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news
17 \ newsworthy \
Food retailers name three
ways to cut “unsalable”
goods out of supply chain
UPS, FedEx roll out pricing
for ultra-short-haul
deliveries
JDA sees bright future in
visibility for TMS
Report: U.S. industrial
property market soared
in Q1
Accolades: awards and
recognition
SAP launches 3-D printing
service
Feds begin long and
(hopefully not) strange trip
to regulate driverless
trucks
Short takes
Newsmakers: people on
the fast track
in every issue
1 \ inbound \
Boxes and briefs: Industry
news at a glance
62 \ rollouts \
Spotlight on mezzanines
71 \ adindex \
How to reach our advertisers
EDITORIAL ADVISORY BOARD
n Jim Bowes
Peach State Integrated
Independent Consultant
n George Clopton
Polo/Ralph Lauren
n Peter Counihan
Fortna
n John A. Gentle
John A. Gentle & Associates, LLC
n Brian Gibson, Ph.D.
Auburn University
n Steve Inacker
Cardinal Health
n Richard Jackson
Mast Logistics
n C. John Langley Jr., Ph.D.
Penn State University
n Clifford Lynch
C.F. Lynch & Associates
n Karl Manrodt, Ph.D.
Georgia College & State University
n Scott Mc Williams
Geodis
n Christopher D. Norek, Ph.D.
Chain Connectors
n Richard H. Thompson
JLL
n Kate Vitasek
University of Tennessee
voices
15 \ bigpicture \
The times they are
a-changin’ \
DAVID MALONEY
33 \ fastlane \
Will 33-foot twins be born
this year? \
CLIFFORD F. LYNCH
54 \ basictraining \
Embracing leadership \
BY ART VAN BODEGRAVEN
72 \ outbound \
No magic to his method \
MITCH MAC DONALD
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