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Innovation in Shipper-3PL Relationships Benchmark Study




Some of the Best Data We've Had from Any Study!

The Confluence of Two Important Trends

 

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NEW CARTOON CAPTION CONTEST FOR APRIL 6, 2017

 


Deadline is 8:00 pm ET May 3, 2017

Every month, we'll post a cartoon and ask for witty/humorous captions from our readers. The winning entry will be published the following week. The newest cartoon will be posted on the SCDigest home page every other Monday and in that week's newsletter

Winner announced in the May 4th SDigest Newsletter
May the funniest man or woman win!
Have an idea for a cartoon? We would love that too, and will give you the credit.

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MANUFACTURING
Will an Uber Model Work for Manufacturing Machine Time?
MakeTime is Linking Need for Production with Available Equipment Across Network of 800 Shops, but Challenges Remain
SUPPLY CHAIN TRENDS AND ISSUES
Nike's Phil Knight on the Importance of Supply Chain
A Different Kind of Business Book Filled With Honesty of the Story

Breakthrough New Solution for Order Fullfillment

 

Integrated System for WMS, Voice,

Pick Carts, Put Walls and More

 

• Seamless Piece Picking and Packing

• Elimination of Software Interfaces

• Substantial Gains in Productivity

• Hardware Costs Reduced by as Much as 70%!

 

 

Read the Press Release Here


DISTRIBUTION AND MATERIAL HANDLING FOCUS
Best of ProMat 2017 Day 1 - Individual Clips
SCDigest Editor Dan Gilmore and Materials Handling Editor Cliff Holste with Individual Reviews of Top New Solutions they Discovered on Day 1 in Chicago
GLOBAL SUPPLY CHAIN
Can Cargo Drone Find Sweet Spot between Ocean Freight and Traditional Air Service?
New Company Called Natilus Developing Concept for Air Service it Says will Cost Just 20% More than Ocean Shipping
RFID AND AUTO ID FOCUS
RFID and IoT News Round Up for Week of April 6, 2017
Target Progressing On Full Store RFID Rollout; Swedish Firm Putting RFID Tags in Employee's Hands; Is ''Digital Identity'' in Your Supply Chain Vocabulary?
SOURCING AND PROCUREMENT FOCUS
Procurement's Role in Corporate Digital Transformation
Hackett Group Identifies Four Key Ways Procurement can Get in the Digital
TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT FOCUS
Supply Chain News Makers Video Series: Differing Views of Impact of Autonomous Trucks on Driving Jobs
Technologists Trying to Remove Drivers from Equation, but Another Study Notes Drivers Do a Lot More than Just Drive
GREEN SUPPLY CHAIN
Business Growth is the New Enemy of Sustainability, World Resources Institute Says
Radical Innovation Needed to Reduce Consumption and Materials Use; Are we at Dawn of "Peak Stuff?"
RESEARCH AND INSIGHT
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Innovation in Shipper-3PL Relationships Benchmark Report
Some of the Best Data We've Had from Any Study! The Confluence of Two Important Trends.
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