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Deadline is 8:00 pm ET April 29, 2021!

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MANUFACTURING

Are Procurement Policies Throttling the Advance of 3D Printing in the Automotive Sector?

Companies have Blinders On In Terms of Potential Total Cost Savings with 3D Printed Parts

SUPPLY CHAIN TRENDS AND ISSUES

Bindiya Vakil

Plastics of All Things Now in Very Short Supply

Early Warning Systems can Enable First Mover Advantage Whenever Disruption Looms, Expert Bindiya Vakil Says

SCDigest's Supply Chain and Logistics Stock Index for Week Ending April 16, 2021

See Who Was Up and Who Was Down

DISTRIBUTION AND MATERIAL HANDLING FOCUS

	Why Alabama Amazon Workers Said No to the Union
	Union Makes Challenge to NLRB, Alleging Many Amazon Violations of Labor Rule

GLOBAL SUPPLY CHAIN

Manufacturing Still Matters, with Swirling Dynamics around Possible Reshoring

Should US Government Subsidize US Semiconductor Production?

RFID AND AUTO ID FOCUS

50 Years Ago, Key First Step in Development of UPC Code was Made

First Real Commercial Scan Occurred Just Three Years Later – with Some Twists in Getting There

SOURCING AND PROCUREMENT FOCUS

Hershey to get Tough with Suppliers on Sustainability

Sets Strict Policies on Deforestation, Ups CO2 Emissions Reduction Goals, but was Cited for Child Labor Issues in February

TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT FOCUS

US Freight Rates Continue To Head Higher on Strong Demand

Cass Linehaul Index Reaches All-Time High

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