rail and intermodal facilities are undergoing dramatic transformations to prepare for the future of the logistics industry. ]]></content:encoded><dc:creator>Rita,Coleman</dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 30 Aug 2011 20:02:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>DC Velocity Offers Video</title><link>http://www.werc.org/about/newsmedia_center.aspx?ArticleId=236</link><description>Nothing tells a story like a high-quality streaming video. It's one thing to read about a logistics or supply chain application, process, product, or service, but it's another thing to see it. DCV-TV has set up a special channel to allow you to share your video story with the world ... and it's FREE. [...]</description><content:encoded><![CDATA[Nothing tells a story like a high-quality streaming video. It's one thing to read about a logistics or supply chain application, process, product, or service, but it's another thing to see it. DCV-TV has set up a special channel to allow you to share your video story with the world ... and it's FREE. Just follow the instructions and your video will automatically begin streaming from DCV-TV Channel 4, our "Viewer-Contributed Video" channel.]]></content:encoded><dc:creator>Rosanna,Nania</dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 26 Aug 2011 17:21:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Detailed DC Metrics Report For WERC Members</title><link>http://www.werc.org/about/newsmedia_center.aspx?ArticleId=237</link><description>...for members ONLY and ONLY online</description><content:encoded><![CDATA[...for members ONLY and ONLY online]]></content:encoded><dc:creator>Rita,Coleman</dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 26 Aug 2011 15:10:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>WERC Announces Volunteer Leaders for Conference 2012</title><link>http://www.werc.org/about/newsmedia_center.aspx?ArticleId=229</link><description>The Warehousing Education and Research Council proudly announces the volunteer members who will be responsible for the educational program for the WERC Conference, May 6-9, in Atlanta, GA, at the Atlanta Marriott Marquis.</description><content:encoded><![CDATA[The Warehousing Education and Research Council proudly announces the volunteer members who will be responsible for the educational program for the WERC Conference, May 6-9, in Atlanta, GA, at the Atlanta Marriott Marquis.]]></content:encoded><dc:creator>Rita,Coleman</dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 18 Aug 2011 18:52:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>2011 Employment Screening Benchmarking Report</title><link>http://www.werc.org/about/newsmedia_center.aspx?ArticleId=239</link><description>Leveraging the information provided in this report, you can identify strengths and weaknesses of your employment program, hone your screening processes or discover best practices from companies similar to yours.</description><content:encoded><![CDATA[Leveraging the information provided in this report, you can identify strengths and weaknesses of your employment program, hone your screening processes or discover best practices from companies similar to yours.]]></content:encoded><dc:creator>Rita,Coleman</dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 18 Aug 2011 15:07:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>SPECIAL OFFER: 2011 WMS RFP Template by HighJump Software</title><link>http://www.werc.org/about/newsmedia_center.aspx?ArticleId=250</link><description>Follow the link below to download your complimentary copy of the 2011 WMS RFP Template and begin using it today!</description><content:encoded><![CDATA[Follow the link below to download your complimentary copy of the 2011 WMS RFP Template and begin using it today!]]></content:encoded><dc:creator>Rita,Coleman</dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 11 Aug 2011 14:25:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Supply Chain Digest Inventory and Working Capital </title><link>http://www.werc.org/about/newsmedia_center.aspx?ArticleId=225</link><description>For the last several years, I have been doing reporting and analysis based on the annual Working Capital Scorecard published by CFO magazine based on data compiled by REL, a division of the The Hackett Group. My work on this has focused on the inventory part of the working capital equation. This year, [...]</description><content:encoded><![CDATA[For the last several years, I have been doing reporting and analysis based on the annual Working Capital Scorecard published by CFO magazine based on data compiled by REL, a division of the The Hackett Group. My work on this has focused on the inventory part of the working capital equation. This year, however, the data available from CFO magazine was a bit limited, and The Hackett Group shared the numbers with me directly — and it is very interesting . . .]]></content:encoded><dc:creator>Rita,Coleman</dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 27 Jul 2011 22:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>WAREHOUSE SLOTTING Whitepaper Released by OPTRICITY </title><link>http://www.werc.org/about/newsmedia_center.aspx?ArticleId=240</link><description>Optricity, supply chain optimization software innovator and provider, released its newest whitepaper, “Slotting Your Next Move: Improving Warehouse Picking Efficiency Through Slow Mover Positioning and Selector Strategies.”  The new whitepaper explores various slow mover selection strategies to illustrate [...]