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Robert Delaney, logistics executive, dies

Robert Delaney, logistics executive, dies

   Robert V. Delaney, a well known U.S. logistician and consultant, died April 2 at his home in Ballwin, Mo. He was 68.

   Delaney co-authored an annual “State of Logistics Report,” given each June in Washington, D.C., for 14 years. At the time of his death, he was a consultant for the Council of Logistics Management.

   Delaney had been vice president for Cass Information Systems, a provider of data services to the logistics and transportation industry, and a consultant to ProLogis, an owner and operator of distribution properties.

   Maria McIntyre, executive vice president of the CLM, said Delaney 'was an icon to the logistics profession.”