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Fri Sep 17, 2010
RE: General Office Workforce Reductions
As part of our recovery plan for Con-way Freight and our focus on getting back to the basics, we have conducted an assessment of general office operations and the staffing and support activities of the various CGO departments.
Based on this assessment, today we have restructured several departments at CGO. This has resulted in the elimination of some positions and the reassignment of other positions.
The primary departments where the reductions occurred were in Marketing, Business Intelligence, Operations Analytics and Lean Six Sigma. In total, ten (10) CGO positions were eliminated as well as six (6) positions in the Portland Enterprise Business Intelligence (EBI) group. Another ten (10) positions are being reassigned to existing open positions at field locations or within other departments. Lastly, 14 other positions currently open due to attrition will not be filled.
One key component of getting our balance back is to ensure that our general office staff is aligned with the needs of the field. The primary mission of our general office staff is to be ENABLERS and SUPPORTERS for our workforce in the field. CGO’s focus is to:
1. Deliver services to the network which make business sense to have on a centralized basis;
2. Provide these services as efficiently and cost effectively as possible;
3. Be a responsive resource that provides effective direction and solutions that help the field implement strategies successfully, and remove roadblocks to superior customer service and efficient operations.
The changes announced today are consistent with this focus and are designed to provide our professionals in the field with the best general office service and support to achieve success.
Regards,
Doug S.
Fri Sep 17, 2010
RE: General Office Workforce Reductions
As part of our recovery plan for Con-way Freight and our focus on getting back to the basics, we have conducted an assessment of general office operations and the staffing and support activities of the various CGO departments.
Based on this assessment, today we have restructured several departments at CGO. This has resulted in the elimination of some positions and the reassignment of other positions.
The primary departments where the reductions occurred were in Marketing, Business Intelligence, Operations Analytics and Lean Six Sigma. In total, ten (10) CGO positions were eliminated as well as six (6) positions in the Portland Enterprise Business Intelligence (EBI) group. Another ten (10) positions are being reassigned to existing open positions at field locations or within other departments. Lastly, 14 other positions currently open due to attrition will not be filled.
One key component of getting our balance back is to ensure that our general office staff is aligned with the needs of the field. The primary mission of our general office staff is to be ENABLERS and SUPPORTERS for our workforce in the field. CGO’s focus is to:
1. Deliver services to the network which make business sense to have on a centralized basis;
2. Provide these services as efficiently and cost effectively as possible;
3. Be a responsive resource that provides effective direction and solutions that help the field implement strategies successfully, and remove roadblocks to superior customer service and efficient operations.
The changes announced today are consistent with this focus and are designed to provide our professionals in the field with the best general office service and support to achieve success.
Regards,
Doug S.