</description><content:encoded><![CDATA[Optricity, supply chain optimization software innovator and provider, released its newest whitepaper, “Slotting Your Next Move: Improving Warehouse Picking Efficiency Through Slow Mover Positioning and Selector Strategies.”  The new whitepaper explores various slow mover selection strategies to illustrate how fixing slow movers can increase selector productivity by both creating space for fast movers and cutting down the travel path.]]></content:encoded><dc:creator>Rita,Coleman</dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 26 Jul 2011 20:53:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>You Might Have A Bad Warehouse…If There Are Bats In The Belfry </title><link>http://www.werc.org/about/newsmedia_center.aspx?ArticleId=214</link><description>Check out the latest "bad warehouse" story at DC Velocity TV.</description><content:encoded><![CDATA[Check out the latest "bad warehouse" story at DC Velocity TV.]]></content:encoded><dc:creator>Rita,Coleman</dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 26 Jul 2011 19:36:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Leaders Prepare for the "Greening" Supply Chain</title><link>http://www.werc.org/about/newsmedia_center.aspx?ArticleId=219</link><description>Environmental Sustainability Benchmark Study by American SHipper magazine</description><content:encoded><![CDATA[Environmental Sustainability Benchmark Study by American SHipper magazine]]></content:encoded><dc:creator>Rita,Coleman</dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 12 Jul 2011 20:48:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Congratulation's to Board President Larry Shemesh and Secretary Treasurer Greg Javor on being recognized by DC Velocity as two of this year's Rainmakers</title><link>http://www.werc.org/about/newsmedia_center.aspx?ArticleId=208</link><description>Congratulations to this year's Rainmakers - especially WERC Board President Larry Shemesh and Secretary/Treasurer Greg Javor</description><content:encoded><![CDATA[Congratulations to this year's Rainmakers - especially WERC Board President Larry Shemesh and Secretary/Treasurer Greg Javor]]></content:encoded><dc:creator>Michael,Mikitka</dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 07 Jul 2011 15:38:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Saddle Creek's 2011 Cross Dock Report</title><link>http://www.werc.org/about/newsmedia_center.aspx?ArticleId=213</link><description /><dc:creator>Rita,Coleman</dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 28 Jun 2011 19:14:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>"Hoppy hour" a hit at WERC conference</title><link>http://www.werc.org/about/newsmedia_center.aspx?ArticleId=212</link><description>Educational conferences generally are serious business—sometimes so serious they can get a little, well, boring. Apparently, the Warehousing Education and Research Council's (WERC) recent annual conference proved an exception. At last month's event in Orlando, Fla., more than 60 attendees purchased tickets—and [...]</description><content:encoded><![CDATA[Educational conferences generally are serious business—sometimes so serious they can get a little, well, boring. Apparently, the Warehousing Education and Research Council's (WERC) recent annual conference proved an exception. At last month's event in Orlando, Fla., more than 60 attendees purchased tickets—and risked having their expense reports denied—to attend WERC's first-ever "Beer 'n Bull" session.]]></content:encoded><dc:creator>Rita,Coleman</dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 15 Jun 2011 17:12:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>NASSTRAC Says New Studies Make Weak Case for Changes in Hours of Service Rules</title><link>http://www.werc.org/about/newsmedia_center.aspx?ArticleId=210</link><description>Washington, DC—NASSTRAC, an industry association that represents the interests of freight shippers in all modes of transportation, filed supplemental comments with the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) urging them to maintain the current hours of service rules. </description><content:encoded><![CDATA[Washington, DC—NASSTRAC, an industry association that represents the interests of freight shippers in all modes of transportation, filed supplemental comments with the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) urging them to maintain the current hours of service rules. ]]></content:encoded><dc:creator>Michael,Mikitka</dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 15 Jun 2011 13:57:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Walgreens wins big with unique employment program</title><link>http://www.werc.org/about/newsmedia_center.aspx?ArticleId=197</link><description>In our June issue, we ran a story describing how the concept of sustainability in business goes far beyond its roots in conservation and environmental responsibility.

I was reminded of that again in May, when Randy Lewis, senior vice president of distribution and logistics for Walgreens, spoke to [...]</description><content:encoded><![CDATA[In our June issue, we ran a story describing how the concept of sustainability in business goes far beyond its roots in conservation and environmental responsibility.

I was reminded of that again in May, when Randy Lewis, senior vice president of distribution and logistics for Walgreens, spoke to the annual gathering of the Warehousing Education and Research Council (WERC).

