APRIL 2017
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THOUGHT LEADERS
The Teamsters’
Jeff Farmer on why
the time is ripe to
unionize the supply
chain p. 30
SUSTAINABLE
OPERATIONS
Five clever ways to
cut your DC’s electric
bill p. 41
ORDER
FULFILLMENT
A look inside a
Japanese wholesaler’s
hyper-efficient
automated DC p. 45
APPLICATIONS
How three DCs are
using equipment or
services to rev up
operations p. 50
HELP
WANTED:
Industry
grapples
with
warehouse
tech labor
crunch
p. 35