Employee newsletter

1. Satellite Logistics Group Begins Operating In New
S UPPLY C HAIN
Jersey
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S OLUTIONS. D ELIVERED.
atellite Logistics Group has secured about 250,000 kegs will move through this
M ARCH
a strong market position on the location. 2010
upper East Coast with the addition Dave Levy, Interim Facility Manager will
of its newest facility, located in Newark, assist with the start-up. Dave has over 30
New Jersey. This location was chosen out years of experience in distribution and
of three final- logistics. He
ists due to the served as the
proximity to Senior Vice
the Port of New President of
York. The Port Operations
of NY is the with United
largest port on N a t u r a l
the East Coast Foods, Cor-
and the second porate Direc-
largest port in tor of Opera-
SLG President Kevin Brady, Interim Facility Manager Dave Levy and Director
the United tions for C &
of Operations Dave Aldridge.
States only be- S Wholesale
hind the Port of Los Angeles. and Vice President and CEO of New Eng-
Director of Operations Dave Aldridge land Sportswear.
Inside this issue:
noted that the addition of a facility in this Levy visited Satellite Logistics Group in
location has been in SLG’s sights for quite February for training that included a thor-
some time. “New York is somewhere we ough review of the DC Manual and some SLG Begins Operating in
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have always wanted to be. It’s a strong hands-on training with Jon Danley at the N.J.
position in our market and I’m pleased Houston Distribution Center.
RTFS Spotlight:
we’re doing business there”, he said. This is another exciting chapter in the 2
Rob Bytheway
It not only provides a strategic strong- company’s history and everyone involved
SCOR 10 3
point, but it also provides Satellite Logis- should be applauded for their efforts. The
March Calendar 4
tics Group’s customers with an export op- hard work, dedication and Satellite Logis-
April Calendar 5
tion. tics Group’s commitment to excellence
The facility started moving kegs on provided the opportunity for this to come Kaizen 6
February 8 and it will strictly be a full- to fruition.
SLG Green Team 7
service keg warehouse. It is estimated that
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2. RFTS Spotlight: Rob Bytheway
A
merican author W. ment by providing helpful ship in their relationships with
Clement Stone said, tools that increase productiv- co-workers or in the commu-
“There is little differ- ity and helped determine root nity. The nominee made an
ence in people, but that little cause for present issues. impact when participating in a
difference is a big difference. The People award is given project or workgroup and was
The little difference is atti- always counted on. This
tude. The big difference is nominee sought continuous
whether it is positive or nega- improvement within the con-
tive.” text of SLG’s Mission and Vi-
Rob Bytheway definitely sion statements.
makes a big difference with Rob joined Satellite Logis-
his positive attitude. This tics Group in August of 2006
year, Rob was the recipient of as a Logistics Analyst and
the Reaching for the Stars since then has served on mul-
award in the People category. tiple project teams and has
He continuously provided impacted hundreds of proc-
support and concern for every esses with his knowledge of
individual and process within SCOR and expertise in process
Satellite Logistics Group. His management.
unselfish demeanor and en- Rob Bytheway with SLG President Congratulations Rob!
gagement in the workplace Kevin Brady. Thank you for everything that
“There is little
are all attributes that the you do to ensure the success
difference in people,
but that little
Reaching for the Stars pro- to the employee who is the of Satellite Logistics Group.
difference is a big gram seeks to recognize. ultimate team player. The
difference. The little He also impacted groups nominee was engaged in the
difference is attitude. such as operations, procure- workplace and showed leader-
The big difference is ment and inventory manage- ship, mentorship and fellow-
whether it is positive
or negative.”
Family Business– Tom McLaughlin
L
-W. Clement Stone-
egendary football coach ing to try to help the company strategies, directed sales and
Vince Lombardi said, any way he can. recruited talent.
