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MANUFACTURING
Time to Make Time in Lean
Lean is a Time-Based Strategy, Expert Says
SUPPLY CHAIN TRENDS AND ISSUES

 

Demand Forecasting Maturity Curve
More Accurate Demand Forecasting can Drive Both top line Revenue and Bottom Line Profitability
 


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DISTRIBUTION AND MATERIAL HANDLING FOCUS
  Growing Array of Wearable Devices be Applied with Distribution Center Workers
  From Sensors to Brain Wave Trackers to Exoskeletons, DCs Increasingly Testing Ground, Mostly for Safety Improvements

 
GLOBAL SUPPLY CHAIN
After Nearly Beating Back Coronavirus, China Plans to Aggressively Leverage Crisis to Gain Global Supply Chain and Political Advantage
Rather Losing Its Position, China Plans Aggressive Post-Virus Push, Flooding Market in Key Product Sectors
RFID AND AUTO ID FOCUS
As RFID Gains Some Momentum, Revisiting SCDigest's Framework on RFID Process Change
From Basic Bar Code Replacement to New to World Processes
SOURCING AND PROCUREMENT FOCUS
Hoping to Reach eCommerce Profits, Walmart Combines Buying Teams
Previously, US Stores and eCommerce Units Each Did their Own Thing
TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT FOCUS

 
Truckers Key to Keeping Flow of Goods Coming, but Face Many Hurdles
Trucker Cannot get Food from the McDonald's Drive Thru
GREEN SUPPLY CHAIN
Bloomberg Says Amazon Evaluated but Rejected Idea to Push Customers to Slower but Greener Delivery Options
Report Says Amazon also Pushing Idea eCommerce Deliveries actually more Environmentally Friendly than Traditional Retail Model
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