Newest Logistics Hall of Famer Lynn Fritz on Humanitarian Logistics

Lynn Fritz is the latest member to be inducted into the
International Logistics Hall of Fame. Lynn is a true visionary in
the global logistics industry. He was the Chairman and CEO of Fritz
Companies until May 2001 when it was acquired by UPS. Afterwards
Lynn founded the non-profit organization Fritz Institute with his
own funds to support NGOs around the world with humanitarian
logistics. Today Lynn is regarded as the founder of logistics for
humanitarian organizations. So, of course, we are very honored to
have Lynn as a guest on The Logistics Tribe. Together with our host
Marco Prüglmeier, Lynn talks about the following topics: - How Lynn
started in logistics in San Francisco in the 1970s - How Lynn built
the Fritz Company freight forwarding business for 35 years and then
sold it to UPS in 2001 - How and why The Fritz Institute with its
focus on Humanitarian Logistics was started - The important
differences between humanitarian and every day logistics - The
tsunami disaster in 2004 as a case study to the challenges of
humanitarian logistics - The role of technology in disaster
preparation and response - The very human story of how a local
Bollywood Fan Club helped out during a disaster response - The
inevitability of more serious disasters being brought on by climate
change - The responsibility of the logistics industry to combat
climate change. How climate change can be an opportunity for
logistics - How Lynn walks the walk on sustainability with his
Lynmar wine estate Important links: The Fritz Institute:
http://www.fritzinstitute.org/index.htm The International Logistics
Hall of Fame: https://www.logisticshalloffame.net/en/ To connect
with Marco Prüglmeier: Marco Prüglmeier on LinkedIn:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/prueglmeier/ To connect with Boris
Felgendreher, founder of the Logistics Tribe, visit:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/borisfelgendreher/ The Logistics Tribe
Podcast is supported by GreyOrange, a global leader in the areas of
AI-enabled warehouse robotics and fulfillment automation. Link to
an upcoming webinar with GreyOrange and Active Ants, organized by
the German Logistics Association (BVL). This webinar is in German
language only. Künstliche Intelligenz (KI) und maschinelles Lernen
(ML) zur E-Fulfillment Automatisierung und Optimierung
https://bvl-digital.de/webinare/sendeplan/kuenstliche-intelligenz-ki-und-maschinelles-lernen-ml-zur-e-fulfillment-automatisierung-und-optimierung/