DC Velocity - July 2016

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news

15 ; newsworthy ;

End of cheap inventory financing presents challenges for supply chain, report says Caplice to receive CSCMP’s Distinguished Service Award Intelligrated, Dematic to change hands in consolidation spree Shippers, carriers cite challenges in transition to new data exchange standard DHL tests collaborative robots for warehouse operations UPS to install parcel lockers at 300 locations by year’s end Amazon’s 3PL encroachment to force traditional providers to focus more on IT, consultant says Levi Strauss’s wonderful RFID world Swisslog creates regional software integration hub

in every issue

1 ; inbound ;

Boxes and briefs: Industry news at a glance

69 ; rollouts ;

Spotlight on conveyors

127 ; adindex ;

How to reach our advertisers

EDITORIAL ADVISORY BOARD

; Jim Bowes Peach State Integrated Technologies

; Earl Boyanton
Independent Consultant
; George Clopton
Polo/Ralph Lauren
; Peter Counihan
Fortna

; John A. Gentle
John A. Gentle & Associates, LLC
; Brian Gibson, Ph.D.

Auburn University
; Steve Inacker
Cardinal Health
; Richard Jackson
Mast Logistics

; C. John Langley Jr., Ph.D.

Penn State University
; Clifford Lynch
C.F. Lynch & Associates
; Karl Manrodt, Ph.D.

Georgia College & State University
; Scott Mc Williams
OHL

; Christopher D. Norek, Ph.D.

Chain Connectors
; Richard H. Thompson
JLL

; Kate Vitasek University of Tennessee

voices

13 ; bigpicture ;

Supply disruptions can happen when you least expect it ;

DAVID MALONEY

53 ; fastlane ;

More turmoil for drivers ;

CLIFFORD F. LYNCH

61 ; basictraining ;

Me talk pretty one day ;

BY ART VAN BODEGRAVEN

128 ; outbound ; The other infrastructure problem ;

MITCH MAC DONALD

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