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Mitch Mac Donald has more than 30 years of experience in both the newspaper and magazine businesses. He has covered the logistics and supply chain fields since 1988. Twice named one of the Top 10 Business Journalists in the U.S., he has served in a multitude of editorial and publishing roles. The leading force behind the launch of Supply Chain Management Review, he was that brand's founding publisher and editorial director from 1997 to 2000. Additionally, he has served as news editor, chief editor, publisher and editorial director of Logistics Management, as well as publisher of Modern Materials Handling. Mitch is also the president and CEO of Agile Business Media, LLC, the parent company of DC VELOCITY and CSCMP's Supply Chain Quarterly.
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Now that a new transportation infrastructure bill has appeared on the congressional docket, factions on both sides of the longer combination vehicles debate are preparing for battle.
He worked his way up the Quaker Oats ladder over three decades, but when he got to the top, he wanted more. So Cliff Lynch went over to the other side, using his vast experience to sell services to shippers like the one he once was.
Everything's changed in 20 years; yet nothing's changed in 20 years. Veteran DC consultant Ken Ackerman may rhapsodize about the potential of technology, but in the end, he says, the business is still all about the effective management of space and time.
A recent survey of logistics professionals finds that although the term has been in common use for nearly a decade, most definitions of "supply chain management" have surprisingly little in common.
Many industry observers see auto ID as the breakthrough technology to watch the one that will forever change the way in which our supply chains operate.
After spending the better part of two decades as a senior executive at a material handling products and service provider in Canton, Ohio, John Nofsinger wanted to do something different. But not too different. Having been an active member of the Material Handling Industry of America (MHIA) throughout his career, he was intrigued by the notion of one day becoming part of that organization's management team.