MARCH 2017
VOLUME 15 NO. 3
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30 Indiana wants us! interview with
David Holt
BY MARK B. SOLOMON
“Conexus Indiana,” the state’s private-public economic
development partnership, has thrived mainly because the
private sector leads and the public sector follows, says David Holt,
a Conexus vice president and head of its logistics initiative.
34 Infographic: DCV’s 14th annual
salary survey
BY BEN AMES AND DIANE RAND
3How are logistics professionals doing when it comes to job
satisfaction and pay? Our annual salary survey has some answers.
37 That sounds like a job for … an AGV!
BY DAVID MALONEY
At its new dietary supplement plant, Amway needed a way to
move goods in and out of cleanrooms while limiting human
touches. The answer? Automated guided vehicles.
43 The empires strike back
BY MARK B. SOLOMON
UPS and FedEx have faced major challenges in B2C shipping, not
least of which are shippers who expect something for nothing.
Now, they’re sending clear signals that things are about to change.
49 A “cloudier” future for warehousing
software?
BY BEN AMES
WMS came late to the cloud computing game. But experts say
warehouses are starting to embrace this model, with smaller DCs
leading the way.
57 The complete package
BY SUSAN K. LACEFIELD
When companies go to solve a packaging problem—like figuring
out how to prevent their boxes from getting crushed in transit—
they often focus on just one aspect of their packaging. They can get
a better, more complete answer by looking at the entire unit load.
63 ProMat ’ 17 and the X factor
BY DC VELOCITY STAFF
Looking to solve for your X—that unknown quantity that will
take your supply chain to the next level? Chances are, you’ll find it
among ProMat’s 850-plus exhibits.
