February 2003 Issue
Table of Contents
both sides now
BY MITCH MAC DONALD
First a practitioner-member of MHIA and now its CEO, John Nofsinger brings a unique perspective to his quest to move the logistics industry to new heights.
leadership
creating a manageable
supply chain
|| PETER SCHMITZ
techadvance
going with the
(cash) flow
|| KEVIN R. FITZGERALD
laborpool
all aboard?
|| DONALD JACOBSON
inbound
boxes and briefs: industry
news at a glance
bigpicture
cutting edge
PETER BRADLEY
rollouts
new distribution products
& services
paperworks
our take on current
books
coursework
where to go for
continuing ed
adindex
how to reach our
advertisers
outbound
battle of hastings
MITCH MAC DONALD
pep
rally
BY PETER
BRADLEY
Whether the customer drives up in a Lexus or a Kia, Pep Boys wants to
be ready with the right parts. A revamped DC network helps make that happen.
BY JOHN R. JOHNSON
Faster, higher, stronger … that’s what DC execs are demanding of their warehousing systems. Once they get a taste, they always want just a little bit more.
BY PETER BRADLEY
After spending the past decade pushing their suppliers to provide value-added services like putting tickets on the merchandise, retailers are beginning to wonder if they should bring those tasks back into their own DCs.
(services)
BY STAFF REPORT
It used to be a question of USPS or UPS. Today, even LTL carriers want to be contenders in the small package delivery market. What’s a shipper to do?
BY JOHN R. JOHNSON
A maze of smoothly humming conveyors has replaced the jumble of pallets in distributor J. Polep’s DC. The result? No more late shipments.