Lewis, you may recall, was the driving force behind Walgreens' extraordinary program to employ people with...]]></content:encoded><dc:creator>Michael,Mikitka</dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 07 Jun 2011 13:15:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>NASSTRAC Opposes Port Drayage Owner-Operator Ban</title><link>http://www.werc.org/about/newsmedia_center.aspx?ArticleId=196</link><description>NASSTRAC, an industry association that represents the interests of freight shippers in all modes of transportation, has joined nearly 30 other industry associations in expressing its opposition to the AB 950 (Perez and Swanson) Port Drayage Owner-Operator Ban. The concern is that this ban would eliminate [...]</description><content:encoded><![CDATA[NASSTRAC, an industry association that represents the interests of freight shippers in all modes of transportation, has joined nearly 30 other industry associations in expressing its opposition to the AB 950 (Perez and Swanson) Port Drayage Owner-Operator Ban. The concern is that this ban would eliminate the jobs and rights of owner-operators to conduct business at California's ports. This opposition was expressed in a joint letter to the Assembly Labor & Employment Committee on May 3, 2011.]]></content:encoded><dc:creator>Rita,Coleman</dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 11 May 2011 18:07:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>ALAN WINS MAJOR GRANTS FOR AID EFFORTS</title><link>http://www.werc.org/about/newsmedia_center.aspx?ArticleId=195</link><description>The American Logistics Aid Network (ALAN) announced today that the organization has been awarded two sizable grants that promise to help streamline the humanitarian relief process substantially. ALAN, a non-profit organization that engages the supply chain community in support of humanitarian relief [...]</description><content:encoded><![CDATA[The American Logistics Aid Network (ALAN) announced today that the organization has been awarded two sizable grants that promise to help streamline the humanitarian relief process substantially. ALAN, a non-profit organization that engages the supply chain community in support of humanitarian relief efforts, will receive $25,000 from The UPS Foundation and $50,000 from the Regional Catastrophic Preparedness Grant Program, Project on Supply Chain Resilience.]]></content:encoded><dc:creator>Rita,Coleman</dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 11 May 2011 17:31:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>NASSTRAC Opposes Unwarranted Higher Class Ratings on Pallets, Platforms, Racks, Skids</title><link>http://www.werc.org/about/newsmedia_center.aspx?ArticleId=204</link><description>NASSTRAC, an industry association that represents the interests of freight shippers in all modes of transportation, has expressed its opposition to the proposal by Roadrunner Transportation Services to modify Item 640 of CCSB Docket No. 2011-2, Section 1, Subject 9. The proposal would lead to unwarranted [...]</description><content:encoded><![CDATA[NASSTRAC, an industry association that represents the interests of freight shippers in all modes of transportation, has expressed its opposition to the proposal by Roadrunner Transportation Services to modify Item 640 of CCSB Docket No. 2011-2, Section 1, Subject 9. The proposal would lead to unwarranted higher class ratings on pallets, platforms, racks or skids used with most mixed unitized shipments. ]]></content:encoded><dc:creator>Rita,Coleman</dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 11 May 2011 17:24:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>ALAN Helps to Address Relief Needs in South</title><link>http://www.werc.org/about/newsmedia_center.aspx?ArticleId=193</link><description>ALAN HELPS TO ADDRESS RELIEF NEEDS IN SOUTH
Minneapolis, May 2, 2011 – In the wake of last week’s devastating storms in the South, the American Logistics Aid Network (ALAN) is working with its relief agency partners to identify crucial needs and communicate them to concerned members of the supply chain [...]</description><content:encoded><![CDATA[ALAN HELPS TO ADDRESS RELIEF NEEDS IN SOUTH
Minneapolis, May 2, 2011 – In the wake of last week’s devastating storms in the South, the American Logistics Aid Network (ALAN) is working with its relief agency partners to identify crucial needs and communicate them to concerned members of the supply chain community.

“We want to ensure that we respond in a way that does the greatest good,” said Jock Menzies, president of ALAN, a non-profit organization that engages the supply chain community...]]></content:encoded><dc:creator>Michael,Mikitka</dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 02 May 2011 20:15:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>WERC Members Get KISS-ed</title><link>http://www.werc.org/about/newsmedia_center.aspx?ArticleId=191</link><description /><dc:creator>Michael,Mikitka</dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 25 Mar 2011 14:27:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Retailers Must Focus on In-Store Piece of Cross-Channel Experience, New Study Finds </title><link>http://www.werc.org/about/newsmedia_center.aspx?ArticleId=187</link><description>Click here to download the report: 
http://www.retailsystemsresearch.com/_document/summary/1256
 
RSR Research, an analyst firm providing market intelligence on retail technology trends, announces the results of its latest research report, </description><content:encoded><![CDATA[Click here to download the report: 
http://www.retailsystemsresearch.com/_document/summary/1256
 
