About the How to Logistics Team
Dedicated to improving logistics and supply chain performance since 2003.
Apprise Consulting Ltd
How to Logistics is brought to you by Apprise Consulting Ltd. Apprise Consulting Ltd is a specialist logistics and supply chain consultancy and professional training company, incorporated and operating continuously since 2003.
Our core mission has always been simple: provide practical, mathematically verified tools and experienced advice that enable operations managers, logistics directors, and warehouse supervisors to make immediate, measurable improvements in their facilities.
Gwynne Richards
Principal, Apprise Consulting Ltd
FCILT · Visiting Lecturer, University of Warwick
Over 40 Years of International Logistics Experience
Gwynne has over 40 years’ hands-on operational and strategic experience in logistics and supply chain management. As well as directing Apprise Consulting Ltd, he provides high-level executive training for multinational corporations, logistics service providers, and universities across more than 40 countries worldwide.
He is a visiting lecturer at the University of Warwick and has conducted extensive executive training for organizations such as DP World, Unilever, Maersk, DHL, and the UK Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport (CILT).
Gwynne is also the author of multiple internationally renowned textbooks published by Kogan Page, including Warehouse Management (now in its 5th Edition), The Logistics and Supply Chain Toolkit (4th Edition, co-authored with Susan Grinsted), and The Logistics Outsourcing Handbook (co-authored with Jo Godsell).
Academic & Training Rigour
Every tool and calculation model on this site reflects rigorous academic grounding combined with practical shop-floor reality.
Independent & Objective
Apprise Consulting maintains absolute independence from equipment vendors and software suppliers, ensuring our audits are 100% objective.
Proven Client Results
From reducing warehouse travel distances to renegotiating 3PL contracts, our methods have delivered millions of pounds in verified savings.