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news
19 ; newsworthy ;
; Schneider revamps
intermodal service on
U.S.-Mexico corridor
; Top customs official:
CBP to increase focus on
exports
; Accolades: awards and
recognition
; XPO expands last-mile
delivery presence with
Optima purchase
; Associated to acquire
Peach State
; Big data, globalization may
force shippers, 3PLs to
rethink their relationships
; Newsmakers: people on
the fast track
; FedEx, Cardinal Health
launch joint 3PL
partnership
; Alliances: who’s sealed
a deal
; Capgemini study shows
pieces still missing from
supply chain puzzle
; Short takes
in every issue
1 ; inbound ;
Boxes and briefs: Industry
news at a glance
16 ; acrossthedock ;
Letters to the editor
91 ; rollouts ;
New logistics products
& services
95 ; 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
; Christopher D. Norek, Ph.D.
Chain Connectors
; Richard H. Thompson
Jones Lang LaSalle
; Kate Vitasek
Supply Chain Visions
voices
15 ; bigpicture ;
Another year older ;
PETER BRADLEY
33 ; fastlane ;
My annual letter to
Santa Claus ;
CLIFFORD F. LYNCH
49 ; techwatch ;
Need logistics insight?
Consider analytics ;
JAMES A. COOKE
55 ; basictraining ;
In (faint) praise of managers
and administrators ;
BY ART VAN BEDEGRAVEN AND
KENNE TH B. ACKERMAN
96 ; outbound ;
Roads, bridges, and
repatriation ;
MITCH MAC DONALD
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