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Fast, Simple, and Easy: Turbocharge your Logistics with Online Freight Quotes
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The Benefits of Getting an Online Freight Quote and Freight Rates
In today's fast-paced world of logistics, efficiency and precision are paramount.
Businesses rely on the seamless movement of goods to meet customer demands and maintain their competitive edge. This is where GEODIS, a leading global logistics provider, steps in to simplify and enhance the process. In this ...
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Romain
Bouchet
Product & Growth Manager
Romain Bouchet is a Product Leader at GEODIS, dedicated to the development of digital products and enhancing customer experience. Romain remains at the forefront of the company's digital evolution, shap...
Happiness in the Workplace: How to Keep Employees Engaged and Safe ?
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In today's fast-paced world, the logistics sector is experiencing unprecedented growth and innovation, which is being fueled by technological advancements and evolving customer demands. Yet this rapid transformation creates mounting pressures on employees, both in terms of meeting heightened expectations and ensuring their own well-being. As logistics professionals struggle to k...
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Robert
McQuaig
SVP Operational Excellence
Robert has a degree in Information Systems & Technology from University of Phoenix and holds various certifications in his field, including Lean, Six Sigma and Project Management. He joined the US Army in ...
Strengthening the resilience of pharmaceutical supply chains
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In our previous article, we detailed the specific challenges of pharmaceutical cold chain management, linked in particular to temperature control. Maintaining the cold chain, in line with existing regulations, calls for investment in temperature-controlled infrastructures, specially equipped vehicles and traceability tools.
The pandemic – which has served to amplify existing tr...
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David
Frouin
Vice President Vertical Market Healthcare - GEODIS
David has been leading supply chain business development and global account management teams in the FMCG, Healthcare and Pharma fields for 20 years. With his expertise in complex and inno...
Thinking ahead with the double materiality assessment
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Materiality analysis is a basic practice for identifying priority issues and defining a company’s sustainability strategy. With the European CSRD (Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive) in force since January 2024, it is becoming an essential part of the regulatory framework. The outcome is expected to take the form of a double materiality analysis, providing an objective...
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Xavier
Huchet
Sustainability Performance Manager
Xavier is in charge of extra-financial reporting at GEODIS. He monitors the sustainable performance of the Group and its subsidiaries, by consolidating and verifying the data collected. These performan...
Alternative energies: when GEODIS runs on natural gas
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Alternative energies: when GEODIS runs on natural gas
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Road freight transport is known for its polluting nature. However, GEODIS now offers customers several alternatives to the use of diesel, some of which are already in use. We have been committed to the use of vehicles running on natural gas since they first appeared over ten years ago, and GEODIS now has all the necessary expertise to support its customers in this field.
One al...
De Minimis Tax Thresholds and Cross-Border E-commerce
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De Minimis Tax Thresholds and Cross-Border E-commerce
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The approaches to De Minimis tax thresholds form a growing subject of interest within cross-border e-commerce. When an item that is purchased online passes through a customs barrier, its value is compared against the De Minimis level (Latin for ‘from the smallest’) set by the destination country’s government; usually in the form of a monetary figure. No duties or taxes are appli...
E-commerce: finding the right balance for your safety stock
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Unfulfilled orders due to temporary stock shortages can have a negative impact on any e-Commerce company's reputation. Not having sufficient products available for dispatch can lead to dissatisfaction among customers, who will choose a competitor for their future purchases... and perhaps create a poor impression of your company.
To avoid such product shortages, you need to hav...
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Paola
Verhulsel
Logistics Engineer for GEODIS Contract Logistics
Paola VERHULSEL is a Logistics Engineer for the GEODIS Contract Logistics business line in Europe. She is responsible for carrying out technical studies for RFQs, or for re-designing exi...
How to overcome the challenges facing the pharmaceutical cold chain industry?
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As revealed by the pandemic, seamless logistics is key, especially when it comes to dealing with the specificities and complexity of the pharma cold chain.
But what does that actually refer to? In this first article, we address the specific logistics challenges in the pharmaceutical cold chain, linked to the sensitivity of the products and their access to patient. We will focus...
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David
Frouin
Vice President Vertical Market Healthcare - GEODIS
David has been leading supply chain business development and global account management teams in the FMCG, Healthcare and Pharma fields for 20 years. With his expertise in complex and inno...
Shaping a global brand through sports and logistics excellence
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As the largest soccer-specific stadium in the US and Canada, with a capacity of over 30,000 seats, GEODIS Park is not only a monumental architectural marvel in Nashville’s Wedgewood-Houston neighborhood but a symbol of sporting grandeur and community unity. In this article, we examine the importance of GEODIS Park to the city of Nashville, exploring the pivotal role played by th...
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Lane
Williams
Senior Manager, Sports Marketing, GEODIS Americas Region
Lane joined GEODIS in July 2020 and serves as Senior Manager of Sports Marketing within the Americas region. He leads strategy development and all tactical decisions to activate a ...
Rugby World Cup 2023 France: there’s no such thing as a sporting event without perfect logistics!
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France is currently hosting the 2023 Rugby World Cup, and behind the scenes, organization is key to ensuring the success of this kind of sporting event.
Imagine, for example, a sporting event of this scale without efficient modes of transport. Obviously, there's no question of postponing a match or event because the athletes' equipment has not been delivered on time. At a time ...
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Bruno
Touze
Director of Sports Events for GEODIS' Distribution & Express activity
With more than 30 years of experience in engineering and commercial functions at national and international level within GEODIS, Bruno Touze has developed expe...