Logistics Management - February 1, 2005

Wal-Mart's suppliers find that they can win the RFID race by taking it slowly and moving ahead one step at a time.

• Slow but steady (page 3)
• Are your pallet partners cheating on you? (page 2)
• Airlines venture abroad (page 3)
• Ocean Outlook: Rough seas ahead (page 2)
• The do's & don'ts of third-party contracts (page 3)
• Airlines venture abroad (page 2)
• Are your pallet partners cheating on you? (page 3)
• Slow but steady (page 2)
• Ocean Outlook: Rough seas ahead (page 3)
• The do's & don'ts of third-party contracts (page 2)

• Columns
• Bohman on Pricing
• Make sure your packaging is carrier-approved
• Byrne on Excellence
• Reshaping fulfillment: Today's practices and priorities
• Parting Shot
• Check the name, not the fingerprint

• Departments
• Management Update
• Management Update
• New Products
• Better data capture for route drivers
• RFID technology controls gate access
• Forklifts optimize efficiency
• Weigh, price, and label with one unit
• Ocean freight procurement service
• Solar-powered trailer-tracking system
• New services
• Price Trends
• Price Trends
• Viewpoint
• Trading perception for reality

• Features
• Global Logistics
• Ocean Outlook: Rough seas ahead
• Special Report
• The do's & don'ts of third-party contracts
• Transportation Trends
• Airlines venture abroad
• Warehouse and DC
• Are your pallet partners cheating on you?

• News
• Addendum to the 2005 Buyers Guide
• HOS rules
• Meet the new HOS rules, same as the old rules
• Outsourcing
• Third parties ready to expand into Eastern Europe, Asia
• Security
• Customs to ratchet up C-TPAT requirements for importers
• Technology
• JPMorgan Chase acquires global trade software firm
• Warehousing
• U.S. warehousing market worth more than $25 billion