Logistics Managers of Life

I think it's safe to say that at one point or another, we've all become Logistics Managers of Life. 

Whether it's ensuring the fridge stays stocked (Inventory Specialist and Order Fulfillment Manager), juggling pickup and drop-off for kids' after-school sports and activities (Logistics Manager), replacing burnt-out lightbulbs and fixing broken toys around the house (Quality Control), returning goods to retailers (Reverse Logistics) or taking out the garbage (Waste Management), logistics is everywhere.

At some point, we're all acting as the Buyer, the Planner, the Transportation Associate, the Shipper and sometimes the Engineer. 

But outside out of our homes, there are people who hold down these positions for supply chain organizations. They're tasked with keeping the product moving, with keeping the trucks moving, with ensuring the safety and efficiency of supply chains.

They're the true Logistics Managers of Life.

That's why our next two awards -- Top 3PL & Cold Storage Providers award and Top Supply Chain Projects award -- are so important.

Third-party logistics (3PL) and cold storage providers remain a key puzzle piece to building and nurturing partnerships, cultivating resilience and helping companies in the cold food space overcome supply chain disruptions. They exemplify all that represents Supply Chain Management and the art of moving product from Point A to Point B. 

Meanwhile, this year's Top Supply Chain Projects focused on sustainability, automation, streamlining manual processes, enhancing traceability, mitigating risk and optimizing the overall supply chain -- all pertinent facets to Business Logistics. 

Everyone has a little bit of logistics in them. But to the winners of this year's awards, congratulations for continuing to enforce safe food transport, cutting-edge technologies and sustainable sourcing.

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