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news
15 ; newsworthy ;
XPO bets big in Europe
with $3.5 billion buy of
Dentressangle
Swisslog acquires Forte
Industries in bid to meet
e-commerce demand
USPS testing e-fulfillment
services for small,
mid-sized merchants
Groundbreakers:
who’s building a new DC?
Short takes
Driver churn among
smaller fleets spiked
during 2014, ATA says
Alliances: who’s sealed
a deal?
Prologis scoops up KTR’s
U.S. industrial assets
Accolades: awards and
recognition
LTL capturing more
load-board mindshare,
DAT says
Newsmakers: people on
the fast track
in every issue
1 ; inbound ;
Boxes and briefs: Industry
news at a glance
53 ; rollouts ;
New logistics products
& services
63 ; adindex ;
How to reach our advertisers
EDITORIAL ADVISORY BOARD
; Jim Bowes
Peach State Integrated
Technologies
; Earl Boyanton
Independent Consultant
; George Clopton
Polo/Ralph Lauren
; Peter Counihan
Fortna
; John A. Gentle
John A. Gentle & Associates, LLC
; Brian Gibson, Ph.D.
Auburn University
; Steve Inacker
Cardinal Health
; Richard Jackson
Mast Logistics
; C. John Langley Jr., Ph.D.
Penn State University
; Clifford Lynch
C.F. Lynch & Associates
; Karl Manrodt, Ph.D.
Georgia College & State University
; Scott Mc Williams
OHL
; Christopher D. Norek, Ph.D.
Chain Connectors
; Richard H. Thompson
Jones Lang LaSalle
; Kate Vitasek
University of Tennessee
voices
13 ; bigpicture ;
What’s the future of
last-mile delivery? ;
DAVID MALONEY
37 ; fastlane ;
A supply chain
generation gap? ;
CLIFFORD F. LYNCH
42 ; basictraining ;
The King is dead. Long live
the King! ;
BY ART VAN BODEGRAVEN AND
KENNETH B. ACKERMAN
64 ; outbound ;
Solving problems you don’t
know you have ;
MITCH MAC DONALD
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