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Featured Articles

Supply Chain News: FedEx Collaborating with Dexterity AI on Trailer Loading Robots

Work Still to be Done to Get to Commercialization AI-based Technology

Major Shifts in Global Manufacturing Strategies Coming, Boston Consulting Group Says

Manufacturing Executives Aggressively Looking for China Alternatives, including the US

Supply Chain News: California Governor Says No to Bill that would Require a Human in Autonomous Trucks

Debate about Autonomous Truck Safety and Its Impact on Jobs Just Getting Started

Is It Time to Decentralize Supply Chain Operations Decision-Making?

Faster, Better Decisions by those On the Shop Floor, Nestle and Kearney Say

RFID, AIDC, and IoT News Round Up for Sept. 19, 2023

Zara Planning to Replace EAS with RFID; Avery Dennison announces New Green RFID Tags and Inlays; Williot Adds Humidity Sensing to Platform


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From the Supply Chain Television Channel

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Understanding Distributed Order Management

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Highlights from the New "Little Book of Distributed Order Management," written by our two Videocast presenters Dan Gilmore, SCDigest Editor, and Satish Kumar, VP Client Services, Softeon.

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The Grain Drain: Large-Scale Grain Port Terminal Optimization

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The Constraints and Challenges of Planning and Implementing Port Operations. Featuring Dan Gilmore, Editor along with Dr. Evan Shellshear, Head of Analytics, Biarri.

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A Blueprint for WMS Implementation Success

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If You Want a Successful WMS Project, You will Find the Blueprint in this Excellent Broadcast. Featuring Dan Gilmore, Editor along with Todd Kovi of Radix Consulting and Dinesh Dongre of Softeon.


Expert Insight

Supply Chain Technology Is Changing The Way SMBs Compete
Supply Chain Technology Is Changing The Way SMBs Compete

Real-Time Visibility Into Inventory Levels, Order Status, and Shipment Tracking


Cloudy Outlook but With a Glimmer of Optimism
Cloudy Outlook but With a Glimmer of Optimism

Expectations of Lower Import Demand for the Rest of the Year and Retailer Cautio


How can a WMS be used for your Micro-Fulfillment Center?
How can a WMS be used for your Micro-Fulfillment Center?

Its Purpose Consists of Bringing the Logistics arm of Your Operation Closer to t


Scdigest Exclusives

Supply Chain Cartoon Caption Winners for June 14, 2023 Contest

Steve Fliehman of TECSYS and Andy Stewart Evergreen, WA Take Home the Prize with a Great Captions!


Supply Chain Graphic of the Week: A Look at Total Landed Costs by Country

US Increasingly Competitive, Boston Consulting Group Finds


Supply Chain by the Numbers for September 28, 2023

Oil Prices Headed much Higher; CVS Closing Stores; Amazon Sued by FTC for Alleged Monopoly Practices; Digital


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Supply Chain Trends/Issues

Is It Time to Decentralize Supply Chain Operations Decision-Making?

Faster, Better Decisions by those On the Shop Floor, Nestle and Kearney Say


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Distribution/Materials Handing

Supply Chain News: FedEx Collaborating with Dexterity AI on Trailer Loading Robots

Work Still to be Done to Get to Commercialization AI-based Technology


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Transportation Management

Supply Chain News: California Governor Says No to Bill that would Require a Human in Autonomous Trucks

Debate about Autonomous Truck Safety and Its Impact on Jobs Just Getting Started


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Green Supply Chain

Green Supply Chain News: Wall Street Titan Morgan Stanley to Move Aggressively on Climate Change after Internal Criticism

Company to Invest $200 Billion in Sustainability Companies and Projects, Curtail Some Investments Related to Fossil Fuels


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Global Supply Chain

Global Supply Chain News: Retrofitted Cargo Ship uses Vertical Sails to Reduce Diesel Fuel Consumption

30% Lower Fuel and CO2 is Target, as Ship Makes Maiden Voyage in Asia


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Manufacturing

Major Shifts in Global Manufacturing Strategies Coming, Boston Consulting Group Says

Manufacturing Executives Aggressively Looking for China Alternatives, including the US


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RFID/AIDC

RFID, AIDC, and IoT News Round Up for Sept. 19, 2023

Zara Planning to Replace EAS with RFID; Avery Dennison announces New Green RFID Tags and Inlays; Williot Adds Humidity Sensing to Platform


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Sourcing/Procurment

Supply Chain News: Add another Priority to the Procurement Agenda - Killing Forever Chemicals

Bans are Likely, with Different Transitions Periods Depending on Product Category


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Official Supply Chain Technology Buyers Guides - Coming in Early 2020

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