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news
19 ; newsworthy ;
; Largest UPS Teamster
local urges rejection of
contract supplement
; Four key trends driving
company, industry growth,
Dematic CEO says
; Accolades: awards and
recognition
; Rogers out as head of
YRC Freight
; Short takes
; FedEx to hike rates on
U.S. express traffic; reports
decent quarterly results
; Genco launches contract
packaging unit
; Groundbreakers: who’s
building a new DC?
; Survey: Regulatory
compliance biggest pain
in global health-care
supply chain
; Alliances: who’s sealed
a deal
; Newsmakers: people on
the fast track
in every issue
1 ; inbound ;
Boxes and briefs: Industry
news at a glance
63 ; rollouts ;
New logistics products
& services
71 ; adindex ;
How to reach our advertisers
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; 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 Southern University
; Scott Mc Williams
OHL
; Shekar Natarajan
Anheuser-Busch
; Christopher D. Norek, Ph.D.
Chain Connectors
; Richard H. Thompson
Supply Chain Visions
voices
17 ; bigpicture ;
Eyes and ears on the
conference front ;
PETER BRADLEY
39 ; fastlane ;
Happy birthday, CSCMP! ;
CLIFFORD F. LYNCH
45 ; techwatch ;
Climbing aboard the TMS
bandwagon ;
JAMES A. COOKE
53 ; basictraining ;
Same song, second verse ;
BY ART VAN BODEGRAVEN AND
KENNE TH B. ACKERMAN
72 ; outbound ;
When being smart is not
enough ;
MITCH MAC DONALD
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