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news
17 \ newsworthy \
Warehouse, DC labor
crunch approaching crisis
levels at worst time, survey
finds
Cautious retailers building
in more cushion for
holiday deliveries, survey
shows
UPS’s 2015 rate hikes
have a familiar ring to
them
Accolades: awards and
recognition
Newsmakers: people on
the fast track
Expanding industry, tight
labor market to pose
challenges for 3PLs,
studies say
Groundbreakers: who’s
building a new DC?
Alliances: who’s sealed
a deal?
CP’s Harrison warns of
dim future for rails without
merger freedoms
Short takes
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
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 Southern University
n Scott Mc Williams
OHL
n Christopher D. Norek, Ph.D.
Chain Connectors
n Richard H. Thompson
Jones Lang LaSalle
n Kate Vitasek
University of Tennessee
voices
15 \ bigpicture \
Hot topics at CSCMP \
PETER BRADLEY
35 \ fastlane \
Honey, I shrunk the boxes \
CLIFFORD F. LYNCH
41 \ techwatch \
Who’s using YMS and why
(or why not) \
JAMES A. COOKE
43 \ basictraining \
Gin for dinner \
BY ART VAN BODEGRAVEN AND
KENNETH B. ACKERMAN
64 \ outbound \
Forget leaning in, try
looking up \
MITCH MAC DONALD
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