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news
voices
in every issue
11 ; newsworthy ;
O’Hare to get competition?
Beumer acquires Crisplant
transport brokers see
possible equipment shortages
accolades: awards and
recognition
Maersk Logistics now doing
business as Damco
short takes
U.S. food facilities flunk
record-keeping test
groundbreakers: who’s
building a new DC
study: U.S.-Mexico trucking
dispute hurting economy
alliances: who’s sealed
a deal
newsmakers: people on the
fast track
8 ; bigpicture ;
freight efficiency pays off ;
PETER BRADLEY
1 ; inbound ;
boxes and briefs: industry
news at a glance
25 ; fastlane ;
paved with good intentions? ;
CLIFFORD F. LYNCH
49 ; rollouts ;
new logistics products
& services
EDITORIAL ADVISORY BOARD
; 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
; Shekar Natarajan
Pepsi Bottling Group
; Christopher D. Norek, Ph.D.
Chain Connectors
; Richard H. Thompson
Jones Lang LaSalle
; Kate Vitasek
Supply Chain Visions
31 ; techwatch ;
the case for business
intelligence ;
JAMES A. COOKE
59 ; webdirect ;
online information from
vendors
37 ; laborpool ;
survival strategies for
uncertain times ;
DONALD JACOBSON AND
SHELLEY SAFIAN
63 ; adindex ;
how to reach our advertisers
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19 ; roadtrip ;
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42 ; basictraining ;
gearing up for growth ;
ART VAN BODEGRAVEN AND
KENNETH B. ACKERMAN
64 ; outbound ;
back to the future, every day ;
MITCH MAC DONALD
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