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news
15 \ newsworthy \
IT firm rolls out platform
to expedite data exchange
among carriers, 3PLs,
shippers
Alliances: who’s sealed
a deal?
Retailers turn to 3PLs for
help in home delivery,
survey finds
Groundbreakers: who’s
building a new DC?
Viastore to implement
SAP’s warehouse
management software
in U.S.
JLL report forecasts strong
demand for U.S. industrial
property in ’ 16
Accolades: awards and
recognition
Acquisition roundup:
Southworth, Descartes,
Dearborn Mid-West
Paragon Software Systems
adds calendar capability to
route-planning platform
in every issue
1 \ inbound \
Boxes and briefs: Industry
news at a glance
65 \ rollouts \
Spotlight on parcel services
and equipment
71 \ adindex \
How to reach our advertisers
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
OHL
n Christopher D. Norek, Ph.D.
Chain Connectors
n Richard H. Thompson
JLL
n Kate Vitasek
University of Tennessee
voices
13 \ bigpicture \
Automation: more to come \
DAVID MALONEY
43 \ fastlane \
What’s ahead in ’ 16? \
CLIFFORD F. LYNCH
49 \ basictraining \
Sackcloth, ashes, and a
tattered résumé \
BY ART VAN BODEGRAVEN
72 \ outbound \
Rolled down the highway \
MITCH MAC DONALD
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