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www.inboundlogistics.com THE MAGAZINE FOR DEMAND-DRIVEN LOGISTICS • FEBRUARY 2010 LOGISTICS EDUCATION BBETTERETTER BYBY DDEGREEEGREE ALSO 10+2 SOLUTIONS FREE EXPERT SOLUTIONS LOGISTICS PLANNER RFP www.inboundlogistics.com/planner Born to survive. Get tough work done on the fastest push-to-talk network with the Motorola Brute™ i680. Meets military standards for resistance to rain, dust, solar radiation, temperature extremes, vibration and shock. Only on the Now Network.™ 1-800-NEXTEL-9 sprint.com/nextel 99 Motorola Brute™ i680 Requires new-line activation (or eligible upgrade) and a two-year Agreement. “Fastest” claim based on initial call set-up time. May require up to a $36 activation fee/line, credit approval and deposit. Up to a $200 early termination fee/line applies. Phone Offer: Offer ends 4/17/10 or while supplies last. 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READER PROFILE Doing Fine, Moving Wine 6 IN PERSPECTIVE Kathy Zepaltas, director of logistics at Regal Wine Company, consolidated A national transportation policy her company’s logistics operations and transitioned from an insuffi cient turns good ideas into a plan. warehouse to an ultra-effi cient 650,000-square-foot DC. 16 IT MATTERS WMS solutions drive effi ciency. CASEBOOK Finding the Perfect Fit 18 VIEWPOINT Online haberdasher Bonobos sells pants that fi t just right. Naturally, Keys to better 3PL relationships. it demands the same attention to detail from its third-party fulfi llment 20 3PL LINE partner. Warehouses play a new role. INBRIEF INDEPTH 4 10 TIPS 10 IN FRONT Logistics Education: More is Better Evolving to meet changing industry needs, 12 TRENDS logistics and supply chain education helps 14 GLOBAL LOGISTICS students hone their skills, gain a broader 56 IN BRIEF perspective, and bring bottom-line benefi ts to employers. 58 WHITEPAPER DIGEST 64 LAST MILE: SPECIAL ADVERTISING SECTION UNCOMMON SENSE Career Solutions Resources to further your logistics INFO education and career. 52 WEB_CITE CITY ISF Compliance: Solving 10+2 Take an inside look at how importers and exporters are answering the 10+2 60 CLASSIFIED equation driven by a new U.S. Customs and Border Protection security 62 RESOURCE CENTER regulation. (Hint: The answer is not 12.) February 2010 • Inbound Logistics 1 RECEIVE FREE NO OBLIGATION GUIDANCE AND ADVICE www.inboundlogistics.com/planner CHECKINGIN Vol. 30, No. 2 February 2010 THE MAGAZINE FOR DEMAND-DRIVEN LOGISTICS www.inboundlogistics.com STAFF PUBLISHER Keith G. Biondo by Felecia Stratton | Editor [email protected] EDITOR Felecia J. Stratton [email protected] SENIOR ASSOCIATE EDITOR Joseph O’Reilly [email protected] ASSOCIATE MANAGING EDITOR Catherine Harden [email protected] ASSOCIATE EDITOR Perry A. Trunick [email protected] CONTRIBUTING EDITORS America’s Got Merrill Douglas • Cindy Dubin • Amy Roach Partridge • Deborah Ruriani Supply Chain Talent CREATIVE DIRECTOR Michael Murphy [email protected] SENIOR DESIGNER Mary Brennan very state says it wants to attract logistics business that can keep its [email protected] workforce employed. Florida is actually doing something about it. The PRINT/WEB PRODUCTION MANAGER Shawn Kelloway state has gotten behind the Talent Supply Chain, an association of state, [email protected] E PUBLICATION MANAGER Sonia Casiano local, education, and business organizations whose goal is to boost Florida’s [email protected] economy by encouraging and expanding workforce development, training, CIRCULATION DIRECTOR Carolyn Smolin and job retention across the state. While the association is supported by the SALES OFFICES state, its driving forces are the education and business communities. PUBLISHER: Keith Biondo Florida fully supports this association because it recognizes that creating a (212) 629-1560 • FAX: (212) 629-1565 business-friendly climate goes beyond low taxes, reasonable regulatory over- [email protected] sight, and “getting government out