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voices
in every issue
17 ; newsworthy ;
; Memphis, we have
a problem
; MHIA rebrands, changes
name to “MHI”
; CP names Keith Creel
president and COO
; Good growth ahead for
U.S. economy if Washington
‘gets out of the way,’ noted
economist says
; Groundbreakers: who’s
building a new DC?
; Intelligrated buys Knighted
; Newsmakers: people on the
fast track
; International shipping
confidence index shows
signs of pulse in January
; Trailer orders, shipments hit
six-year high in 2012
; Maier to succeed Rebholz
at FedEx Ground
; Accolades: awards and
recognition
; LaHood to leave DOT
; Truck rates to climb
post-Sandy; analysts
divided on duration
15 ; bigpicture ;
Lucky ’ 13 ;
PETER BRADLEY
1 ; inbound ;
Boxes and briefs: Industry
news at a glance
37 ; fastlane ;
The Year of the Snake ;
CLIFFORD F. LYNCH
55 ; rollouts ;
New logistics products
& services
43 ; techwatch ;
Don’t count the big guys
out ;
JAMES A. COOKE
63 ; 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.
Penn State University
; Clifford Lynch
C.F. Lynch & Associates
; Karl Manrodt, Ph.D.
Georgia Southern University
; Scott Mc Williams
OHL
; Shekar Natarajan
Anheuser-Busch
; Christopher D. Norek, Ph.D.
Chain Connectors
; Richard H. Thompson
Supply Chain Visions
48 ; basictraining ;
Everybody get on the bus ;
ART VAN BODEGRAVEN AND
KENNE TH B. ACKERMAN
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64 ; outbound ;
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