DC Velocity - IdeaBook 2015

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W elcome to our 2015 special digital issue featuring the best-read, most popular articles on logistics and supply chain strategies and innovations from CSCMP’s Supply Chain Quarterly and DC Velocity.
Whether economic conditions are stable, volatile, or simply uncertain, supply chain and logistics
managers must confront a range of problems on a daily basis. To help them address those challeng-
es, both publications have often featured articles that highlight innovative practices and strategies
for improving logistics and supply chain operations. We have selected the most popular of these
articles from the 2014 print editions of CSCMP’s Supply Chain Quarterly and DC Velocity to create
this compendium—aptly named IdeaBook 2015.

There’s something for everyone in this unique collection. For example, from the pages of DC Velocity, we chose an article that explains why voice-directed systems are ideal for omnichannel distribution—one of the hottest topics in warehousing and distribution today—and another that describes strategies for reducing warehouse costs. We’ve included a story about getting the most for your dollar when buying used lift trucks, as well as a case study of Ace Hardware’s distribution center sustainability initiative. The final selection from DC Velocity looks at an innovative transportation strategy that pairs truck and rail service for perishable products.

From CSCMP’s Supply Chain Quarterly, we chose some of the best-read articles from the past year, including two case studies: one about a fast-growing coffee retailer that completely redesigned its supply chain organization and strategy, and another about a venerable retailer that has adopted a very modern—and highly effective—model for omnichannel distribution. Another article explains the benefits of a new approach to calculating total delivered cost. Other timely Supply Chain Quarterly articles outline strategies for working with young supply chain professionals and steps for leveraging the right data to achieve supply chain visibility.

IdeaBook 2015 is packed with fresh ideas you can use now and in the future. And because we’ve created it in digital format, you can access this special issue anytime, anywhere on your desktop or via mobile device, including our very popular tablet version for iPad and Android. (Don’t have the tablet version yet? To download the free apps, go to www.dcvelocity.com/mobile and www.supply- chainquarterly.com/mobile.)