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news
15 \ newsworthy \
Economic outlook calls for risk
Kroger picks Cincinnati for first grocery
e-commerce DC
FourKites launches “dynamic”
load-matching platform
Groundbreakers: who’s building a new DC?
XPO says LTL tech initiatives could generate
$100 million profit in two years
Universal Robots acquires 20 employees of
shuttered Rethink Robotics
Author Michael Lewis sees turbulent future
for freight markets in age of big data
Accolades: awards and recognition
Ryder and FedEx to roll out 1,000 electric
panel vans
Businesses urged to get creative when
choosing data for analytics projects
Gartner unveils list of “strategic technology
trends” for 2019
Short takes
Warehouse robot developer Geek+ lands
$150 million in funding
Newsmakers: people on the fast track
Alliances: who’s sealed a deal?
in every issue
1 \ inbound \
Boxes and briefs: Industry news at a glance
48 \ applications \
A look at how DCs are using equipment or
services to rev up operations
71 \ rollouts \
Spotlight on cubing and weighing systems
79 \ adindex \
How to reach our advertisers
voices
13 \ bigpicture \
The future may be here now \
DAVID MALONEY
80 \ outbound \
The data don’t lie \
MITCH MAC DONALD
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
Geodis
n Christopher D. Norek, Ph.D.
Chain Connectors
n Richard H. Thompson
JLL
n Kate Vitasek
University of Tennessee
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