JANUARY 2015
VOLUME 13 NO. 1
inside
27 Filling big shoes:
interview with Kathy Fulton
BY MARK B. SOLOMON
When ALAN President Jock Menzies died suddenly
in 2013, Kathy Fulton took over the interim reins.
Now, the group, and a new legacy, is hers.
31 Does the store backroom
need to look like a DC?
BY SUSAN K. LACEFIELD
3As retail goes omnichannel, more vendors are
filling online orders from stores. This has big
implications for their backroom operations.
39 Will the revolution be
dimensionalized?
BY MARK B. SOLOMON
The rise of dimensioning machines will make
LTL trailer space allocation more efficient than
ever. It will also eventually end shippers’ 80-year
free rate ride.
43 Executing the
omnichannel vision
BY IAN HOBKIRK
Omnichannel retailing, or using store inventory
to fill e-commerce orders, is one of today’s hottest
trends. Here are two technologies that can help
companies operate in this new environment.
51 Convergence is the word
B Y ADRIAN GONZALEZ
Third-party logistics providers (3PLs) are
transforming themselves into businesses that
provide a diverse array of services well beyond
logistics.
55 Almost ready for takeoff?
BY TOBY GOOLEY
Hydrogen fuel cells have been touted as the
next big thing in powering electric lift trucks,
yet for many reasons adoption rates remain low.
Here’s why.
