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A Responsible Employer Committed to Playing its Role in the Society
Focusing on physical and mental well-being
“Ensure the safety of our people anywhere and at any time” is one of our 7 Golden Rules. At GEODIS, safety risks are specific to each activity. Each Line of Business has therefore developed a strong culture of occupational safety – both on the road and on-site – and it applies its own safety management systems to best fit each activit...
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...
Optimize your inventory management for enhanced peak season planning
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Whether it's the sales, Black Friday, Christmas or a peak season, periods with a high order volume are a real challenge for e-commerce managers. During a peak season, the volume of goods to process can suddenly increase by 40%!
Good stocktaking, optimized order management and well-thought-out logistics are essential to meet demand and cope with an unexpected influx, with the key...
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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...
The Do's and Don'ts when delivering humanitarian aid
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What does it take to ensure successful delivery of humanitarian aid?
When planning for the transportation of humanitarian aid, there are several measures involved in successful delivery. We’ll examine each measure below.
The importance of planning and logistics
While humanitarian aid can never be fully planned out ahead, there are cycles that actors can be aware of an...
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Jacob
Horn
Head of Aid & Relief - GEODIS
Emergency and Relief Supply Leader with 18 years of experience doing supplies to emergency areas and war zones.
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Hazmat transportation: driver training makes all the difference
Hazmat planning and experience are key
That is why, when it comes to carrying hazardous materials, every aspect of the delivery has to be planned even more carefully. For overland transport, this means choosing the best routes and delivery sectors according to a number of additional factors that depend on the kind of material that is to be transported. Although not mandatory, hazmat drivers usual...
GEODIS Freight Forwarder: moving from client needs to expert operations
Delivering freight services
An expert in customer needs, import and export operations and business excellence
Freight forwarding implies understanding customer needs (such as specific warehouse requirements) as well as market constraints and regulations across all of the different countries involved in each specific operation.
As a Freight Forwarder, you are therefore an expert in import and ex...
Center of Excellence Manager: a key position in Supply Chain Optimization
COE Manager: operational and team management skills
GEODIS' Supply Chain Optimization Line of Business drives a number of Centers of Excellence along each of our clients’ supply chains. These centers, once called “control towers”, operate a common IT platform processed in a global network. They provide end-to-end visibility at every order stage and across multiple suppliers, together with the dat...
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GEODIS career – individual initiative with shared values and drive
As a service provider, our people are at the heart of our business…and our success. We are all driven by the highest standards of service and an uncompromising determination to deliver on our commitments, day after day.
We are also an entrepreneurial Group, and we believe in nurturing talent and giving real responsibility early. ...