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19 ; newsworthy ;
; After four decades, FedEx
turns the page with $1.65
billion operational revamp
; XPO Logistics acquires
OHL’s truck brokerage unit
; Accolades: awards and
recognition
; U.S. logistics industry to
post 1. 1 million jobs by 2016,
report says
; New software benchmarks
lift truck-fleet performance
against peers
; UPS-TNT Express: An
unwanted package?
; Economist predicts
slowdown in 2014, then
three years of growth
; DC space tightens at U.S.
seaports
; Study: Offshoring decline
boosts U.S. manufacturing
; Short takes
; Newsmakers: people on
the fast track
; Toyota acquires Cascade
Corp.
; Alliances: who’s sealed
a deal
17 ; bigpicture ;
Logistics without borders? ;
PETER BRADLEY
1 ; inbound ;
Boxes and briefs: Industry
news at a glance
35 ; fastlane ;
Shaky platforms ;
CLIFFORD F. LYNCH
61 ; problemsolved ;
Getting a new business off
the ground
43 ; techwatch ;
A new way to spot problems
in the DC ;
JAMES A. COOKE
65 ; 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
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
53 ; basictraining ;
A rose by any other name … ;
ART VAN BODEGRAVEN AND
KENNE TH B. ACKERMAN
79 ; adindex ;
How to reach our advertisers
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