MIAMI--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
Ryder System, Inc. (NYSE: R), a leader in supply chain, warehousing and
transportation management solutions, today announced Supply & Demand
Chain Executive magazine has named Ryder’s Vice President of Lean
Supply Chain Solutions Robert (Bob) Arndt to the 2012 list of “Provider
Pros to Know.” The Pros to Know Awards recognize supply chain executives
who are leading initiatives to help prepare their companies’ supply
chains for the significant challenges of today’s business climate.
Bob Arndt, Vice President of Lean Supply Chain Solutions, Ryder System, Inc. (Photo: Business Wire)
"Our annual list of Provider Pros to Know highlights the many
thought-leaders who are helping to shape the supply chain industry and
advance supply chain as a respected discipline in the enterprise," said
Barry Hochfelder, editor of Supply & Demand Chain Executive.
“Their efforts in developing the tools, processes and knowledge base
necessary for supply chain transformation, and in promoting new
approaches to supply chain enablement, have earned them a place on this
year's Provider Pros listing.”
With his broad experience in Lean methodologies and practices, Mr. Arndt
developed the Ryder Lean Warehouse Template – a set of warehousing best
practices that are replicated across Ryder’s distribution centers to
ensure maximum employee engagement, productivity, efficiency, and
cost-savings for customers. Lean practices improve quality by striving
to take cost and waste out of all the facets of an operation, from the
procurement of raw materials to the shipment of finished goods. With the
successful implementation of the Ryder Lean Warehouse Template, Ryder’s
customers have been able to realize tangible benefits, such as improving
order fill rates, inventory accuracy, on-time delivery, and vendor
compliance. The same Lean guiding principles that serve as the basis for
the Lean Warehouse Template are also now being applied to other areas of
the Company to enhance functions such as transportation management and
fleet management.
“Bob has identified and implemented the most effective Lean principles
and tools from his experience working with some of the most complex
manufacturing supply chains in the world,” said John Williford,
President of Global Supply Chain Solutions for Ryder. “We have adapted
these practices across all the industries we serve and even other
functions within the Company to continue to raise productivity and
efficiency. Bob’s leadership has been instrumental in guiding this
process, especially in helping to cultivate a Lean mindset and culture.
While Lean processes are the foundation, it’s our people who bring those
processes to life, and Bob has played a key role in motivating our teams
to strive for and achieve excellence in execution.”
Supply and Demand Chain Executive received more than 300 entries
for the 2012 Pros to Know Awards. The full listing of the 2012 Pros to
Know is available online. An expanded listing will appear in the March
2012 issue of Supply & Demand Chain Executive magazine and
online thereafter.
About Supply & Demand Chain Executive
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hard-hitting analysis, viewpoints and unbiased case studies to steer
executives and supply management professionals through the complicated,
yet critical, world of supply and demand chain enablement to gain
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About Ryder
Ryder is a FORTUNE 500® commercial transportation, logistics and supply
chain management solutions company. Ryder’s stock (NYSE:R) is a
component of the Dow Jones Transportation Average and the Standard &
Poor’s 500 Index. Inbound Logistics magazine has recognized Ryder
as a top third party logistics provider and included Ryder in its 2011
and 2010 “Green Partners” listing. Ryder has also been ranked two years
in a row as one of the top 250 U.S. companies in the Newsweek
Green Rankings. In addition, Security Magazine has named Ryder
one of the top companies for security practices in the transportation,
logistics, supply chain, and warehousing sector. Ryder is a proud member
of the American Red Cross Annual Disaster Giving Program, supporting
national and local disaster preparedness and response efforts. For more
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"forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Federal Private
Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking
statements are based on our current plans and expectations and are
subject to risks, uncertainties and assumptions. Accordingly,
these forward-looking statements should be evaluated with consideration
given to the many risks and uncertainties that could cause actual
results and events to differ materially from those in the
forward-looking statements including those risks set forth in our
periodic filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. New
risks emerge from time to time. It is not possible for management
to predict all such risk factors or to assess the impact of such risks
on our business. Accordingly, we undertake no obligation to
publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a
result of new information, future events, or otherwise.
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Source: Ryder System, Inc.