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2009 Online Planners
Access the 2009 Inbound Logistics Planner online and as a digital download. You'll find detailed information on 150 market leaders who have crafted their solutions to fit your needs and help meet your demands for transportation speed and efficiency, lower inventories, quick and easy tracking and tracing, cycle time compression, and integrated logistics expertise. These are the companies that can help you drive change.




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FEATURED ARTICLES

Expedited Service: Uncommon Ground
Ground carriers redefine expedited services to meet new delivery and security demands in a down economy.

Relieving the Holiday Hangover
Retail madness doesn't stop at year's end -- it just reverses direction. A medicine chest of reverse logistics remedies helps alleviate retailers' inventory headaches.

Wind Power Logistics:
Tilting Toward Wind Turbines

Wind energy is global, it's green, it's complex -- and it's capturing the attention and imagination of government, economic development, manufacturing, and transportation and logistics service providers alike.
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INSIGHT

SC Perspectives
The Intellectual Risk of Complexity
As multiple sourcing strategies continue their inexorable march across the world, the resultant supply chain collaboration makes it more difficult for companies to protect their intellectual property rights, says Contributing Editor Robert Malone.

3PL Line
Is Your 3PL a Brand Builder?
Successful branding programs begin with superior products and services, backed by excellent customer service that permeates an entire organization. Is your third-party logistics provider delivering your brand promise? asks Mitch Weckop, senior VP/GM of Schneider Transportation Management.

Viewpoint
Selecting Pallet Types: One Size Does Not Fit All
According to Don Pulver, VP and GM of Worthington Steelpac, having a solid understanding of the strengths and weaknesses of different types of pallets is critical to choosing the right one for the job.

Green Landscape
Software Tools Optimize Green Logistics
Today's logistics service providers have access to a wide variety of optimization tools to help improve efficiency, reduce costs, and go green, says Pradeep Chaudhary of Tata Consultancy Services.

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IN PRACTICE

Reader Profile
Captain Scantastic
As vice president of logistics at Genesis Medical Imaging, Cliff Hooper makes sure service technicians receive the parts they need to keep medical equipment up and running. Through savvy manipulation of expedited shipping services, Hooper has cut his company's monthly transportation costs by more than half.

Special Supplement
H.O.W.
Need to know the best way to create a lean warehouse? Gain reverse logistics efficiency? Outsource wind power logistics? You've come to the right place. Find out H.O.W. to handle these challenges in our annual compilation of logistics best practices.
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10 Tips
Selecting A Voice-Directed Picking System
Looking to reduce errors, improve productivity, and increase accuracy in the warehouse? A voice-directed picking system can help. These tips will guide you to the right solution.


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POSITION WANTED
Supply Chain Management and Logistics Manager
Increased efficiency and cash flow through research and design of new regional distribution center, selected and installed WMS in regional distribution centers and manufacturing plants. Reduced corporate inventory by more than $5 million and improved customer satisfaction by establishing a new Sales operational planning program.
Contact: Joseph D. Bruno 941-342-0981Joseph D. Bruno@aol.com

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What's The Difference?

If you're an LLP, are you also a 4PL? Can you run a Just-In-Time operation without being a lean one? When push comes to pull, are logistics and supply chain management interchangeable?

Here's your chance to weigh in on some common perceptions and misperceptions regarding industry terminology and lexicon that we will feature in an upcoming article. Take our quick survey to make your voice heard!

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