MARCH 2015
VOLUME 13 NO. 3
inside
28 Supply chain evangelist:
interview with Michael
Regan
BY PETER BRADLEY
Over a four-decade career, Michael Regan
has earned recognition as a tireless
advocate for the logistics profession and
one of its most prominent, innovative—
and often provocative—thinkers.
33 Brokerage uber alles!
BY MARK B. SOLOMON
Leveraging Uber-like technology, newbies
like 10-4 Systems, Cargomatic, and BoxSmart
seek to blaze a new—and inclusive—trail in
the truck brokerage field.
38 Inventory counting on
the go
BY SUSAN K. LACEFIELD
Want to make cycle counting faster and
more efficient? Mobile technology could be
the answer.
47 Labor management
software in the age of
omnichannel retail
BY IAN HOBKIRK
The omnichannel revolution has ushered in
sweeping changes for DCs and the people
who work in them. It’s also changing how
retailers use performance-tracking systems.
51 KPM changes its
fulfillment “landscape”
with voice
BY DAVID MALONEY
Though the outdoor power equipment it sells
is state of the art, small distributor KPM was
making do with manual processes in its own
operations. Then it discovered an affordable
voice solution.
