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MANUFACTURING
In Manufacturing, Digital Platform Wars are Hot and Heavy, with GE, Siemens Battling for Lead
Value from IoT in Manufacturing Still Evolving, but Spending and Investment Continues On
SUPPLY CHAIN TRENDS AND ISSUES
Supply Chain News Makers Video Series: CSCMP CEO Rick Blasgen on Top Priorities for 2017
Career Lifecycle Suppport, More Educational Offerings, Committee on Supply Chain Competitiveness, More
DISTRIBUTION AND MATERIAL HANDLING FOCUS
Number of Warehouse Workers Continues Significant Rise, Finally Starting to Put Upward Pressure on Wages
300,000 More Warehouse Jobs Since 2007, but Wages have Been Slow to Rise Until Recently
GLOBAL SUPPLY CHAIN
Ship Building Yards Across the World Face Ruin as New Orders Simply Disappear
New Deliveries from Past Orders Still Coming, but Those will Stop Soon Too Unless Ordering Resumes for New Vessels
RFID AND AUTO ID FOCUS
In Fits and Starts, Human Tracking Using RFID Continues to Advance, as GAO Announces New Personnel Tracking System
System, As with Others, Using Active RFID Tags to Monitor Attendance, Movement, Location of Employees
SOURCING AND PROCUREMENT FOCUS
Bain & Company Says Smart Procurement Can Save Companies 8-12% of Total Spend
Insight into Why the Claimed Procurement Savings Never Seem to Hit the Bottom Line
TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT FOCUS
Supply Chain News Makers Video Series: Mike Regan on Predictions for Trucking in 2017
Regan wirh Thoughts on Rates, Freight Volumes, Driver Shortage and More
GREEN SUPPLY CHAIN
Climate Disclosure Project's Annual Report Once Again Shows Progress on Emissions but Says It's not Enough
More than 4300 Suppliers to Large Companies Complete Survey, with About One-Third Saying they Reduce CO2 Emissions in 2016
RESEARCH AND INSIGHT
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New February Issue of SCDigest's Retail Vendor Performance Management Bulletin
New Study Finds Supply Audits not Getting Job Done in Improving Conditions at Retail Suppliers, RILA Conference Recap, More
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