THE SUBJECT OF LOGISTIC IS DYNAMIC AND INTERESTING, FILLED WITH BOTH PROBLEMS AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR PRACTING AND FUTURE LOGISTICS MANAGERS. RECENTS EVENTS THAT WILL LEAD LOGISTICS AND SUPPLY-CHAIN THINKING INTO DE TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY INCLUDE THE FALLOUT FORM TRANSPORTATION DEREGULATION, THE PRODIGIOUS USE OF COMPUTERS, A GREATER CONCERN FOR RECYCLING, AND THE GROWING POPULARITY OF ELECTRONIC DATA INTERCHANGE.