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MANUFACTURING
HP Claims to have Upped the Ante with New 3D Printer that Can Use Metals
HP Shooting for 3D Mass Parts Production, but that is Years Away
SUPPLY CHAIN TRENDS AND ISSUES
The Labor (Day) Supply Chain 2018 - The Movie
A 360 Degree View of Labor in the Supply Chain

New Report: WMS Cloud is Ready for Prime Time 2018

Lessons Learned from Actual Deployments, as Number
of Cloud WMS Deployments Accelerate






DISTRIBUTION AND MATERIAL HANDLING FOCUS
Now Australian Paper Reporting on Tough Labor Conditions at Amazon Fulfillment Centers
The Reality is DC Jobs aren't Very Good at Amazon or Anywhere
GLOBAL SUPPLY CHAIN
Growing Trade Wars not having Much Impact on Global Logistics Yet
Maersk Says Impact on Global Trade almost Negligible - So Far - while Others Say Tariffs could Increase Shipping Demand
RFID AND AUTO ID FOCUS
How Prescient was Gartner on the Path RFID in 2004?
Then Analyst Jeff Woods was Mostly Spot on in Predicting Disillusionment Just as Walmart Mandate was Getting Started
SOURCING AND PROCUREMENT FOCUS
Understanding Rogue Procurement Spend
Getting Data is not Easy, but Payback from Effort May be High
TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT FOCUS
Will or Will not Autonomous Trucks Eliminate Huge Numbers of Truck Driver Jobs?
Researcher Steve Viscelli is Back with New Analysis, Predicting a Modest Loss of about 300,000 Jobs
GREEN SUPPLY CHAIN
Low Sun Spot Activity Causing Fears a Big Freeze is Coming
Similar Patterns in 1645 Led to 70 Years of Very Cold Weather
 
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