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MANUFACTURING
Supply Chain News: California Experience with Advanced Manufacturing Tells the Sad Tale Relative to Jobs
Mirroring National Trends, Output in State has Surged, while Number of Manufacturing Jobs Continues to Decline
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



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DISTRIBUTION AND MATERIAL HANDLING FOCUS
Logistics News: Somewhat Quietly, Labor Management Systems for Distribution Continue to Drive Big Operational Improvements
Cloud based LMS and Systems that Also Consider Material Handling are Two New Trends
GLOBAL SUPPLY CHAIN
Lowering Costs with China Trade Management
Total Costs are Greatly Influenced By a Company's Capabilities to Manage its General Trade, Processing Trade, and Bonded Zone Operations



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RFID AND AUTO ID FOCUS
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RFID and Automated Data Collection News Round Up for July 16, 2014
AIDC Founding Father Craig Harmon Dies; RFID-Blocking Wallets - and Apparel? Zara Latest Retailer to Jump into Item-Level Tagging Program
SOURCING AND PROCUREMENT FOCUS
Supply Chain News: Commodity and Input Costs Up Modestly in First Half
Most of Gains were in the First Quarter, as Commodity Prices Ended Two-Year Slide


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TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT FOCUS
Supply Chain News: 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: New Cummins Engine May Dramatically Reduce CO2 Emissions
New Systems Uses E-85 Fuel, Said to Lower CO2 Emissions by up to 80%; Developed with Funding from the California Energy Commission
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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