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NEWS
13 \ NEWSWORTHY \
n Report: Hackers will target logistics
networks in 2020
n FMCSA releases initial data from drug and
alcohol clearinghouse
n DHL Supply Chain to add 1,000 units to
warehouse robot fleet
n Short takes
n Safety will be top of mind on National
Forklift Safety Day 2020
n Report: Trucks remain prime target of cargo
thieves worldwide
n Lawmakers form bipartisan Congressional
Supply Chain Caucus
n Alliances: who’s sealed a deal
n MIT’s “tag of everything” could protect the
supply chain
n Supply chain software vendor HighJump
changes name to Körber
n Accolades: awards and recognition
n JDA Software rebrands as Blue Yonder
n Security, digital capabilities are ripe for
disruption
n Newsmakers: people on the fast track
IN EVERY ISSUE
1 \ INBOUND \
Industry news at a glance
33 \ INPERSON \
An industry insider looks at the supply chain
38 \ APPLICATIONS \
A look at how DCs are using equipment orservices to rev up operations
42 \ ROLLOUTS \
New logistics products and services
55 \ ADINDEX \
How to reach our advertisers
VOICES
11 \ BIGPICTURE \
The times that try our supply chains \
DAVID MALONEY
56 \ OUTBOUND \
A viral change in business \
MITCH MAC DONALD
EDITORIAL ADVISORY BOARD
n Jim Bowes
Peach State Integrated
Independent Consultant
n George Clopton
Polo/Ralph Lauren
n John White III
Fortna
n John A. Gentle
John A. Gentle & Associates, LLC
n Brian Gibson, Ph.D.
Auburn University
n Steve Inacker
Cardinal Health
n Richard Jackson
Mast Logistics
n C. John Langley Jr., Ph.D.
Penn State University
n Clifford Lynch
C.F. Lynch & Associates
n Karl Manrodt, Ph.D.
Georgia College & State University
n Scott Mc Williams
Geodis
n Christopher D. Norek, Ph.D.
Chain Connectors
n Richard H. Thompson
JLL
n Kate Vitasek
University of Tennessee
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