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MANUFACTURING
The State of US Manufacturing in the Year 1 of Trump Administration
Data Show Mixed Picture, but US Manufacturing Certainly Not Soaring, as Trump will be Challenged to Move Trend Lines
SUPPLY CHAIN TRENDS AND ISSUES
Predictions from Supply Chain Gurus for 2017 - Full Text Version Part I
Complete Predictions from Mike Regan, Gene Tyndall, Mike Watson and Jim Barnes; Part II Next Week

SCDigest's Cool New Product of the Month for January, 2017

It has to be New, and It Has to be Cool!

 

 

The ACTYLUS Smart Bin System for Direct Parts and MRO Storage

from Apex Supply Chain Solutions is Very Cool Indeed

 




DISTRIBUTION AND MATERIAL HANDLING FOCUS
US Warehouse Market Stays Red Hot, as Rates Soar, but May have Peaked
Prologis Occupancy, CBRE Rates Measure Reach All-Time Highs, but We're Nearing End of Cycle, Prologis CEO Says
GLOBAL SUPPLY CHAIN
It Begins – Amazon begins Freight Forwarding Operations with Shipments from China to US
Amazon's Fledging Freight Forwarding Service has Moved 150 Containers from China to the US Since October, as Global Logistics Strategy Unfolding
RFID AND AUTO ID FOCUS
Supply Chain News: Interesting Solution for Bar Code Scanning Using Smart Phones Featured at NRF 2017
SCANDIT Software Uses Phone's Camera and Provides High Performance Bar Code Reading Capabilities
SOURCING AND PROCUREMENT FOCUS
New Study from the University of Sheffield Finds Supply Audits not Getting Job Done in Improving Conditions at Suppliers
Despite Growing Popularity, Variety of Factors Make Audits ''Ineffective Tools'' in Reaching Claimed Goals
TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT FOCUS
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Supply Chain News: TranzAct Technologies' Mike Regan Says Truckload Rates are Headed Much Higher in 2017
After Soft 2016, Carriers will have Advantage This Year, Regan Says, While Avondale Partners Sees Rates Much Lower
GREEN SUPPLY CHAIN
There is Increasing ''Decoupling'' of Economic Growth and C02 Emissions, but Degree Varies Significantly by State
New Analysis from Brookings Institute Finds World, US Growing Economies While Reducing CO2, but Calls for States to Take Stronger Role in Effort
 
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