Logistics Management - July 1, 2004

They say there are always two sides to every story. If the findings of the 15th Annual State of Logistics Report are any indication, that's certainly true about globalization. One side tells of the astonishing boom in world trade, fueled by Asia's factories pumping low-cost manufactured goods into Western economies.

• Columns
• Bohman on Pricing
• Discounts still a major factor in LTL pricing
• Byrne on Excellence
• Shippers, Unite!
• Parting Shot
• Let's hope I'm wrong

• Departments
• Management Update
• Management Update
• New Products and Services
• New Products
• Price Trends
• Price Trends
• Viewpoint
• Gaining a global perspective

• Features
• Cover Story
• Drivers Wanted
• Business booms, carriers respond
• Will the good times last?
• Profits can't get off the ground
• Surcharges rattle rail shippers
• Global Logistics
• How to read between the lines
• Supply Chain Technology
• Better strong than smart?
• Transportation Spotlight
• Return of the private fleet
• Warehouse and DC
• To RFID, or not to RFID?

• News
• Let Mexican trucks cross the border, Supreme Court says
• Government
• Congress to consider rail security bill
• Logistics Briefing
• Services
• Third-party Logistics
• Exel, Tibbett & Britten tie the knot
• Transportation
• USPS switches to FedEx for international service