inside
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news
voices
in every issue
17 ; newsworthy ;
; As transport bill becomes
law, freight interests see a
new day dawning
; Asian air export rates fall
; Accolades: awards and
recognition
; Drake to receive top
CSCMP award
; Old Dominion announces
4.9% rate increase
; USPS to rebid FedEx air
contract
; Alliances: who’s sealed a
deal
; Datalogic Automation,
Accu-Sort, PPT Vision merge
; Newsmakers: people on
the fast track
; Intermodal rates hit
seven-year high in June
; Cost control remains
top supply chain goal for
manufacturers
; Short Takes
15 ; bigpicture ;
Rough roads and plenty
more ;
PETER BRADLEY
1 ; inbound ;
Boxes and briefs: Industry
news at a glance
31 ; fastlane ;
The long road ahead ;
CLIFFORD F. LYNCH
63 ; rollouts ;
New logistics products
& services
41 ; techwatch ;
Getting insight from “big
data” ;
JAMES A. COOKE
71 ; adindex ;
How to reach our advertisers
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
Mast Logistics
; C. John Langley Jr., Ph.D.
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
Anheuser-Busch
; Christopher D. Norek, Ph.D.
Chain Connectors
; Richard H. Thompson
Jones Lang LaSalle
; Kate Vitasek
Supply Chain Visions
51 ; basictraining ;
The Age of Aquarius or the Era
of Collaboration ;
ART VAN BODEGRAVEN AND
KENNE TH B. ACKERMAN
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