JANUARY 2020
VOLUME 18 NO. 1
24 Supply chains to infinity and beyond:
interview with Mark Wiese
BY DAVID MALONEY
3NASA is heading back to the moon. That means it has to
develop supply chains both here on Earth and in space. It’s up
to Mark Wiese and his team to pull it all together.
32 Maritime industry braces for sea
change
BY GARY FRANTZ
For ocean carriers, 2020 will be a year of reckoning, as regulatory
and market pressures force them to shelve expansion plans and
slash costs. But over at the nation’s ports, it’s a different story.
39 How to revamp your order-
fulfillment strategy
BY VICTORIA KICKHAM
In the face of an increasingly complex supply chain, experts
point to data, automation, and flexibility as building blocks of a
successful fulfillment strategy.
45 What does 2020 hold for logistics
leaders?
BY BEN AMES
Going into the new year, the logistics sector faces fierce headwinds
that include an ongoing labor shortage, freight-rate volatility, and
economic uncertainty. New technologies and strategies may be
key to weathering the storm.
48 Infographic: Streamlining the floral
supply chain … one stem at a time
BY VICTORIA KICKHAM
An inside look at Dutch flower cooperative Royal FloraHolland’s
fast-paced distribution operations and its plans to modernize the
“floriculture” supply chain.
51 Driverless forklifts are now a thing
BY TOBY GOOLEY
No longer a novelty, automated and semi-automated forklifts
are making headway in warehouses where human workers are in
short supply. Will they eventually become the norm?
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