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MANUFACTURING
Applying Lean Mechanistically versus Organically
There is Room for Both, but Toyota Favors Organic
 
SUPPLY CHAIN TRENDS AND ISSUES

Some Retailers Pushing Slow Parcel Shipping but for Costs, not Yet Sustainability
Even Amazon Improves and Streamlines Incentives, while Gartner Analyst Tom Enright Says Growing Share of Consumers Want more Sustainable Options
   

 

SCDigest's Supply Chain and Logistics Stock Index for Week Ending Sept. Dec.11, 2020
See Who Was Up and Who Was Down
DISTRIBUTION AND MATERIAL HANDLING FOCUS

 
  Pandemic Forces MHI to Change ProMat, WERC 2021 Conference Plans
  In Expected Move, MHI Taking Both Events Digital in 2021

GLOBAL SUPPLY CHAIN

Now Container Shortage Hitting Chinese Exporters
Exporters Paying Large Bounties to Reserve Containers and Space on a Ship
RFID AND AUTO ID FOCUS
 
Amazon Releases Tools to Monitor Equipment and People in Factories and Distribution Centers
Amazon Invents Low Cost Sensor, Says Manufacturing and Distribution are Under Served Sectors for Data Analytics
SOURCING AND PROCUREMENT FOsssCUS
Deloitte Procurement Survey Finds Key Post Pandemic Trends
Survey Finds Varying Approaches to Risk, Technology, Vendor Consolidation
TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT FOCUS
Amazon Unit Launches New Autonomous Vehicle for Carrying Car Riders
Claim it can Carry Four Passengers for 16 Hours before Needing a Charge
 
   
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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