MARCH 2018
VOLUME 16 NO. 3
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34 Be resilient, or be gone!
interview with Aaron Parrott
BY MARK B. SOLOMON
Resiliency is on the lips of a lot of supply chain
practitioners. After a traumatic 2017, it needs to be,
says Deloitte’s Aaron Parrott.
38 Infographic: DCV’s 15th annual
salary survey
BY DIANE RAND
How are logistics and supply chain professionals
doing when it comes to job satisfaction and pay? Our
annual salary survey has some answers.
41 Skinning the tight-capacity cat
BY MARK B. SOLOMON
It’s getting rough on the roads for truck shippers. But
is a rate hosing foreordained?
48 Keep it simple
BY TOBY GOOLEY
Forklifts have gone high-tech, but not everyone needs
all the bells and whistles. Here’s how to determine
when a more basic truck might be the right way to go.
53 The biggest company you may
not know all that much about
BY MARK B. SOLOMON
China’s JD.com has a larger fulfillment footprint than
Amazon, runs a broader delivery network than UPS,
and is forcing Alibaba to rethink its model. It may be
coming your way—but not yet.
57 Modex 2018:
Innovation Central
BY DC VELOCITY STAFF
At the Modex exhibition and conference in Atlanta,
attendees can get up close and personal with sizzling
new technology, equipment, and services for the
supply chain.