RSR Research, an analyst firm providing market intelligence on retail technology trends, announces the results of its latest research report, ]]></content:encoded><dc:creator>Rita,Coleman</dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 21 Mar 2011 14:44:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>WERC/DC Velocity study: Economic recovery hasn't derailed DC performance</title><link>http://www.werc.org/about/newsmedia_center.aspx?ArticleId=186</link><description>Latest edition of "metrics" survey shows warehouses, DCs held onto gains from prior years despite pickup in volume.</description><content:encoded><![CDATA[Latest edition of "metrics" survey shows warehouses, DCs held onto gains from prior years despite pickup in volume.]]></content:encoded><dc:creator>Michael,Mikitka</dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 15 Mar 2011 14:33:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>ALAN Monitors Earthquake in Japan</title><link>http://www.werc.org/about/newsmedia_center.aspx?ArticleId=185</link><description>The American Logistics Aid Network (ALAN) is closely monitoring the activities surrounding the earthquake in Japan and resulting tsunami threats and working with volunteer and emergency management agencies to determine how to best aid their response efforts. </description><content:encoded><![CDATA[The American Logistics Aid Network (ALAN) is closely monitoring the activities surrounding the earthquake in Japan and resulting tsunami threats and working with volunteer and emergency management agencies to determine how to best aid their response efforts. ]]></content:encoded><dc:creator>Michael,Mikitka</dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 11 Mar 2011 19:42:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>NASSTRAC Calls Proposed HOS Rules Unacceptable</title><link>http://www.werc.org/about/newsmedia_center.aspx?ArticleId=205</link><description>Washington, DC - NASSTRAC, an industry association that represents the interests of freight shippers in all modes of transportation, urged the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration on Friday to preserve the current hours of service rules, which have significantly improved the trucking industry's [...]</description><content:encoded><![CDATA[Washington, DC - NASSTRAC, an industry association that represents the interests of freight shippers in all modes of transportation, urged the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration on Friday to preserve the current hours of service rules, which have significantly improved the trucking industry's safety performance. ]]></content:encoded><dc:creator>Rita,Coleman</dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 08 Mar 2011 13:27:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Top 6 Economic Indicators</title><link>http://www.werc.org/about/newsmedia_center.aspx?ArticleId=180</link><description>Six Unstoppable Economic Trends
An economist outlines large-scale issues impacting the material handling environment.</description><content:encoded><![CDATA[Six Unstoppable Economic Trends
An economist outlines large-scale issues impacting the material handling environment.]]></content:encoded><dc:creator>Rita,Coleman</dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 01 Mar 2011 14:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Mikitka Takes WERC Shopping</title><link>http://www.werc.org/about/newsmedia_center.aspx?ArticleId=182</link><description>Part of the Warehousing Education and Research Council’s role is to stay informed about how specific industries are dealing with their specific challenges - in this case, the retail industry.

WERC CEO Michael Mikitka, a guest of the Retail Industry Leaders Association, attended the 2011 Logistics [...]</description><content:encoded><![CDATA[Part of the Warehousing Education and Research Council’s role is to stay informed about how specific industries are dealing with their specific challenges - in this case, the retail industry.

WERC CEO Michael Mikitka, a guest of the Retail Industry Leaders Association, attended the 2011 Logistics conference,...]]></content:encoded><dc:creator>Michael,Mikitka</dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 25 Feb 2011 15:06:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title> Whirlpool Facility Operated by Penske Logistics Earns Warehouse Certification</title><link>http://www.werc.org/about/newsmedia_center.aspx?ArticleId=200</link><description> Whirlpool Facility Operated by Penske Logistics</description><content:encoded><![CDATA[ Whirlpool Facility Operated by Penske Logistics]]></content:encoded><dc:creator>Michael,Mikitka</dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 17 Jan 2011 21:09:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Kane Is Able DCs 5 &amp; 6 Awarded WERC Certified Warehouse Status</title><link>http://www.werc.org/about/newsmedia_center.aspx?ArticleId=201</link><description>Kane Is Able DCs 5 &amp; 6 Awarded WERC Certified Warehouse Status</description><content:encoded><![CDATA[Kane Is Able DCs 5 & 6 Awarded WERC Certified Warehouse Status]]></content:encoded><dc:creator>Michael,Mikitka</dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 05 Jan 2011 16:54:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>10 BEST SOUTH AMERICAN WAREHOUSE NETWORKS</title><link>http://www.werc.org/about/newsmedia_center.aspx?ArticleId=165</link><description>CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, December 2, 2010, Chicago Consulting announces it has specified “The 10 Best South American Warehouse Networks.”  These are warehouse networks that are “closest” to consumer markets as represented by the South American population.  They are networks that are “quickest to market”, said [...]</description><content:encoded><![CDATA[CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, December 2, 2010, Chicago Consulting announces it has specified “The 10 Best South American Warehouse Networks.”  These are warehouse networks that are “closest” to consumer markets as represented by the South American population.  They are networks that are “quickest to market”, said Terry Harris, Managing Partner of the firm, and supply the South American population in the “least amount of time.”]]></content:encoded><dc:creator>Rita,Coleman</dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 07 Dec 2010 13:54:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>My Classic Forklift Contest</title><link>http://www.werc.org/about/newsmedia_center.aspx?ArticleId=168</link><description>Members at the Warehousing Education and Research Council might be interested in a contest run by Decker Forklifts (www.deckerforklifts.com), a wholesale buyer and reseller of new and used forklifts. The “My Classic Forklift” contest honors forklift owners and operators who have mature and durable forklifts [...]