Culture
Effective Strategies to Offset the Talent Gap
59% of supply chain executives feel that the success of their organizations will depend extensively on available talent by 2019. The ever-changing requirements and demands of operating a DC (Distribution Center) are key factors logistics managers need to take into consideration when looking for effective strategies to help reduce labor...
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DB Schenker Puts Mentoring to Work
How the global logistics provider uses a combination of formal and informal mentoring programs to cultivate success across its workforce. “People often ask me about the secret to success. There really is no secret, and there surely are no shortcuts,” Deloitte Global’s CEO Punit Renjen writes in To the Moon...
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Diversity is better for everyone!
At DB Schenker we thrive on diversity. The following are excerpts from an interview with Chad Heller (Chief Commercial Officer, USA) on diversity in the workplace: I am currently holding a position of VP Sales in the USA. I lead a team which is comprised of 209 people in total,...
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The Future of STEM Education…
...is innovation. STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) encompasses the idea of designing a curriculum that brings an interdisciplinary, hands-on approach to education. It’s all about project-based learning, which really means learning by doing. The US government has put efforts into encouraging more students in STEM through investments and partnerships...
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The Core Aspects of DB Schenker’s Corporate Culture
Through its strong culture, DB Schenker helps its employees understand and embrace the gravity of their individual jobs—whether someone is a financial analyst, a warehouse employee or an IT professional. To help get these points across, the company has developed six distinct values that impact everyone across the entire spectrum....
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DB Schenker Mexico – 40 Years of Success and Counting
Forty years ago, DB Schenker recognized serious potential in the expanding Mexican market and started offering complete air, ocean, land, customs clearance, and other importing and exporting services to a wide range of shippers. At the time, Mexico was a closed economy with extremely limited import and export activities, but DB Schenker knew...
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DB Schenker Mexico supports local socal communities with Pause for a Cause
Mexico was plagued by several natural disasters in September 2017. On September 19th, an earthquake shook the mid-south region of Mexico that led to an extensive loss of lives, and infrastructure damage. The devastation and grief was just immense and heart-breaking. This was especially hard for local communities...
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Building Our Culture at DB Schenker
How DB Schenker’s corporate culture helps to improve the lives of its employees, customers, and business partners Defined by Inc., magazine as the shared values, attitudes, standards, and beliefs that characterize members of an organization and define its nature, corporate culture is rooted in an organization's goals, strategies, structure, and...
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7 Tips for Getting Hired (and Succeeding!) at DB Schenker
To stand the best chance of getting a job that will lead you down the road to success and personal satisfaction, new recruits should be well-versed in understanding the industry they want to target, be prepared to share openly what they can bring to the table for their new employer...
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Schenker’s Agents of Change: How Women are Paving Success Paths in Logistics and Supply Chain
Making bold, decisive moves takes guts. When things work out well, the leaders who instituted the changes are lauded with glory, praise, and recognition. When the opposite happens, someone has to stand up, take the blame, and then right the ship. Here at Schenker, we have an impressive lineup of...
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