Ryder Will Highlight Strategies for Controlling Costs throughout
Packaging Lifecycle
MIAMI--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
Ryder System, Inc., (NYSE:R), a leader in supply
chain, warehousing, and transportation management solutions, today
announced that
Keli Parker-Schneider
, Senior Global Director of New
Products and Services for Ryder
Supply Chain Solutions, will be a featured speaker at Sustainability
in Packaging 2013, a comprehensive and in-depth conference on
sustainable packaging that is expected to gather more than 300 senior
executives and sustainability professionals March 13-15, 2013, at the
Omni ChampionsGate in Orlando, Fla. Mrs. Parker-Schneider will discuss
strategies to optimize the production process and control costs
throughout the packaging life-cycle on Wednesday, March 13, during
Session Two.
Mrs.
Parker-Schneider’s
presentation will examine the value of
integrating packaging, product/retail configuration, and logistics to
achieve year-over-year savings. She will offer suggestions on how to
link brand image, design, and manufacturing to optimize total delivered
cost and will show how applying postponement strategies and Lean
cellular manufacturing can create supply chain flexibility and agility.
Ryder offers state-of-the-art primary and secondary packaging facilities
for the food, beverage, hi-tech, consumer electronics, industrial, and
automotive industries in many U.S. markets. Ryder’s design and
implementation capabilities are offered in both turnkey and adaptable
formats. Combined with the company’s source-to-shelf services, Ryder
offers unique packaging solutions to help customers get their products
where they need them, when they need them.
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 green supply chain partner.
Ryder has also been ranked three 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 information, visit www.ryder.com
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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.
Source: Ryder System, Inc.