</description><content:encoded><![CDATA[Members at the Warehousing Education and Research Council might be interested in a contest run by Decker Forklifts (www.deckerforklifts.com), a wholesale buyer and reseller of new and used forklifts. The “My Classic Forklift” contest honors forklift owners and operators who have mature and durable forklifts still running in their warehouses, factories, plants and other facilities.  Full contest information is available here: http://www.deckerforklifts.com/my-classic-forklift.php]]></content:encoded><dc:creator>Rita,Coleman</dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 06 Dec 2010 15:29:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Vigillo Offers Carrier Analysis Scorecards</title><link>http://www.werc.org/about/newsmedia_center.aspx?ArticleId=163</link><description>Vigillo LLC, introduced today at The National Industrial Transportation League’s Annual Meeting &amp; Transcomp Exhibition, a 3P Carrier Analysis Scorecard for shippers, brokers and underwriters. The company’s latest offering provides the ability to easily analyze the safety performance of selected carriers [...]</description><content:encoded><![CDATA[Vigillo LLC, introduced today at The National Industrial Transportation League’s Annual Meeting & Transcomp Exhibition, a 3P Carrier Analysis Scorecard for shippers, brokers and underwriters. The company’s latest offering provides the ability to easily analyze the safety performance of selected carriers under the new CSA (Comprehensive Safety Analysis) methodology and make decisions about motor carrier partners that meet their capacity needs and conform with their risk threshold.]]></content:encoded><dc:creator>Rita,Coleman</dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 15 Nov 2010 15:41:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>WERC Congratulates Certified Warehouses</title><link>http://www.werc.org/about/newsmedia_center.aspx?ArticleId=161</link><description>WERC Announces Recipients of the Warehouse Facility Certification</description><content:encoded><![CDATA[WERC Announces Recipients of the Warehouse Facility Certification]]></content:encoded><dc:creator>Rita,Coleman</dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 05 Nov 2010 16:42:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Ken Ackerman</title><link>http://www.werc.org/about/newsmedia_center.aspx?ArticleId=160</link><description>Check out the DC Velocity video of Ken Ackerman, president of the management advisory firm The Ackerman Company, founding member of WERC and author of numerous books in the supply chain and logistics fields, shares his insights on the core fundamentals of sound supply chain management</description><content:encoded><![CDATA[Check out the DC Velocity video of Ken Ackerman, president of the management advisory firm The Ackerman Company, founding member of WERC and author of numerous books in the supply chain and logistics fields, shares his insights on the core fundamentals of sound supply chain management]]></content:encoded><dc:creator>Rita,Coleman</dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 24 Sep 2010 18:01:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Training for Michigan Companies</title><link>http://www.werc.org/about/newsmedia_center.aspx?ArticleId=162</link><description>Our U.S. Department of Labor training grant in Transportation, Distribution and Logistics / Supply Chain Technologies is supporting a regional economic development initiative to develop our region in Michigan as a transportation, distribution and logistics hub. We are developing academic certificate [...]</description><content:encoded><![CDATA[Our U.S. Department of Labor training grant in Transportation, Distribution and Logistics / Supply Chain Technologies is supporting a regional economic development initiative to develop our region in Michigan as a transportation, distribution and logistics hub. We are developing academic certificate and degree programs and we are also offering the non-credit short courses described in the flyer for free to companies in our service area.]]></content:encoded><dc:creator>Rita,Coleman</dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 24 Sep 2010 17:08:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>WERC members have access to detailed data from 2010 DC Measures report</title><link>http://www.werc.org/about/newsmedia_center.aspx?ArticleId=202</link><description>WERC members have access to detailed data from 2010 DC Measures report</description><content:encoded><![CDATA[WERC members have access to detailed data from 2010 DC Measures report]]></content:encoded><dc:creator>Michael,Mikitka</dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 13 Sep 2010 19:08:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>WERC announces Fall seminars</title><link>http://www.werc.org/about/newsmedia_center.aspx?ArticleId=150</link><description>WERC announces Fall seminars</description><content:encoded><![CDATA[WERC announces Fall seminars]]></content:encoded><dc:creator>Rita,Coleman</dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 08 Sep 2010 20:32:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>American Logistics Aid Network - Call for Assistance</title><link>http://www.werc.org/about/newsmedia_center.aspx?ArticleId=146</link><description>The American Logistics Aid Network puts out first call for assistance with aid for Hurricane Earl</description><content:encoded><![CDATA[The American Logistics Aid Network puts out first call for assistance with aid for Hurricane Earl]]></content:encoded><dc:creator>Rita,Coleman</dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 03 Sep 2010 15:39:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Planning for Picking? Plan Your Pick</title><link>http://www.werc.org/about/newsmedia_center.aspx?ArticleId=147</link><description>Choosing the appropriate picking solution requires a thorough analysis of your business and your future. Narrow down your plans, then pick.