SOUND OFF! Have a gripe about a trend in the 3PL industry? Discovered a new way to run a logistics outsourcing business? Conducted a supply chain study? Want to try and convince 3PLs, their customers and vendors they should be fighting an onerous piece of legislation or regulation? Then let your voice be heard! Information is one of the most vital products an association can offer, and IWLA uses a variety of media distribution channels. The Association produces a number of publications, both electronic and traditional print, ranging from our weekly E-newsletter, “This Week @ IWLA” to our new member-oriented quarterly magazine, The 3PL Executive, to our website, www.IWLA.com. SUBMITTING EDITORIAL MATERIAL To encourage intelligent discourse, we encourage members, their employees, our Purchasing Partners, and industry analysts and observers to contribute material for all of these venues. Here’s a partial list of relevant topics to be considered for publication in the above-mentioned media or other special reports: Size, scope, growth, and latest developments in the overall logistics industry Reverse logistics Value-added services, such as assembly, light manufacturing, packaging, fulfillment, third-party billing Technology, such as WMS, RFID, barcode scanning, new, unique applications for warehouse equipment) Business management Marketing Real estate Warehouse design or choice Security Sanitation Opportunities in e-commerce Rate development Merger and acquisition Please address all submissions to: Carrie Gremer, IWLA Vice President of Marketing & Communications E-mail: cgremer@iwla.com