SEPTEMBER 2010
VOLUME 8 NO. 9 inside
26 going against the grain: interview with Steve Alterman BY MARK SOLOMON The head of the Cargo Airline Association sometimes zigs when official Washington zags. But few in town have a better grasp of aviation, regulation, and the law.
30 TMS’s low-hanging fruit
BY MARK SOLOMON
; Leveraging transportation management systems for
carrier selection can yield big gains, advocates say.
37 meet the supply chain’s
young blood
BY MARK SOLOMON
Today’s up-and-coming supply chain professionals are
no-nonsense, results-oriented types who are eager to
make a splash. But recruiters take note: It’s going to
take more than money to snag one.
41 by the numbers (sometimes)
BY JAMES A. COOKE
Our exclusive survey shows that lift truck fleet
managers are making a stab at gathering performance
data on their vehicles. But they’re not always making
good use of the info they collect.
46
how to write a Vested
Outsourcing contract
BY KATE VITASEK, WITH MIKE LEDYARD AND KARL MANRODT
Vested Outsourcing has the potential to take cost and
service performance to new levels, but it requires
rethinking the way you contract with your provider for
services. In this excerpt from their new book, Vested
Outsourcing, authors Kate Vitasek, Mike Ledyard, and
Karl Manrodt explain how to draft an agreement that
will get the results you’re looking for.
55 do you read me?
BY SUSAN K. LACEFIELD
It may sound like a slam-dunk, but producing labels
that are both readable and comply with customers’
requirements can be something of a trick. Here are
some tips.
