by logisticsplus | Jun 10, 2021 | News
Global Trade Alert Message:
Importers must now use product-specific templates to certify compliance to the U.S. Department of Energy before distributing a basic model to commerce in the United States and annually thereafter. These templates must then be submitted electronically to the Department through the Compliance Certification Management System.
Some of the products that require certification include refrigerators, air conditioners, heat pumps, water heaters, microwaves, televisions, lamps, and more appliances. The instructions for completing product-specific templates can be found here.
The full article can be found on the U.S. Department of Energy website here: www.regulations.doe.gov/ccms/templates
by logisticsplus | Jun 7, 2021 | News
As reported across various news outlets this weekend, Logistics Plus (LP) has helped found a non-profit organization called Erie’s Station Square Ltd. to rejuvenate the area around Erie’s historic Union Station and Griswold Park. Logistics Plus is making the initial $100,000 investment in the improvements to the Station Square District. Other businesses supporting the project include Great Lakes Insurance, Kellar’s Magic and Comedy Club, Rick Griffith Properties, The Brewerie at Union Station, and Lilly Broadcasting. Watch the local news broadcast replays below and then visit eriess.com for additional details.
The image below is a concept drawing of the park renovations.
There is also a good article by Erie Times-News online at GoErie.com.
Logistics Plus originally began bringing new life to the area when it acquired and renovated Erie’s dilapidated historic Union Station back in 2003 and made it its global headquarters for the years to come. Today, over 100 Logistics Plus employees work at Union Station, and it is the home to multiple other businesses, including Erie’s first micro-brewery.
by logisticsplus | May 28, 2021 | News
Logistics Plus Chief Operating Officer Yuriy Ostapyak was joined by Kortnie Harmle and Megan Stetz on this week’s Business Spotlight interview. The Business Spotlight program runs on WPSE AM 1450/FM 107.1 Radio and is a 30-minute program airing Fridays at noon. Each segment focuses on a business or organization that is making an impact across the region.
In this segment, Yuriy, Kortnie, and Megan discuss their backgrounds, current supply chain challenges, emerging logistics services offered by Logistics Plus, and more. You can listen to a replay of the interview on the Logistics Plus Podcasts page or by clicking the audio link below.
by logisticsplus | May 26, 2021 | News
Most people show up to an office, restaurant, resort, hospital, retail store, hotel, or even a casino with little understanding of how the space was planned, organized, and created. The reality is that many hours went into the design, procurement, purchasing, transportation, storage, and installation of all the products and items contained in each of these spaces. For those responsible for outfitting these spaces, the tasks involved can be overwhelming and expensive if they aren’t handled correctly. That’s where an experienced FF&E logistics and supply chain partner can help.
FF&E stands for Furniture, Fixtures, and Equipment, and it comprises everything that is not connected structurally to a building. FF&E refers to items such as chairs, tables, desks, cabinets, beds, decorative lighting, artwork, shelving, technology equipment, data servers, and more that designers choose to place throughout a building to achieve various purposes such as design or functionality.
The Difference Between FF&E and OS&E
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Another phrase synonymously used when discussing FF&E logistics is OS&E. Operating Supplies and Equipment is primarily used within the hospitality industry. FF&E usually refers to items that must be unpacked, assembled, and placed, such as technology or lab equipment, stools, couches, conference tables, beds, dressers, and lamps. In contrast, OS&E are those items that are essential to make the space functional such as towels, glassware, linens, trash bins and liners, coffee makers, and pillows.
There’s a common vision that’s often used to describe FF&E and OS&E. Imagine that you were able to pick a building up, flip it upside down, and shake it. Everything falling out would be identified as FF&E or OS&E.
Why Choose Logistics Plus for FF&E Logistics?
The Logistics Plus FF&E and Project Installations teams have years of experience minimizing customer complexities and creating successful projects. Logistics Plus not only understands FF&E and OS&E, but we have also perfected the process. From purchase order (PO) to install, we do it all! Our teams listen, then design customizable and comprehensive supply chain solutions for our clients. With over 25 years of growth and experience, we have proven that we are dedicated to our customers and know how to get things done right. We have processed, transported, stored, and installed millions of pieces of furniture, fixtures, technology equipment, accessories, and operating supplies globally. Additionally, our FF&Eplus™ management system makes it easy for logistics and supply chain managers to gain control over their projects.
The entire process of managing FF&E projects can be a daunting task, but that is where the Logistics Plus FF&E experts shine. Regardless of what stage our clients are in with their projects, we have fine-tuned the how, when, what, and where to accomplish every step necessary to deliver results.
If you are curious about FF&E and OS&E or would like to learn more about how we can help with a current or upcoming project, click the button below. We have key services to help every business streamline and scale in nearly every country around the world.
by logisticsplus | May 21, 2021 | News
Global Trade Alert Message:
On December 31, 2020, FEMA published a Temporary Final Rule (TFR) in the Federal Register. It allocated certain scarce medical and healthcare resources for domestic use only during the Covid-19 pandemic. This ensured that supplies of certain equipment were not exported abroad. Effective immediately, FEMA has announced that the following products are no longer restricted for export under the TFR:
- Industrial N95 Respirators
- PPE Surgical Masks
- Piston Syringes
- Hypodermic Single LUmen Needles
Only three items remain under the current TFR. These items include surgical N95 respirators, PPE nitrile gloves, and level 3 or 4 surgical gowns. Manufacturers and distributors that believe they have a surplus of these materials can request an exemption as long as they can prove good-faith and unsuccessful attempt to sell the materials to the domestic market.
The full article can be found on FEMA here: www.fema.gov/exporters-with-surplus-personal-protective-equipment
by logisticsplus | May 19, 2021 | News
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Logistics Plus Bremen Managing Partner Patric Drewes recently helped publish the BHV Project Logistics Monitor 2021. Patric is an executive board member of BHV, an association with around 250 member companies from the logistics, port, and transportation industries, mainly from Bremen and Bremerhaven.
At the end of 2020, BHV carried out an extensive, anonymous online survey regarding the status of the project logistics industry. Over 80 companies participated in the survey. The BHV Project Logistics Monitor 2021 is a summary of the survey results.
This year’s Project Logistics Monitor is broken up into five main sections:
- Foreward/Introduction
- Approach and Methodology
- Sector Overview
- Survey Results and Analysis
- Results Summary
BHV is planning to release regular publications of the Project Logistics Monitor in the future. Patric explained, “So far, there has not been an industry report for the project logistics industry based on empirical data. We are closing this gap with the Project Logistics Monitor.”
About BHV
BHV was founded in 1942 as the “Society for Economic Development” and renamed in 1979 to “BHV Bremische Hafenvertretung.” The purpose of BHV is to make the interests of its members perceptible and thus to increase the project logistics industry’s reputation in politics, business and society. BHV organizes events such as monthly lecture evenings in the harbor club, the captain’s day in the town hall, and other themed events.