“Leaders are made, they Tom comes to SLG from a He has also earned several
are not born. They are made academic degrees. Tom holds
by hard effort, which is the a Bachelor of Arts in Psychol-
price that all of us must pay ogy & Sociology and a Master
to achieve any goal that is of Science in Information
worthwhile.” Technology from the Univer-
New SLG employee Tom sity of New Brunswick. He also
McLaughlin has worked hard earned an MBA in International
to be a leader. Tom joined Business and Entrepreneurship
Satellite Logistics Group on from Queensland University in
February 1st and he will be Brisbane, Australia.
responsible for leading the While not at work, Tom
Business Development Group. enjoys running, scuba diving
When asked about his multi-national holding com- and going to the movies.
goals for Satellite Logistics pany that exceeded $2 billion If you haven’t already,
Group, Tom had this to say: in sales. He worked in Busi- please welcome Tom to the
“My goal is to grow the com- ness Development and even- Satellite Logistics Group fam-
pany in our traditional markets tually served as Managing Di- ily!
as well as leverage our skill set rector of an operating subsidi-
and expertise into new mar- ary. In his roles he created
kets.” He also stated he is go- business plans, marketing
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3. Supply Chain Council Prepares for SCOR 10
By Deanna Yee, Strategy Execution Manager
A
s members of the Sup- strategies (i.e. more expen- pertise and experience. Other
ply Chain Council as- sive transportation mode, or benefits include:
sociation, Satellite Lo- dual sourcing); therefore, the • Ability to more accurately
gistics Group has the privilege team is proposing changes to match job responsibilities
of volunteering on projects to it for SCOR 10. The team is with candidates’ skills and
further develop & enhance the also currently interviewing avoid costly hiring mistakes;
current SCOR Model. Supply Chain Council mem- • Efficient identification of
During these project efforts, bers to gather risk event data post-merger or post-
we build “LINKS” with fellow for analysis and future case acquisition skill requirements;
supply chain professionals studies. Enhanced ability to make out-
through networking and With the People Skills Pro- sourcing or in-sourcing deci-
knowledge sharing. Two pro- ject, the Supply Chain Council sions; and
jects that Satellite Logistics • Preservation of
Group is currently involved organizational effec-
in with the Supply Chain tiveness and knowl-
Council are: Supply Chain edge as large num-
Risk Management (SCRM) – bers of retirees leave
Phase 2 and People Skills. the workforce over the next
SCRM – Phase 2 is a con- has assembled a team to de- decade.”
tinuation of the project team’s fine the skills, experience, The enabler development “Success always comes
efforts in SCOR 9.0 and will aptitude and training (SEAT) when preparation
efforts have been well under-
further enhance the ability of needed to perform the vari- meets opportunity.”
way at Satellite Logistics
the SCOR model to serve as a ous supply chain processes Group. Not many Supply -Henry Hartman-
risk management framework. outlined in the SCOR Chain Council member com-
The team consists of indi- model. “As markets rebound panies have attempted to
viduals from Accenture, DRK around the world, and com- understand and use the SCOR
Research, Dupont, eKnowtion, panies have to react intelli- model enablers.
LMI, Satellite Logistics Group gently to increased demand, Therefore, Satellite Logis-
(Deanna Yee), TechTeam Vec- talented people will be at the tics Group was recommended
tor Research Center, US Air heart of those supply chains to the People Skills Project
Force; including our LINKS that effectively respond and and has taken the lead to
2008 speakers, Dr. Kevin capitalize on growth opportu- define the skills that an en-
McCormack and Taylor nities,” says Joseph Francis, abler would need. The People
Wilkerson. The team has sub- Executive Director for the Skills Project (Enabler sub-
mitted new & amended best Supply Chain Council. team), consisting of Deanna
practices to the Technical De- The team consist of indi- Yee, Dan Swartwood, Kim
velopment Steering Committee viduals from Air Products, Martin & Danielle Rivette,
for approval & inclusion in Boeing, Ericsson, i2 Tech- delivered a draft of Enabler
SCOR 10. nologies, IBM, Lockheed Mar- process SEAT skills for review
Metric refinements are be- tin, McCormick & Company, and submission to SCOR 10.