of the way of business to spur economic WEST/MIDWEST/SOUTHWEST: Harold L. Leddy (847) 446-8764 • FAX: (847) 446-7985 growth,” as Florida Governor Charlie Crist said at a recent jobs summit. [email protected] Developing a business-friendly environment takes a workforce equipped to Marshall Leddy meet the demands of businesses in a more global economy. (763) 416-1980 • FAX: (763) 201-4010 [email protected] And here’s the exciting part – one of the hottest segments of the Talent MIDWEST/ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT: Jim Armstrong Supply Chain is actually the supply chain! According to labor market sta- (815) 334-9945 • FAX: (815) 334-1920 tistics, approximately 500,000 workers in Florida perform distribution and [email protected] logistics tasks – earning 33 percent more pay than the state average. When you SOUTHEAST: Gordon H. Harper (404) 350-0057 • FAX: (404) 355-2036 look at the future demand for logistics practitioners, the trend is up. [email protected] In Florida, logistics skills will be in demand for the foreseeable future. MOBILE, AL: Peter Muller Consider the coming expansion of the Panama Canal, current transport (251) 343-9308 • FAX: (251) 343-9308 infrastructure investments at the ports, the anticipated growth of trade and [email protected] NORTHEAST: Rachael Sprinz logistics activity, and the expected baby boom retiree infl ux that will spur in- (212) 629-1560 • FAX: (212) 629-1565 state shipment activity. Tracking that growth is the investment in logistics [email protected] training by the state, the education community, individual businesses, and FREE SUBSCRIPTIONS business organizations. www.inboundlogistics.com/free The public/private collaboration of Talent Supply Chain members is not Inbound Logistics supports sustainable just concerned about today’s unemployment numbers; it has tomorrow’s best practices. Our mission is rooted in helping companies match demand to supply, numbers in sight. The Talent Supply Chain has developed a long-term vision eliminating waste from the supply chain. This magazine is printed on paper sourced and plan because they know that it takes years to bear solid results for busi- from fast growth renewable timber. nesses and their workers, and they realize that the time to invest in logistics Inbound Logistics welcomes comments and submissions. Contact education is now. The association is working to create programs that ensure a us at 5 Penn Plaza, NY, NY 10001, (212) 629-1560, Fax (212) 629- 1565, e-mail: [email protected]. For advertising, next generation of skilled supply chain and logistics practitioners. reprint, or subscription information, call (212) 629-1560, or e-mail [email protected]. Inbound Logistics is distributed Can you apply Florida’s example to your career by using some of the logis- without cost to those qualifi ed in North America. Interested readers must complete and return the qualifi cation card published tics education resources in this issue? How about in your community by in this issue, or may subscribe online at www.inboundlogistics. allying with businesses, schools, and public resources? The time to build your com/free. Subscription price to others: in North America: $95 per year. Foreign subscriptions: $129. Single copy price: No. Amer. $10, own Talent Supply Chain is now. ■ foreign $12, back issues $15. Periodicals postage paid at New York, NY, and additional mailing offi ces. 2 Inbound Logistics • February 2010 LOGISTICS PLANNER RFP YOU NAME IT We’ll Customize A Supply Chain Solution For It Whatever you manufacture or wherever you store and distribute your products, Ryder’s end-to-end supply chain solutions are designed to fit perfectly with your company’s unique needs. Unmatched experience, flexibility and innovative thinking. This is what we offer to hundreds of companies, from electronics and car makers to consumer product and aircraft manufacturers. We can do the same for you. 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