Logistics: time work plays increasingly important role

Economy: experts in Gross-Gerau expect the massive shortage of skilled workers - "This is a blatant contradiction to the youth unemployment" - meeting in Gustavsburg
GUSTAVSBURG.
The stakeholders of the event "Dialogue logistics industry" (from left): Andreas Hennig, managing director of subsidiary guarantor in Gustavsburg, Elisabeth Strasser of the Economic Development of the circle, Christian Zuber of the Rhine-Main logistics initiative Daniel Theobald of Industry and Trade Chamber and Ulrich Wagner from Bad Homburg IKCM consulting firm. Photo: Ralph germ
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The stakeholders of the event "industry dialogue logistics" (from left): Andreas Hennig, managing director of guarantor subsidiary in Gustavsburg, Elisabeth Strasser of the Economic Development of the circle, Christian Zuber of the initiative logistics Rhein-Main, Daniel Theobald of Industry and Commerce Darmstadt and Ulrich Wagner from Bad Homburg IKCM consulting firm. Photo: Ralph germ



Whether yogurt cups or luxury cars, whether or 30-tonne Sprinter - the transport of goods and commodities is a 24-hour business that is happening not just on streets. Particularly in the Rhine-Main region associated with rail, water and air transport are three other ways virtually no restrictions.
The Gross-Gerau district benefits from these advantages of location: One in ten jobs in the transport and logistics industry located. Against this background, the Department of Economic Development of the district administration organized twice a year since 2009 the "logistics industry dialogue." Host on Monday afternoon was in the industrial area of ​​Gustavsburg forwarding company based guarantor.

There, participants learned the facts about their own insurance industry. Daniel Theobald of Industry and Commerce (IHK) in Darmstadt, presented one of the Chamber of Commerce in cooperation with the Technical University (TU) Darmstadt created logistics study, which includes all South Hesse. Then in this area around 5000 transport and logistics company with more than 51 000 employees are located. "1300 firms are alone in the district of Gross-Gerau find," said Theobald. What men and women could sit up from the tray: Up to 2017 from University of Commerce and also severe skills shortage. "Every year, 1,000 workers are missing," said the chamber staff.
This trend is confirmed by the Bad Homburg, Ulrich Wagner IKCM consulting firm. "This shortage is in stark contradiction to the still serious youth unemployment." Therefore, it is not surprising that many would have to transport and logistics companies rely on temporary workers. The confirmation came from Andreas Hennig, managing director of subsidiary guarantor in Gustavsburg, where it sits for more than ten years. "We have three apprentices. The planned appointment of a fourth failed. "In the coming year but the company would increase to five trainees. Currently 101 employees are employed by a guarantor. Workforce is complemented by a maximum of about 50 temporary workers.
Christian Zuber of the Rhine-Main logistics initiative put before the potential of the network. The under to-find in the Internet portal and its services see themselves as the voice and communication platform for the industry as well as the interface of science.