Logistics Management - November 1, 2006

John A. Gentle, the 2006 NITL Executive of the Year, is a logistics sage who worked tirelessly to make Owens Corning the shipper of choice for its carriers. Now he’s ready to share his guiding principles with other shippers.

• Columns
• Byrne on Excellence
• Shifting the supply chain to navigate China’s new economy
• Viewpoint
• Gentle’s sage advice

• Departments
• Management Update
• Management Update
• Price Trends
• Pricing across the transportation modes

• Features
• Global Logistics
• 5 steps to trade compliance
• Supply Chain Technology
• Where’s the ROI?
• Transportation Trends
• Coming to terms with fuel surcharges
• Warehouse and DC
• How does your warehouse stack up?

• News
• Fuel Surcharges
• STB proposes major changes in railroads' fuel surcharges
• News capsule
• Logistics websites score high with shippers
• Ocean Shipping
• Panama Canal expansion to reduce congestion, boost capacity
• Security
• Shippers say C-TPAT is cumbersome but worth improving

• Q&A
• A Gentleman of principles - the complete Q&A

• Special Reports
• Air Transportation Report
• High-flying airlines invest for the future
• Europe's Airports
• Europe's airports get set for growth