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news
15 \ newsworthy \
Can the aircargo industry
be saved? Maybe next year
XPO on track to save $300
million over next two years,
exec says
Truck drivers lose business
during long dock
detentions, survey shows
Material handling market
forecast to hit $148 billion
in five years
UPS and FedEx expand
pharmaceutical shipping
channels to global market
LTL carriers look to
last-mile service to prop up
sagging revenues
DHL Express opens
“walking courier” facility in
Manhattan’s financial
district
IANA says new Web portal
can streamline intermodal
equipment swaps
APICS adds certification
program for transportation
and distribution
in every issue
1 \ inbound \
Boxes and briefs: Industry
news at a glance
56 \ applications \
A look at how DCs are using
equipment or services to rev
up operations
61 \ rollouts \
Spotlight on picking
technology
71 \ adindex \
How to reach our advertisers
EDITORIAL ADVISORY BOARD
n Jim Bowes
Peach State Integrated
Independent Consultant
n George Clopton
Polo/Ralph Lauren
n Peter Counihan
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
OHL
n Christopher D. Norek, Ph.D.
Chain Connectors
n Richard H. Thompson
JLL
n Kate Vitasek
University of Tennessee
voices
13 \ bigpicture \
Better safe than sorry \
DAVID MALONEY
45 \ fastlane \
Making sense of outsourcing \
CLIFFORD F. LYNCH
72 \ outbound \
Ch-ch-changes \
MITCH MAC DONALD
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