ing finalized for submission Phillips, Saab Aerotech, Sasol During a recent webinar
this month as well. The metric, Ltd., Satellite Logistics Group, about the People Skills Pro-
Risk Mitigation Cost, was heav- Sonoco, Sunergos, United ject, Matt Milas (Project Lead)
ily debated. It is difficult to Space Alliance, and Wipro. spoke highly about Satellite
separate the cost of good As mentioned in the Sup- Logistics Group’s work with
management practices, the ply Chain Council’s press re- enablers and thanked SLG for
cost to determine mitigation lease, ”SCOR 10.0 will help its contributions to the pro-
strategies or the extra ex- supply chain and HR leaders ject.
penses incurred due to the find and develop people with
implementation of mitigation the necessary technical ex-
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4. March 2010
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Diane Mohr (A) 8 Chicago is George Don-
incorporated as Arthur: BD
a city (1837)
Celebrity BD:
Eva Mendes
7 8 9 10 11 12 13
North Carolina Joe Manchaca: BD Kim Martin: BD Bill Zoeller (A) 10
State University is
founded (1887) Celebrity BD: Celebrity BD: Kara Griffin (A) 4
Mike Leach Carrie Underwood
14 15 16 17 18 19 20
Norma Vasquez: Larry Lohmann St. Patrick’s Gambling is
BD (A) 6 Day legalized in
Nevada (1931)
Celebrity BD:
Billy Crystal
21 22 23 24 25 26 27
Diane Mohr: BD Kara Griffin: BD The 1st settlers The Concorde
arrive in makes its first
Celebrity BD: Celebrity BD: Maryland (1634) supersonic flight
Reese Witherspoon Jason Kidd (1970)
Covin Jean-Mary
(A) 6
28 29 30 31
Lu Citaku (A) 5 The Florida
territory is created
(1822)
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5. April 2010
SUN MON TUE WED THU FRI SAT
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Nick LeCrone: Good Friday Eva Brock: BD
BD SLG Closed
Celebrity BD:
Celebrity BD: Eddie Murphy
Randy Orton
4 5 6 7 8 9 10
The Mayflower sets The first friction The Astrodome
sail from Plymouth, match is sold by opens and the 1st
MA on a return trip English chemist indoor baseball
to Great Britain John Walker game is played
(1621) (1827) (1965)
11 12 13 14 15 16 17
Kevin Shimamoto
Geoffrey Rand McNally BD
McRoberts: BD publishes its
Celebrity BD:
first road atlas
Jennifer Garner
Celebrity BD: (1924)
Shannon Doherty Mike Thingstad
(A) 3
18 19 20 21 22 23 24
Yankee Stadium, Mike Thingstad: Jon Danley: BD
“The House That BD
Ruth Built” opens Celebrity BD:
(1923) Celebrity BD: John Cena
Tony Romo
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1st container ship Millionaire Hawaii becomes a
leaves Port Newark, Dennis Tito territory of the
NJ for Houston, TX becomes the 1st U.S. (1900)
(1956) space tourist
(2001)
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6. Kaizen = Improvement
In last month’s issue of The Bridge, Dan
Swartwood, Director of Supply Chain Process
and Design wrote an article about Kaizen, the
Japanese term for improvement.
Satellite Logistics Group has encouraged
employees at the corporate office to suggest
ways the company can make improvements by
installing its own Kaizen board (left).
So far, 38 suggestions have been received,
10 of those have been completed which led to
13 process steps being eliminated and 314
work hours saved.
Letter of Credit
In January of this year, the operations teams managers presented the first golden
keg awards to recognize performance, achievements, good deeds, etc.
Listed below are the winners of the golden keg award for each group.