</description><content:encoded><![CDATA[Choosing the appropriate picking solution requires a thorough analysis of your business and your future. Narrow down your plans, then pick.]]></content:encoded><dc:creator>Rita,Coleman</dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 31 Aug 2010 12:21:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>MHEDA : Developing a Policy for Material Handling Safety</title><link>http://www.werc.org/about/newsmedia_center.aspx?ArticleId=136</link><description>Dewitt, NY – August 9, 2010:  The Third Quarter 2010 issue of The MHEDA Journal (http://www.themhedajournal.org), the leading online magazine for the forklift, storage and handling, and general material handling equipment industries, features an article from Rudy Cuevas, corporate safety administrator [...]</description><content:encoded><![CDATA[Dewitt, NY – August 9, 2010:  The Third Quarter 2010 issue of The MHEDA Journal (http://www.themhedajournal.org), the leading online magazine for the forklift, storage and handling, and general material handling equipment industries, features an article from Rudy Cuevas, corporate safety administrator at Associated Material Handling in Addison, Illinois, about writing a safety policy for a material handling distributorship.]]></content:encoded><dc:creator>Rita,Coleman</dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 09 Aug 2010 19:08:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Logistics Thought Leaders Plan WERC 2011 Conference</title><link>http://www.werc.org/about/newsmedia_center.aspx?ArticleId=151</link><description>Volunteers from across the industry and the nation gather to plan WERC 2010 Conference for warehousing professionals..</description><content:encoded><![CDATA[Volunteers from across the industry and the nation gather to plan WERC 2010 Conference for warehousing professionals..]]></content:encoded><dc:creator>Rita,Coleman</dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 06 Aug 2010 14:23:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Logistics Thought Leaders Speak Out</title><link>http://www.werc.org/about/newsmedia_center.aspx?ArticleId=135</link><description>Supply Chain Brain recorded logistics thought leaders at the 33rd Annual WERC Conference this past May in Anaheim, CA. You’ll want to check out these informative “Executive Briefings” videos at www.supplychainbrain.com.</description><content:encoded><![CDATA[Supply Chain Brain recorded logistics thought leaders at the 33rd Annual WERC Conference this past May in Anaheim, CA. You’ll want to check out these informative “Executive Briefings” videos at www.supplychainbrain.com.]]></content:encoded><dc:creator>Rita,Coleman</dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 23 Jul 2010 14:29:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>WERC Announces Warehouse Facility Certification Program</title><link>http://www.werc.org/about/newsmedia_center.aspx?ArticleId=129</link><description>WERC is proud to announce the inception of the WERC Warehouse Certification Program—a voluntary program that certifies an individual warehouse facility’s capabilities to perform core warehousing functions. The program provides an industry-standard grading methodology that includes a facility inspection [...]</description><content:encoded><![CDATA[WERC is proud to announce the inception of the WERC Warehouse Certification Program—a voluntary program that certifies an individual warehouse facility’s capabilities to perform core warehousing functions. The program provides an industry-standard grading methodology that includes a facility inspection and process assessment by an independent, trained third party auditor. ]]></content:encoded><dc:creator>Rita,Coleman</dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 23 Jul 2010 13:47:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>LQ's Executive Interview Series - A Conversation with Connie Anderson</title><link>http://www.werc.org/about/newsmedia_center.aspx?ArticleId=128</link><description /><dc:creator>Michael,Mikitka</dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 20 Jul 2010 14:32:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Logistics expenditures hit record lows in '09, report says; led by sharp fall in transport spending</title><link>http://www.werc.org/about/newsmedia_center.aspx?ArticleId=125</link><description>CSCMP's 21st annual State of Logistics Report shows steepest year-over-year decline in study's history.

By Mark B. Solomon | DC Velocity | June 9, 2010
</description><content:encoded><![CDATA[CSCMP's 21st annual State of Logistics Report shows steepest year-over-year decline in study's history.

By Mark B. Solomon | DC Velocity | June 9, 2010
]]></content:encoded><dc:creator>Michael,Mikitka</dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 09 Jun 2010 18:01:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>IWLA Survey Wants to Know How Supportive of Supply Chains Your Company's State Is</title><link>http://www.werc.org/about/newsmedia_center.aspx?ArticleId=124</link><description /><dc:creator>Michael,Mikitka</dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 09 Jun 2010 17:47:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>WERC/DC Velocity study: DC performance improved in 2009 despite downturn</title><link>http://www.werc.org/about/newsmedia_center.aspx?ArticleId=117</link><description>Latest edition of "metrics" survey shows that even in the trough of a recession, distribution center and warehousing professionals continued to raise the bar on operating performance. 

Complete findings of the study will be presented at WERC's 2010 Annual Conference in May. The complete report will [...]</description><content:encoded><![CDATA[Latest edition of "metrics" survey shows that even in the trough of a recession, distribution center and warehousing professionals continued to raise the bar on operating performance. 

