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RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, NC - February 19, 2016. Supply & Demand Chain Executive, the executive's user manual for successful supply and demand chain transformation, recently announced its 16th annual Pros to Know winners. Included in the winner circle is Director of Engineering, Sales and Marketing at BLG Logistics (BLG), Maike Sievers.

The Pros to Know awards recognize leaders in the supply chain industry that are embracing innovation and embarking on initiatives that will prepare their companies' supply chains for the significant challenges of today's business climate. Sievers supports the broader supply chain goals and the customer's demand for attention to detail throughout BLG's various initiatives. Taking in stride the fast-paced work environment of the 3PL, Sievers focuses on what she believes to be the key to successful operations, noting that an optimally run operation will require technology that supports responsiveness to changing customer environments. "Working for Maike, I continue to be amazed by her ability to be focused and organized despite her many roles and responsibilities at BLG," notes Beth Snelson of the Logistics Planning, Sales and Marketing team at BLG. "I admire her patience and positive attitude while working through challenges, and her respect for individuals on her team."

Sievers has implemented a range of initiatives to secure a stronghold in BLG supply chain operations for her customers. "Optricity is pleased to have the chance to work with BLG and is honored to have had the opportunity to support Maike in one of her many workplace optimization initiatives," says Sheila Benny, EVP of Optricity. "Working by her side to ensure that innovative solutions are implemented, and implemented well, is important to us. We are pleased to see she is being recognized for her efforts and look forward to continuing to work with her in the future."

Sievers's dedication to her roles at BLG and the results of her supply chain initiatives highlight her as a Pro within this industry. "I want to formally commend and acknowledge Maike Sievers for the excellent work she has done," says Roberto Patino, President of BLG. "The level of expertise that she has extended in the automotive logistics industry for the period of twenty years plus can only be termed as far beyond my expectations. Impressed by her remarkable work in performing her executive roles and duties, I am compelled to go on record with praise, for she truly deserves it."

 

 

 

Founded in 1877, 65 merchants founded BLG Logistics under the name Bremer Lagerhaus-Gesellschaft. (BLG), a pioneer in seaport operations and by the 1950's, the first German container port in operation. The BLG Group has developed into a globally-operating logistics company. Customers include the leading German automobile manufacturers as well as strong commercial brands. Globally, BLG LOGISTICS provides around 16,000 jobs. Everywhere BLG operates, the skills of our employees constitute an important factor in our success. Today BLG Logistics is a $1.5Bil company operates three separate divisions: Automotive, Container/Intermodal and Contract Logistics. For more, please click here.

About BLG Logistics USA

In the United States, BLG is headquartered in Atlanta, GA and plays an instrumental role in the supply chains of major automotive manufacturers and suppliers in the US Southeast, with increasing focus on service and agile response for the manufacturing supply chains of major global brands. For more, please click here. 

Optricity utilizes a unique blend of warehousing domain expertise, advanced mathematics, and software engineering skills to deliver Workplace Optimization software, including the highly acclaimed warehouse slotting application, OptiSlot DC™. Optricity's platform of innovative technologies provides clarity and precision for warehousing operations. For more information about Optricity, please click here.

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