West Coast East Coast
• Blanca Pantoja • Mysia Barefield
• Nick LeCrone • Gwen Rice
• Norma Vasquez • Ramon Garcia
• Paula Shamburger • Glenda Henry
• Josh Dunaway • Christina Salazar
• Carrie Coronado
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7. Introducing, the SLG Green Team
By Nick LeCrone, Logistics Coordinator
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id you know that a The current members of the ing a proactive role in the
typical business gener- team are: Nick LeCrone, Jona- corporate office to raise
ates about 1.7 pounds than Randolph, Tammy awareness about recycling
of waste material per employee McClintock, Paula Rowell, paper, aluminum cans, plastic
per day? With environmental and other items. The official
issues increasing daily and the launch and unveiling of the
recent launch of Satellite Logis- team will be announced later
tics Group’s EcoBev™ program, this month at the March OR-
we are pleased to announce the BIT.
launch of the SLG Green Team. Any SLG employees who
The Green Team has been would like to volunteer are
formed to raise awareness of welcome to contribute. If in-
environmental issues and how terested, please contact any
we as SLG employees can help. of the team members with
The team already has some in- ideas, suggestions or for
novative ideas and events in the Deanna Yee and Kim Martin. meeting information.
works and is excited to welcome The team is also working on a Remember, Edmund Burke
other contributors who would mascot whose name will be once said, “All that is neces-
like to make a difference in their revealed in the near future. sary for evil to triumph is for
community. The SLG Green Team is tak- good men to do nothing.”
Helping Hands
S
atellite Logistics Group recognizes the value of giving back to the community, whether it be
locally or internationally. When an earthquake struck the country of Haiti on January 12th of
this year, everyone around the world saw the destruction and despair that it caused. Kevin
Brady, President of Satellite Logistics Group agreed to match donations that were made to specific
charities. SLG matched donations for over a month and donated a total of $2550! Donations went
to Save the Children, Doctors Without Borders, American Red Cross and AmeriCares. Thank you to
everyone who contributed and thank you to Mr. Brady for helping those in need!
Healthy, Wealthy & Wise
Got a minute? These moves can help relieve tension around your head, neck, shoulders
and hands:
The Scalp Soother. Place thumbs behind your ears and spread your fingers on
top of your head. Move your scalp back and forth slightly by making circles with
your fingertips for 15-20 seconds.
The Eye Easer. Close your eyes and place your ring fingers directly under your
eyebrows, near the bridge of your nose. Slowly increase pressure for five seconds,
then gently release. Repeat 2-3 times.
The Shoulder Saver. Place your left hand on the right side of your shoulder.
Press fingers firmly into the muscle while tucking your chin in toward your chest.
Hold this position for 10 seconds, and then repeat on the left side.
The Palm Pleaser. Lace your fingers together, leaving thumbs free. Slowly
knead your left thumb into the palm of your right hand for 20-30 seconds. Then
repeat on your left hand.
(Source: Top Health)
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8. Satellite Links
February ORBIT Experience– Watts up? Chili Cook Off, Go Texan Day
established 1984
Multiple Companies-
One Brand of Excellence
Mission Statement Karla Johnson and Jonathan Randolph show-
cased the fixings for the cook-off.
“We serve clients by innovat-
ing and delivering efficient
supply chain solutions.”
Lu Citaku grabbed a bowl and
SLG employees sampled the voted for his favorites.
chili at the cook-off. This
year there were 13 partici-
pants.
SLG President Kevin Brady made himself a
bowl. Employees were encouraged to keep
track of their favorites then vote using
Corporate Headquarters: a survey on the Business Portal.
12621 Featherwood
Suite 390
Houston, TX 77034
Phone: 281-902-5500
Fax: 281-902-5501 Jim Zhong and Yanni Lusha
were in attendance.
www.slg.com
Natalie Aguilar and Commander Kara Griffin
posed for a quick photo at the ORBIT.
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Contributing Writers Jonathan Randolph brought his wife
Sarah and son Jackson to the ORBIT.
Dave Aldridge
Rob Bytheway
Nick LeCrone
CHILI COOK
Tom McLaughlin OFF
Diane Mohr
Danielle Rivette
Deanna Yee
Editors
Barb Wirth
Jonathan Randolph
Natalie Aguilar took home the Mysia Barefield won the award for Annette Carnell won the People’s
trophy for the hottest chili. the most unique chili. Choice award for best overall chili.
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