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MANUFACTURING
Time to Make Time in Lean
Lean is a Time-Based Strategy, Expert Says
SUPPLY CHAIN TRENDS AND ISSUES

 

Top Retail Supply Chains for 2020 from Kantar Consulting

Walmart Number 1 by a Wide Margin - What is the Rest of the Top 10?
 


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DISTRIBUTION AND MATERIAL HANDLING FOCUS
  Growing Array of Wearable Devices be Applied with Distribution Center Workers
  From Sensors to Brain Wave Trackers to Exoskeletons, DCs Increasingly Testing Ground, Mostly for Safety Improvements

 

GLOBAL SUPPLY CHAIN
IMO Sulfur Rules Saga Continues on, as Shipping Official Says Carriers not Recouping New Costs from Shippers
Scrubbers Reduce Sulfur Emissions more than New Fuels, but Banned at Ports around the World Anyway


RFID AND AUTO ID FOCUS
RFID, AIDC and IoT New Round Up for Feb. 19, 2020
Is Walmart Ready for Item-Level RFID? RFID Diaper from MIT Alerts when a Change is Needed; RFID Blocking Wallets May be Smart after All
SOURCING AND PROCUREMENT FOCUS
Hoping to Reach eCommerce Profits, Walmart Combines Buying Teams
Previously, US Stores and eCommerce Units Each Did their Own Thing
TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT FOCUS

 

Interesting Analysis on Highways Tolls from the American Transportation Research Institute
Almost One-Third of Toll Revenues Go to Collection Costs, not Roads and Bridges
GREEN SUPPLY CHAIN
Bloomberg Says Amazon Evaluated but Rejected Idea to Push Customers to Slower but Greener Delivery Options
Report Says Amazon also Pushing Idea eCommerce Deliveries actually more Environmentally Friendly than Traditional Retail Model
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