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MANUFACTURING
US PMI for May Shows Significant but Stable Manufacturing Contraction, while Atlanta Fed Predicts Massive Decline in Q2 GDP
Manufacturing Sector Continues to Contract but Up a Bit from April, while Febd Bank Sees Q2 GDP Fall of more than 50%
SUPPLY CHAIN TRENDS AND ISSUES

 

Understanding the Gartner Top 25 Supply Chains 2020 - The Movie
A detailed look at the methodology behind the Top 25
   

 

SCDigest's Supply Chain and Logistics Stock Index for Week Ending May 29, 2020
See Who Was Up and Who Was Down

 

 
 


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DISTRIBUTION AND MATERIAL HANDLING FOCUS

 
  Thoughts on WMS Trends 2020 from Gartner
  Gap Stores Accelerates DC Robot Orders with Fewer Workers Due to Social Distancing
GLOBAL SUPPLY CHAIN

Ocean Container Carriers Put on Capacity Brakes, Look for Government Bailouts to Survive
Keeping Rates from Falling is Critical, but Many Say Government Aid also Needed to Keep Ships Afloat
RFID AND AUTO ID FOCUS
RFID and AIDC News Round Up for May 26, 2020
GS1 Issues Statement on Bar Codes and Country of Origin; Impinj Q1 Sales Soared on Virus Uncertainty Pre-Buys; Pundit Likes Avery Dennison Stock Better Thou
SOURCING AND PROCUREMENT FOCUS
Will US Subsidize moving US Sourcing Out of China?
US Developing Fund to Support Reshoring, though Concerns it Would Reward Offshoring
TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT FOCUS
More Parcel Shipping Drama, as UPS Levies New Surcharges, and the USPS Struggles with Volume Surge
Big Brown Applies Peak Season Surcharges – in June!
 
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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