January 2003 Issue
Table of Contents
Rick Jackson’s unLimited engagement
BY MITCH MAC DONALD
He had every expectation of finishing out his career as the top supply chain exec at Nabisco. But life got in the way. Today, Rick Jackson is a senior VP at Limited Brands, where he heads up a logistics and DC operation with almost boundless potential.
newsworthy
don’t miss the boat on new customs rules
execs continue to hand over the keys to the warehouse
FAST lane program could shorten border lines
labor pains over at West Coast ports?
RFID firm earns patent for tracking technology
newsmakers: people on the fast track
shippers want small-package services to deliver
container maker opens warfare on germs
Catalyst acquires SAP consulting firm
alliances: who’s sealed a deal
packaging machinery makers edgy about margins
labor issues, mass merchants put pressure on food distributors
leadership
what makes a supply chain leader?
|| KARL MANRODT , PH.D., AND MARY COLLINS HOLCOMB, PH.D.
techadvance
technology: there’s
no quick fix
|| KEVIN R. FITZGERALD
laborpool
staffing a new DC:
if you build it, will they come?
|| DONALD JACOBSON
fastlane
no desperate measures
|| CLIFFORD E. LYNCH
inbound
boxes and briefs: industry
news at a glance
bigpicture
this one’s for you
PETER BRADLEY
rollouts
new distribution products
& services
part1
part2
part3
part4
paperworks
our take on current
books
adindex
how to reach our advertisers
outbound
are you up to speed?
MITCH MAC DONALD
more
than meets the eye
BY KEVIN R. FITZGERALD
Too many companies see visibility solutions as tools that can simply be
slapped onto existing operations. But some assembly is required if you
really want to see results.
BY PETER BRADLEY
With new regs about to take effect, food distribution managers had better know where it is, where it’s been, and what’s happened to it along the way.
BY CHRISTOPHER D. NOREK, PH.D
Getting slammed with high returns costs? Maybe it’s time to kick that asset recovery program into high gear.
BY MARCIA JEDD
Pressure to improve customer service and in-stock rates is pushing more companies to abandon the “consolidation” model in favor of a flexible, agile network of regional distribution centers.
BY PETER BRADLEY
Once the service of last resort, expedited transportation has become practically routine in some industries.
BY JOHN R. JOHNSON
For companies like Edy’s Grand Ice Cream, voice technology is paying huge dividends in the distribution center. So why aren’t the vendors getting the air time they think they deserve?