Complete findings of the study will be presented at WERC's 2010 Annual Conference in May. The complete report will be available at the end of May. Members can download a copy of the report at no charge. Non-members will be able to purchase a copy of the report for $120.00]]></content:encoded><dc:creator>Michael,Mikitka</dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 27 Apr 2010 13:54:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Haiti Volunteer Opportunity</title><link>http://www.werc.org/about/newsmedia_center.aspx?ArticleId=112</link><description>Hands On Disaster Relief (HODR) would benefit from an individual experienced in warehouse operations and logistics for the month of May.</description><content:encoded><![CDATA[Hands On Disaster Relief (HODR) would benefit from an individual experienced in warehouse operations and logistics for the month of May.]]></content:encoded><dc:creator>Michael,Mikitka</dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 19 Apr 2010 22:21:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Peter Sheahan to Keynote WERC Conference</title><link>http://www.werc.org/about/newsmedia_center.aspx?ArticleId=116</link><description>Peter’s presentation, Fl!p: How to find and exploit opportunities in an upside down-world is a future-focused strategy for finding opportunities in a down market through courageous leadership, innovation and change. Fl!p is a philosophy not just for reacting to changing markets, but for being the force [...]</description><content:encoded><![CDATA[Peter’s presentation, Fl!p: How to find and exploit opportunities in an upside down-world is a future-focused strategy for finding opportunities in a down market through courageous leadership, innovation and change. Fl!p is a philosophy not just for reacting to changing markets, but for being the force of change in your market. ]]></content:encoded><dc:creator>Michael,Mikitka</dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 22 Feb 2010 16:47:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Try "flipping" your thinking</title><link>http://www.werc.org/about/newsmedia_center.aspx?ArticleId=113</link><description>Peter Sheahan, who will speak at the Warehousing Education and Research Council's (WERC) Annual Conference in May, has built a career out of challenging business leaders to rethink their assumptions and find innovative ways of doing business. He currently heads up his own international consulting practice, [...]</description><content:encoded><![CDATA[Peter Sheahan, who will speak at the Warehousing Education and Research Council's (WERC) Annual Conference in May, has built a career out of challenging business leaders to rethink their assumptions and find innovative ways of doing business. He currently heads up his own international consulting practice, where he helps clients like Google, Hilton Hotels, and Harley Davidson learn how to "flip" their thinking and find opportunity where others cannot.]]></content:encoded><dc:creator>Michael,Mikitka</dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 10 Feb 2010 21:20:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Next View Integrates WERC Warehousing Benchmark Metrics</title><link>http://www.werc.org/about/newsmedia_center.aspx?ArticleId=102</link><description>Next View Software, an innovative leader in the supply chain software market, announced today that it has integrated the Warehousing Education and Research Council (WERC) Benchmark Metrics into their Warehouse Management and Productivity solutions.</description><content:encoded><![CDATA[Next View Software, an innovative leader in the supply chain software market, announced today that it has integrated the Warehousing Education and Research Council (WERC) Benchmark Metrics into their Warehouse Management and Productivity solutions.]]></content:encoded><dc:creator>Rita,Coleman</dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 28 Jan 2010 19:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Getting Labor Engaged</title><link>http://www.werc.org/about/newsmedia_center.aspx?ArticleId=83</link><description>Pat Kelley, CEO, The Labor Development Group, explained in a presentation at the 2008 WERC Annual Conference, that studies indicate that about 80% of decision-making on the floor occurs outside the view of supervision. </description><content:encoded><![CDATA[Pat Kelley, CEO, The Labor Development Group, explained in a presentation at the 2008 WERC Annual Conference, that studies indicate that about 80% of decision-making on the floor occurs outside the view of supervision. ]]></content:encoded><dc:creator>Amy,Weaver</dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2009 15:22:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Emmet Smith on Leadership</title><link>http://www.werc.org/about/newsmedia_center.aspx?ArticleId=85</link><description>Three-time Super Bowl champion, Super Bowl XXVIII MVP, all-time National Football League (NFL) rushing yards leader, all-time NFL running touchdown leader, NFL MVP (1993), and eight time Pro-Bowl selection are a mere few of the many career accomplishments of former Dallas Cowboys running back, Emmitt [...]</description><content:encoded><![CDATA[Three-time Super Bowl champion, Super Bowl XXVIII MVP, all-time National Football League (NFL) rushing yards leader, all-time NFL running touchdown leader, NFL MVP (1993), and eight time Pro-Bowl selection are a mere few of the many career accomplishments of former Dallas Cowboys running back, Emmitt Smith.  ]]></content:encoded><dc:creator>Amy,Weaver</dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2009 15:20:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>21st Century Networking</title><link>http://www.werc.org/about/newsmedia_center.aspx?ArticleId=84</link><description>When traditional networking came into being back in the late 1960s, it was framed around the sharing or passing of information, ideas and contacts from one individual to another.  However, during the decades of the ‘80’s and ‘90’s, networking’s lofty ideals began to tarnish.  “Networking’s reputation [...]</description><content:encoded><![CDATA[When traditional networking came into being back in the late 1960s, it was framed around the sharing or passing of information, ideas and contacts from one individual to another.  However, during the decades of the ‘80’s and ‘90’s, networking’s lofty ideals began to tarnish.  “Networking’s reputation was becoming fundamentally about take, take, take,” she explains.  ]]></content:encoded><dc:creator>Amy,Weaver</dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2009 15:17:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>WERC Conference 2010 Planned by Industry Leaders</title><link>http://www.werc.org/about/newsmedia_center.aspx?ArticleId=94</link><description>The Warehousing Education and Research Council proudly announces the volunteer members who will be responsible for the educational program for the WERC Conference 2010, May 16-19, in Anaheim, CA.
