15 ; newsworthy ;
; 20th annual State of
Logistics Report highlights
weakness in ’08, shaky outlook
for ’09
; Toyota announces plans
to market a hybrid-diesel
forklift truck
; what the Intelligrated/FKI
deal means to you
; accolades: awards and
recognition
; YRC announces shake-up of
top management
; short takes
; coalition pushes North
Carolina’s Piedmont Triad as
global logistics hub
; Swisslog buys EVOmatic
; groundbreakers: who’s
building a new DC
9 ; bigpicture ;
building bridges over troubled
waters ;
PETER BRADLEY
1 ; inbound ;
boxes and briefs: industry
news at a glance
51 ; fastlane ;
hope springs eternal ;
CLIFFORD F. LYNCH
11 ; 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
61 ; laborpool ;
temporary help for the
executive suite ;
DONALD JACOBSON AND
SHELLEY SAFIAN
80 ; rollouts ;
new logistics products
& services
122 ; webdirect ;
online information from
vendors
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67 ; basictraining ;
sweat the details ;
ART VAN BODEGRAVEN AND
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125 ; adindex ;
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25 ; roadtrip ;
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127 ; outbound ;
help wanted (soon, we hope) ;
MITCH MAC DONALD
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