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MANUFACTURING
Walmart Forced to Really Scale Back Made in USA Claims
Icons Totally Gone from Web Site, Revamped on Physical Products, after FTC Investigation
SUPPLY CHAIN TRENDS AND ISSUES
Here We Go Again - Walmart Once Again Moves to Reduce SKUs Counts in Stores
Vendors are Nervous over Impact to Shelf Space - and Whether Walmart will Ask them to Take on Additional Supply Chain Cost
GLOBAL SUPPLY CHAIN
US Container Traffic Continues to Migrate to East Coast Ports, Now Driven by Rapidly Falling Rates
Continued Decline in Rates May be More about Carrier Strategy than Pure Supply and Demand
RFID AND AUTO ID FOCUS
The Internet of Things - It Won't be Easy
Five Key Challenges IoT System Designers will have to Navigate
SOURCING AND PROCUREMENT FOCUS
Leveraging Big Data and Advanced Analytics in Procurement
Opportunities are Substantial, but will Require Lots of New Talent, Hackett Group Says
TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT FOCUS
Analysts at Baird Say We May See Amazon Transportation and Logistics Soon, as it Continues to Open DCs at Frantic Pace
Opportunity is There, Baird Says, for Numerous Amazon 3PL Services, While Company DC Count Up 21 in Last Yeaer to 173
GREEN SUPPLY CHAIN
Developing Countries and CO2 May Yet Derail UN Climate Talks
The Under-Reported Challenge of Reaching ''Climate Justice''
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