{"id":7738,"date":"2017-08-30T19:10:19","date_gmt":"2017-08-30T19:10:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/michaeljbrumm.com\/dclcorp-phase2\/blog\/amazon-fulfillment\/mike-schneider-vp-of-operations\/"},"modified":"2020-04-02T18:54:34","modified_gmt":"2020-04-02T18:54:34","slug":"mike-schneider-vp-of-operations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/michaeljbrumm.com\/dclcorp-phase2\/blog\/news\/mike-schneider-vp-of-operations\/","title":{"rendered":"DCL Logistics VP of Operations Spotlight Mike Schneider"},"content":{"rendered":"

Forty years ago people ordered goods from catalogs. The corduroy sports coat or flower patterned pinafore you couldn\u2019t wait to get your hands on would arrive at your doorstep … eventually. Then a man named Fred Smith came along and changed the industry. Smith, the CEO and Founder of Federal Express, interrupted the game with the brand promise, \u201cWhen it absolutely, positively has to be there overnight.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cFrom that point on, the world changed,\u201d said Mike Schneider, Vice President of Operations at DCL Logistics <\/span>\u2014<\/span> and a 38-year veteran of the supply chain industry. \u201cNow people expect their packages overnight. UPS knew they had to compete and got into air freight. Then other companies like Amazon came along with much better services <\/span>\u2014<\/span> free two-day shipping. It changed the whole industry as we see it today. Customers expect so much more and we have to give them what they want now.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

At DCL Logistics, Mike oversees the four facilities and ensures that we maintain the efficiency and nimbleness customers expect in the pick, pack and ship process. <\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re a unique\u00a0third party logistics company (3PL)<\/a> <\/span>\u2014 one that provides a boutique feel with enterprise scalability,\u201d he said. \u201cOne of the reasons customers work with us is because we react and maintain quality. I\u2019ve been in large operations and customers get lost in the mix. Our warehouses are just large enough that we can still give a personal touch to our customer and their customer.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

In an age where speed and economy are key, automation has become an important consideration in order processing. Mike says that for some of its higher volume clients, DCL Logistics is now using an automated picking system that simultaneously picks, kits and verifies. <\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cRather than having one person to pick, another to kit and a third person to verify, the automated system lets us process orders more quickly,\u201d he said. \u201cWe recently began using the automation in our Louisville warehouse and will be adding it throughout our facilities in the next couple of years. We are also experimenting with a number of operational projects that will continue to drive automation at DCL for the next decade.”<\/span><\/p>\n

Other efforts to improve efficiency have required sweat equity and a team effort. When DCL needed more room in its Los Angeles facility, Mike and other operational leadership saw to it that the wide aisle storage was changed to very narrow aisle racking. Doing so gave the facility 30% more storage capacity and room to grow for the foreseeable future. <\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s all about maximizing space while exceeding our operational metrics,\u201d Mike said. \u201cAs the customer’s order activity grows, they know we\u2019ll be able to get it out the door. The more efficient we are the more we\u2019re able to serve the client.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Outside of trekking from one of DCL\u2019s four warehouses to the next, Mike\u2019s traveling shoes are well worn. To date he has visited 47 states in the U.S., and has journeyed through Asia, Europe and Canada. Mike also has a home in Mexico where he likes to get away for fishing excursions and scuba diving in the coral reefs. <\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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