JUNE 2017
VOLUME 15 NO. 6
inside
28 The soft skills of logistics:
interview with Candace
Holowicki
BY MARK B. SOLOMON
Candace Holowicki was tasked with bringing
TriMas Corp.’s global logistics operations
under corporate control. Her battles, and
ultimately her success, demonstrate how
logistics can be two parts psychology and
one part process.
30 Keep calm and let the
TMS decide
BY BEN AMES
3Today’s transportation software can help
you pick the best carrier, rate, and route.
Tomorrow’s will be able to do it faster and
better—and remove humans from the
decision-making loop.
33 Thought for food
BY DAVID MALONEY
A new model for grocery distribution has
the potential to alter the way we shop for the
things we eat.
37 Air cargo and global
value chains: Made for
each other
BY MARK B. SOLOMON
World trade’s backbone is ideally suited for
air, which gives hope that the mode’s future
will be brighter than its recent past.
43 How to address dock
efficiency today
BY VICTORIA KICKHAM
DCs are looking for ways to improve
loading dock access and safety while
implementing new technologies—all in the
name of efficiency.
