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news
voices
in every issue
11 newsworthy
3PLs set their sights on
small, mid-sized players
Averitt stands pat on rates
accolades: awards and
recognition
looking for freight to thaw?
Keep looking
global downturn leaves
ocean, air freight sectors reeling
short takes
material handling equipment
forecast: trough then recovery
import relief ahead?
proposal would eliminate
tariffs on U.S. imports from
developing countries
groundbreakers: who’s
building a new DC?
newsmakers: people on the
fast track
alliances: who’s sealed
a deal
7 bigpicture
all the news that’s fit to post?
PETER BRADLEY
1 inbound
boxes and briefs: industry news
at a glance
29 fastlane
the Year of the Ox
CLIFFORD F. LYNCH
9 acrossthedock
letters to the editor
EDITORIAL ADVISORY BOARD
Wayne Bourne
Bourne Management Group
Jim Bowes
Peach State Integrated
Technologies
George Clopton
Polo/Ralph Lauren
Peter Counihan
Fortna
John A. Gentle
John A. Gentle & Associates, LLC
Brian Gibson, Ph.D.
Auburn University
Steve Inacker
Cardinal Health
Richard Jackson
Limited Distribution Services
C. John Langley Jr., Ph.D.
Georgia Institute of Technology
Clifford Lynch
CTSI
Karl Manrodt, Ph.D.
Georgia Southern University
Scott Mc Williams
Ozburn-Hessey Logistics
Christopher D. Norek, Ph.D.
Chain Connectors
Richard H. Thompson
Jones Lang LaSalle
Kate Vitasek
Supply Chain Visions
35 techwatch
the fatal flaw in ERP?
JAMES A. COOKE
63 rollouts
new logistics products
& services
41 securitybrief
as the economy sinks,
theft rises
BARRY BRANDMAN
75 coursework
where to go for continuing ed
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