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the long goodbye
BY MARK SOLOMON
; The ports of Los Angeles and
Long Beach are already feeling the
squeeze from higher costs and
weaker volumes. Now they face a
new challenge from an expanded
Panama Canal.
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the speed of sound
BY DAVID MALONEY
Drug pedigree laws almost forced
the Harvard Drug Group out of
business. But software and a
high-speed voice system saved
the day.
39
are grocers ripe for
automation?
BY JAMES COOKE
After years of holding out, a few
big grocers have reversed course
and begun automating their DCs.
Now the question is, will others
follow suit?
43
fleet management
market gets a lift
BY PETER BRADLEY
As they struggle with costs in a
down economy, lift truck fleet
managers are turning to outside
specialists for help.
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dangerous passages
BY EARL BOYANTON
Piracy off the Somali coast threatens
one of the world’s most important
shipping lanes. And the threat’s not
going away anytime soon.
