inside
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44
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news
voices
in every issue
17 ; newsworthy ;
; Wary supply chain players
to cut back on stocks
; Now hiring: Dematic
seeks engineers
; Accolades: awards and
recognition
; Manual processes still
dominate parcel landscape,
study finds
; Maersk Line to charge fee
for “phantom bookings”
; Short takes
; California to require
disclosures about supply
chain labor
; Intermodal seen closing
gap with trucking
; Groundbreakers: who’s
building a new DC?
; Alliances: who’s sealed
a deal
; FedEx stock battered in
global equities selloff
; Newsmakers: people on
the fast track
15 ; bigpicture ;
Ten years later, the ripples
continue ;
PETER BRADLEY
1 ; inbound ;
Boxes and briefs: Industry
news at a glance
31 ; fastlane ;
Coming to terms ;
CLIFFORD F. LYNCH
25 ; roadtrip ;
On the road again?
Our preview of upcoming
industry events
43 ; techwatch ;
Is the ultra-low-power sensor
the future of tracking? ;
JAMES A. COOKE
59 ; rollouts ;
New logistics products
& services
EDITORIAL ADVISORY BOARD
; Jim Bowes
Peach State Integrated
Technologies
; Earl Boyanton
Independent Consultant
; 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
Georgia Institute of Technology
; Clifford Lynch
C.F. Lynch & Associates
; Karl Manrodt, Ph.D.
Georgia Southern University
; Scott Mc Williams
Ozburn-Hessey Logistics
; Shekar Natarajan
Pepsi Beverages Co.
; Christopher D. Norek, Ph.D.
Chain Connectors
; Richard H. Thompson
Jones Lang LaSalle
; Kate Vitasek
Supply Chain Visions
48 ; basictraining ;
Bot or not? ;
ART VAN BODEGRAVEN AND
KENNE TH B. ACKERMAN
71 ; adindex ;
How to reach our advertisers
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