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news
15 ; newsworthy ;
IT, IT everywhere, but few
around to service it, survey
concludes
Warehouse executives
need to upgrade, not just
replace, aging gear,
Tompkins report says
ACE phase-in deadlines
unrealistic, importers,
brokers say
Llamasoft acquires IBM’s
supply chain application
suite
Virtual lift truck trainer
wins MHI innovation
award
FedEx chairman confident
Congress will extend
length limits on twin
trailers
Agile hires senior editor at
DC VELOCITY; promotes
long-time staffer at Supply
Chain Quarterly
JDA launches software
tool to help users manage
supply chain disruptions
North American industrial
property market to see
strong growth through
2017, report says
in every issue
1 ; inbound ;
Boxes and briefs: Industry
news at a glance
53 ; rollouts ;
New logistics products
& services
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 College & State University
; Scott Mc Williams
OHL
; Christopher D. Norek, Ph.D.
Chain Connectors
; Richard H. Thompson
Jones Lang LaSalle
; Kate Vitasek
University of Tennessee
voices
13 ; bigpicture ;
Seasons of change ;
DAVID MALONEY
33 ; fastlane ;
A time for outsourcing
reflection ;
CLIFFORD F. LYNCH
38 ; basictraining ;
The yellow brick road to the
shining city on a hill ;
BY ART VAN BODEGRAVEN AND
KENNETH B. ACKERMAN
64 ; outbound ;
ILWU’s parallel universe ;
MITCH MAC DONALD
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