</description><content:encoded><![CDATA[The Warehousing Education and Research Council proudly announces the volunteer members who will be responsible for the educational program for the WERC Conference 2010, May 16-19, in Anaheim, CA.
]]></content:encoded><dc:creator>Amy,Weaver</dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2009 15:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Mikitka Named CEO of WERC</title><link>http://www.werc.org/about/newsmedia_center.aspx?ArticleId=92</link><description>The Board of Directors of the Warehousing Education and Research Council (WERC) has named interim executive director Michael J. Mikitka, CMP, CAE, as Chief Executive Officer of the organization.
</description><content:encoded><![CDATA[The Board of Directors of the Warehousing Education and Research Council (WERC) has named interim executive director Michael J. Mikitka, CMP, CAE, as Chief Executive Officer of the organization.
]]></content:encoded><dc:creator>Amy,Weaver</dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 28 Jul 2009 15:08:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>WERC Extends Hours of Operation</title><link>http://www.werc.org/about/newsmedia_center.aspx?ArticleId=126</link><description>With member needs in mind, WERC offers longer hours of operation.
The Warehousing Education and Research Council announces that its business hours will be 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. (Central) effective August 3, 2009.
</description><content:encoded><![CDATA[With member needs in mind, WERC offers longer hours of operation.
The Warehousing Education and Research Council announces that its business hours will be 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. (Central) effective August 3, 2009.
]]></content:encoded><dc:creator>Michael,Mikitka</dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 27 Jul 2009 15:10:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Government Defines Third Party Logistics, August 2008  </title><link>http://www.werc.org/about/newsmedia_center.aspx?ArticleId=81</link><description>For the first time, the term “third party logistics provider” has been defined in federal law, in the legislation HR 4040 that has been passed by the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives, and is now awaiting the signature of President Bush.</description><content:encoded><![CDATA[For the first time, the term “third party logistics provider” has been defined in federal law, in the legislation HR 4040 that has been passed by the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives, and is now awaiting the signature of President Bush.]]></content:encoded><dc:creator>Amy,Weaver</dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 01 Aug 2008 15:25:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Hiring and Retaining Employees</title><link>http://www.werc.org/about/newsmedia_center.aspx?ArticleId=82</link><description>The report also presents ideas for hiring and managing employees that some companies are using to improve their retention rates, including changes in their interviewing processes and easy to implement, low cost employee recognition.</description><content:encoded><![CDATA[The report also presents ideas for hiring and managing employees that some companies are using to improve their retention rates, including changes in their interviewing processes and easy to implement, low cost employee recognition.]]></content:encoded><dc:creator>Amy,Weaver</dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 01 Jul 2008 15:29:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Logistics Industry Luminary to Receive Award at WERC Conference</title><link>http://www.werc.org/about/newsmedia_center.aspx?ArticleId=93</link><description>Oak Brook, IL -- One of the foremost contributors to the art and science of warehouse and distribution management will be recognized for a lifetime of achievement at the 2008 WERC Conference in Chicago, May 4-7.  </description><content:encoded><![CDATA[Oak Brook, IL -- One of the foremost contributors to the art and science of warehouse and distribution management will be recognized for a lifetime of achievement at the 2008 WERC Conference in Chicago, May 4-7.  ]]></content:encoded><dc:creator>Amy,Weaver</dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 30 Apr 2008 15:12:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Brian Billick and Keith Harrison To Address Distribution Pros at WERC Conference</title><link>http://www.werc.org/about/newsmedia_center.aspx?ArticleId=67</link><description>Oak Brook, IL--Brian Billick, team-building expert and Super Bowl-winning head coach of the Baltimore Ravens, and R. Keith Harrison, Jr., global product supply officer for Procter &amp; Gamble, will headline the mainstage speakers at the Warehousing Education and Research Council’s 30th annual conference, [...]</description><content:encoded><![CDATA[Oak Brook, IL--Brian Billick, team-building expert and Super Bowl-winning head coach of the Baltimore Ravens, and R. Keith Harrison, Jr., global product supply officer for Procter & Gamble, will headline the mainstage speakers at the Warehousing Education and Research Council’s 30th annual conference, the association has announced.
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