January 2003 Issue

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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

LTL talks get under way

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

roadtrip
on the road again: our preview of upcoming industry events as well as remembrances of conferences past

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.

where’s the beef?
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.
throwing it into reverse
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.
the regional difference
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.
expedited … as usual
BY PETER BRADLEY
Once the service of last resort, expedited transportation has become practically routine in some industries.
the scoop on voice
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?
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