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April 20, 2016 - Supply Chain Digest On-Target Newsletter

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MANUFACTURING

Recent Data Revisions from the Federal Reserve Cut US Manufacturing Growth Since 2012 in Half

New Numbers Now Say Growth Up Just 3% Since 2012, not the 6% We Thought; US Manufacturing Output Still well below Peak Year 2007 Levels

SUPPLY CHAIN TRENDS AND ISSUES

Annual Report from MHI Says It is Time for the ''Always On'' Supply Chain

Digitization to Have Major Impact on Supply Chain Thinking and Practice

DISTRIBUTION AND MATERIAL HANDLING FOCUS

Supply Chain News: Best New Solutions from MODEX 2016 Day 2

We Break Full Videos into Individual Clips of Cool New Materials Handling and Supply Chain Software Solutions

GLOBAL SUPPLY CHAIN

As Container Rates Continue to Plummet, Fewer Shippers Signing Contracts

Idle Ship Counts Continue to Rise, while Spot Markets Generally Offering Lower Costs, but Contract Rates Falling Sharply Too

RFID AND AUTO ID FOCUS

Walmart Roiling Its Vendor World with New Carton Marking Requirements in Apparent Attempt to Reduce Out-of-Stocks

Some Vendors Say They will Need New Warehouses to Store All the Corrugate, as Flexographic Printing May be Required Specific to Each SKU; Reaction to Continued Out-of-Stock Challenges?

SOURCING AND PROCUREMENT FOCUS

Making the Most out of Supplier Site Visits

A Commonsense List of Guidelines from Dupont Supply Manager

TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT FOCUS

Successful Test of Truck Platooning in Europe Likely to Move Technology Forward, While Automatic Braking for Trucks in the US Years Away

Six Euro Truck Makers Drive Tandems Thousands of Miles to Port of Rotterdam, in Big Success

GREEN SUPPLY CHAIN

New Behind the Brands Study Continues to Put Sustainability Pressure on Top Food Companies

Top 10 Global Food Companies Again Ranked on Sustainability Performance, as Initiative Focuses on Switching Power from Brands to Farmers and Consumers

RESEARCH AND INSIGHT

Global Sourcing & Trade Management 2016 Benchmark Report

Analysis of where and how customers of vendor compliance optimization/management solutions find value from the software.