Logistics Management - October 1, 2008

With the robust economy driving its business in an exciting new direction, Lowe’s Companies was poised for dynamic growth in the late 1990s. Included in the plans was a push to “go global” by concentrating on expanding markets in the U.S. and later Canada and Mexico. But at the time, the retailer says it was using several carriers that it felt were providing unreliable levels ...

• Columns
• Andel on Distribution
• Keep the crooks out
• Mulani on Excellence
• Supply chain’s evolving role in global change
• Sage Advice
• What do passing a stick and logistics have in common?
• Viewpoint
• Near-shoring: The antidote to volatility

• Departments
• Management Update
• Management Update
• Price Trends
• Price Trends

• Features
• Global Strategy
• Is low-cost sourcing still viable?
• Supply Chain Technology
• The golden age of wireless
• Transportation Best Practices
• Understanding LTL carrier class rates
• Warehouse and DC
• Lift truck financing: A lease by any other name...

• News
• Economic Stimulus
• Effect of economic stimulus checks matched transportation analyst projections
• Peak Season
• Another “weak peak” is likely
• Transportation
• Highway Trust Fund legislation made official

• Special Reports
• Ocean Shipping
• Ocean Carriers: 50 players to watch
• Special Report
• The greening of the supply chain