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MANUFACTURING
How Do Manufacturing Wages Vary across the US?
With a Few Exceptions, Wages Generally Low, in a Tight Band across Metro Areas
SUPPLY CHAIN TRENDS AND ISSUES
Predictions from Supply Chain Gurus for 2018 - Full Text Version Part 2
Complete Predictions from Rich Sherman, Marc Wulfraat, and David Schneider
DISTRIBUTION AND MATERIAL HANDLING FOCUS
Supply Chain Thought Leadership Video Series: Applying Machine Learning to DC Productivity
Machine Learning Can be Successfully Applied to Improve Labor Planning
GLOBAL SUPPLY CHAIN
Wave of Mergers and Alliances in Container Shipping Industry hasn't Done Much to Raise Rates
Industry Overall still has Lots of Competition, Drewry Finds, though it is More Concentrated in Specific Lanes
RFID AND AUTO ID FOCUS
RFID News Round Up for Feb. 27, 2018
GS1 UK Study Touts Retail RFID Results; Introduction to Interesting Chinese Company Waltonchain; Tale of Two AIDC Stocks
SOURCING AND PROCUREMENT FOCUS
Big Changes Coming in Artificial Intelligence for Spend Analytics, Gartner Says
Existing Legacy Applications are Often Inflexible, Gartner Says, as We Move to Virtual Category Managers
TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT FOCUS
Q4 Profits Up Big for Truckload Carriers Due to Tax Law Changes
Rates were Up Strong, but so Were Driver Costs Amid Growing Shortage
GREEN SUPPLY CHAIN
Dozens of Household Products May Be Releasing Dangerous Fumes – as Much as Cars Emit
Volatile Organic Compounds Produced by Staggering Number of Products, especially from Compounds Listed as Fragrances in the Ingredients
RESEARCH AND INSIGHT
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SCDigest's Benchmark Study on the State of Retail-Vendor Supply Chain Relationships
utstanding Insight from Major Surbry of Retailers and Manufacturers
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