VSL Logistics Award 2005 goes to trans-o-flex apprentice
The Transport & Logistics Association (VSL) of Baden-Wuerttemberg has awarded its Logistics Award for 2005 to a thesis by Ralf Messing, an apprentice at trans-o-flex. The award, which carries prize money of €600, was given for his essay “Possible uses of RFID at trans-o-flex.” Mr. Messing has graduated with a Forwarding, Transport & Traffic major from the Vocational University in Mannheim. In their text accompanying the award to the “far above-average thesis” the jury emphasized that Mr. Messing’s examination of alternative identification and information systems (barcode vs. RFID) was based on very comprehensive and up-to-date source material and was well structured and presented in an easily comprehensible way. “This work is convincing in its careful representation of advantages and disadvantages, taking account of cost-performance models and scenarios in the organizational and operational parts of the company. The conclusions and prognoses are of great practical relevance for the logistics industry.”
In addition to Ralf Messing, two other trans-o-flex apprentices have completed their courses at the Vocational University in Mannheim with above-average success. Helen Ehrbar received a grade 2.2 for her degree in Business IT and Michael Grosshans received a 2.1 in Forwarding, Transport & Logistics. Courses at the Vocational University are part of the Dual Apprenticeship System which is a focus at trans-o-flex. It involves a three-month practical phase in the company followed by three months of academic study at the VU, the course running over a three-year period. At the same time as making the Apprenticeship Agreement, trans-o-flex reserves a place at the VU. At present, 15 young people are undergoing this type of apprenticeship. A further 24 apprentices are on the traditional commercial training path.
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