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APICS magazine 
March/April 2008, Volume 18, Number 3

Feature Articles

COVER STORY

WAREHOUSING AND LOGISTICS  
Ready for the Unpredictable
By Jim Romeo
Read about the U.S. Army's recent efforts to achieve a concentrated logistics transformation.

ENTERPRISE 
Sales and Operations Planning Blueprint 
By John E. Boyer Jr., CFPIM
Learn the fundamentals of S&OP and the roles and responsibilities of everyone involved.

PRODUCTION AND INVENTORY   
We Want To Be Toyota 
By J. Brian Atwater and Paul Pittman, Ph.D., CFPIM, Jonah
Find out what the Toyota production system can—and cannot—do for your firm.

ENTERPRISE 
Energizing Your Business 
By Charles Harthan, CPIM, CSCP
Organizational change demands well-established processes and capabilities to support the corporate strategy.

SUPPLY CHAIN   
Free To Be Lean 
By Mark Robinson
Discover how progressive planning can help build a competitive supply chain.

Departments

• From the Editor
• APICS Report 
• Membership Matters 
• Industry Watch 
• Dear APICS
• Building Blocks
• Lean Culture
• Enterprise Insights
• Management Perspective 
• Software Review
• Case Study
• Lessons Learned

Resources

• 2008 Supply Chain Management Challenges
• 2008 Supply Chain Management Directory