Schneider Logistics Receives 2006 Best Third-Party Provider Award from the Voluntary Interindustry Commerce Solutions (VICS) Association; Company Wins Prestigious Honor for Second Time in Three Years.GREEN BAY, Wis. -- Schneider Logistics, Inc., an international lead logistics provider and part of the Schneider National Schneider National, Inc. is the largest privately owned truckload carrier based out of Green Bay, Wisconsin. The company was founded in 1935. The company is the third-largest of all trucking & logistics companies in the United States based on annual revenue. enterprise, today announced it has received the 2006 Best Third-Party Provider Award from the Voluntary Interindustry Commerce Solutions (VICS VICS Vehicle Information and Communication System VICS Voluntary Interindustry Commerce Standards (Association) VICS Virtual Institute of Caribbean Studies VICS Voluntary Interindustry Communications Standards ) Association. Schneider was honored for the creation and implementation of its proprietary Sumit GlobalView supply chain technology platform. The VICS Collaborative Commerce Achievement Awards honor outstanding creative thinking and leadership in conjunction with VICS and GS1 U.S. standards utilization to develop effective supply chain partnerships. This is the second time Schneider National has been recognized by VICS for excellence in the industry. "We are honored to be recognized by VICS for our new and creative technologies that will offer comprehensive international logistics The negotiating, planning, and implementation of supporting logistic arrangements between nations, their forces, and agencies. It includes furnishing logistic support (major end items, materiel, and/or services) to, or receiving logistic support from, one or more friendly foreign services and improve global supply chain management for our clients," said Tom Escott, president, Schneider Logistics. "We are committed to providing our clients with the most advanced and effective logistics solutions to improve visibility and create operational efficiencies across the global supply chain." Schneider received the award this year for the creation and implementation of Sumit GlobalView Integration Services Platform which integrates information from a broad network of supply chain technology solutions, vendors and clients and presents the data to end users in the most efficient way possible. Schneider collaborated with AGI (Artificial General Intelligence) A machine intelligence that resembles that of a human being. Considered impossible by many, most artificial intelligence (AI) research, projects and products deal with specific applications such as industrial robots, playing chess, Worldwide Inc., a leading global provider of supply chain execution solutions and services, to develop Sumit GlobalView. The tracking system is secure, easy to use and highly interactive with customized features specific to each client's unique needs. The VICS Association is dedicated to establishing a global leadership role in the ongoing improvement of product flow and information throughout the entire retail supply chain. VICS Association members are key retail, manufacturing and transportation companies whose executives collaborate to improve the future of the retail industry for all its participants. About Schneider Logistics, Inc. Schneider Logistics, Inc. is an international logistics provider to Global 2000 companies. Schneider Logistics helps customers capture strategic business value from their supply chains in the form of lower distribution costs distribution costs distribute npl → Vertriebskosten pl , reduced inventory, improved customer service and increased availability to working capital. Together with its subsidiaries American Port Services and American Overseas Air Freight air freight n → flete m por avión air freight n → fret aérien air freight air n → Luftfracht f , the company provides end-to-end supply chain management, transportation management and international logistics services. Schneider Logistics is a wholly owned subsidiary Wholly Owned Subsidiary A subsidiary whose parent company owns 100% of its common stock. Notes: In other words, the parent company owns the company outright and there are no minority owners. of Schneider National, a premier provider of truckload truck·load n. The quantity that a truck can hold. truckload n → camión m lleno , logistics and intermodal services. Headquartered in Green Bay, Wis., Schneider National has provided expert logistics and transportation solutions for more than 70 years. A $3.5 billion company, Schneider National conducts business in more than 28 countries in North America North America, third largest continent (1990 est. pop. 365,000,000), c.9,400,000 sq mi (24,346,000 sq km), the northern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. , Europe and Asia, and continues to grow its international service offerings. For more information about Schneider Logistics visit www.schneiderlogistics.com or call (800) 558-6767. |
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