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news
15 ; newsworthy ;
Körber acquires HighJump
Manhattan develops
TMS module for “Uber for
Trucking” segment
Uber Freight expands
into West Coast, Midwest,
Southeast markets
Accolades: awards and
recognition
APICS, JD.com to build
benchmarking model
supporting omnichannel
distribution
Volvo takes delivery of Kion
forklifts for U.S. factory
operations
Durbin visit to UniCarriers
Americas highlights job
growth and economic
impact
Descartes acquires freight
visibility provider
MacroPoint
Oracle updates supply
chain management suite
in every issue
1 ; inbound ;
Boxes and briefs: Industry
news at a glance
53 ; rollouts ;
Spotlight on packing and
packaging equipment
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
Geodis
; Christopher D. Norek, Ph.D.
Chain Connectors
; Richard H. Thompson
JLL
; Kate Vitasek
University of Tennessee
voices
13 ; bigpicture ;
On the path to innovation ;
DAVID MALONEY
31 ; fastlane ;
A reluctant change of heart ;
CLIFFORD F. LYNCH
64 ; outbound ;
It may be last, but it’s not
really a mile at all … yet ;
MITCH MAC DONALD
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