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Peter Bradley
Editorial Director
Peter Bradley is an award-winning career journalist with over three decades of experience in both newspapers and national business magazines. His credentials include seven years as the transportation and supply chain editor at Purchasing Magazine and six years as the chief editor of Logistics Management.
A visionary remembered
Don Schneider was about the nearest thing the transportation industry had to a superstar, although the self-effacing Schneider would have dismissed any such characterization.
Four steps to TMS success
Installing a transportation management system can yield big savings and boost your customer service—but you have to do it right.
Telling the logistics story
Move it!, a new Web-based TV series, offers an entertaining look at how the products we use every day get to where they need to be.
Seven steps to effective forklift training
An effective driver training program is critical to a safe, efficient, and legal DC operation. Here's a look at what's involved.
An averted strike and logistics' critical role
The threat of a rail shutdown underlined the value of logistics to a smoothly functioning economy. But it shouldn't take a strike to get government's attention.
A seamless expansion
When intimate apparel maker Wacoal America took the plunge into e-commerce, support from its WMS supplier provided the foundation for a successful transition.
Sustaining sustainability
While the jury's still out on supply chain sustainability initiatives, this much is clear: Unless these efforts make economic as well as environmental or social sense, they are doomed to fail.
"We're green and we can prove it"
Up to now, you pretty much had to take 3PLs' sustainability claims on faith. A new IWLA initiative aims to change that.
Behind delivering "wow"
When your business is built on stellar service—delivering "wow"—you can't afford to stumble. Zappos.com gets the support it needs from automated handling equipment.
Worth the trip
In a business environment where budgets are tight and operations short staffed, it may be difficult to justify attending events like CSCMP's Annual Global Conference. But it's hard to imagine a better way to learn about the latest thinking, practices, and challenges.
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