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news
15 \ newsworthy \
Home Depot launches pilot for ambitious
outbound delivery plan
XPO’s new U.K. DC for Nestlé to double as
provider’s automation test lab
Groundbreakers: who’s building a new DC?
Descartes acquires airline mail tracking firm
for $25.5 million
Alliances: who’s sealed a deal?
DSC Logistics acquired by South Korean firm
Oracle upgrades warehouse management
software for e-commerce users
National Forklift Safety Day 2018 fulfills its
educational mission
C.H. Robinson executive tosses cold water
on “urban fulfillment” concept
Newsmakers: people on the fast track
Accolades: awards and recognition
Trump’s steel tariffs seen having modest
effect on demand for material handling
equipment
Short takes
in every issue
1 \ inbound \
Boxes and briefs: Industry news at a glance
63 \ rollouts \
Spotlight on racks and shelving
95 \ adindex \
How to reach our advertisers
voices
13 \ bigpicture \
Say it with me: Machines are our friends \
DAVID MALONEY
96 \ outbound \
The long and the short of it at the AAR \
MITCH MAC DONALD
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
Geodis
n Christopher D. Norek, Ph.D.
Chain Connectors
n Richard H. Thompson
JLL
n Kate Vitasek
University of Tennessee
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