Logistics Management - September 1, 2004

Shippers are paying more for transportation at a time when carrier performance is slipping. That message rings out loud and clear in the results of this year's Masters of Logistics survey, which polls logistics managers on their transportation and distribution practices. Over the past 13 years, the study—previously called "Giants of Shipping"—has successfully highlighted emerging tr...

• Columns
• Bohman on Pricing
• The buck stops where? LTL loading and unloading responsibilities
• Byrne on Excellence
• RFID: Not just for Wal-Mart anymore
• Parting Shot
• Another ministerial exercise in the name of safety

• Departments
• Management Update
• Management Update
• Price Trends
• Price Trends
• Viewpoint
• Report cards are in…

• Features
• Global Logistics
• New order at the border?
• Supply Chain Technology
• Everything you always wanted to know about RFID...but were afraid to ask
• Transportation Spotlight
• Bracing for Cleaner Air
• Warehouse and DC
• Walgreens beats the summer heat
• Handle with care

• News
• Shippers are paying more for "last mile" deliveries
• Compensation
• Warehouse survey finds executive pay rises, hourly pay remains flat
• International
• EU expansion to bring more Eastern European warehouses
• Logistics Briefing
• Services
• Technology
• RFID-based investment planning underway
• Transportation
• FedEx buys Parcel Direct to expand ground service