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MANUFACTURING
Global Manufacturing Cost Competitiveness by Country Continues to Change, New Boston Consulting Group Study Finds
China, Brazil ''Under Pressure'' Report Says, While US and Mexico Claimed as Rising Stars
SUPPLY CHAIN TRENDS AND ISSUES
Supply Chain By Design: Optimized Baseline and the "Perfect" Network Design
Network Design Tools can Help You Determine the Best You Could Possibly Do - That Allows You to Come Up with Better Improvement Plans


DISTRIBUTION AND MATERIAL HANDLING FOCUS
Warehouse Management Players Accellos, HighJump to Merge
Deal Brings New Heft to Accellos, Helps it Move into Tier 2 and Tier 1 Customers
GLOBAL SUPPLY CHAIN
Behind Drayage Driver Strike at LA and Long Beach, Bigger Union Issue Looms Large
No Picket Line that Could Lead to Port Closures Yet, as Teamsters Continue Efforts to Organize Independents


RFID AND AUTO ID FOCUS
Supply Chain Thought Leadership Video: Busting Voice Technology Myths
SCDigest Editor Dan Gilmore and Jay Armant of Vocollect Serve as Voice Myth Busters in this Entertaining Discussion
SOURCING AND PROCUREMENT FOCUS
As Numerous Countries Act to Take Down the Dollar, What Could Impact be on Procurement?
Import Prices will Rise, as Expert Says Change Could Happen in as Little as Five Years


TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT FOCUS
Self-Driving Trucks are Coming, as Daimler Showcases New Technology
Daimler Tests New Truck on the Autobahn, as Driver Works on iPad; Company Targets 2025 Commercial Date
GREEN SUPPLY CHAIN
Green Supply Chain News: Highlights of the BP Statistical Review of World Energy 2014 Part 2
Coal is Surprisingly the Fastest Growing Fossil Fuel; US and China Only Countries Riding Natural Gas Wagon
RESEARCH AND INSIGHT
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A User's Perspective on Distribution Technologies
A New SCDigest Report that Looks at How Distribution Managers View a Variety of DC Technologies, with an Emphasis on the Fast-Growing Voice Area.
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