AUGUST 2017
VOLUME 15 NO. 8
inside
23 Cardinal rules for supply
chain excellence: interview
with Scott Nelson
BY MITCH MAC DONALD
As logistics challenges go, running a supply chain
in the high-stakes healthcare sector has to be
near the top of the list. Scott Nelson of Cardinal
Health keeps his operation on track by following
five basic principles of logistics excellence.
29 For DCs, the (hiring) heat
is on
BY MARK B. SOLOMON
Amazon’s explosive expansion in fulfillment
center operations will drive up demand for
warehouse labor. The question is to what degree.
33 Roll out the barrels!
BY DAVID MALONEY
With its craft beer business booming, beverage
supplier Atlas Distributing needed a better way
to store and handle heavy kegs. Specialized
gravity-flow racks provided the answer.
37 Intermodal and the
invisible man
BY MARK B. SOLOMON
Autonomous trucks could spell the end for
railroads’ intermodal cost advantages. But the
jury on self-driving vehicles is still out.
43 Android leads charge with
warehouse handhelds
BY BEN AMES
As Microsoft prepares to end support for its
Windows Mobile operating system, DCs look to
the Android OS for a new generation of rugged
handheld devices.
