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April 28 , 2021 - Supply Chain Digest On-Target Newsletter

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LAST CHANCE! CARTOON CAPTION CONTEST FOR MARCH 17, 2021

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

Every month, we post a cartoon and ask for witty/humorous captions from our readers. The winning entry(ies) will be published at the end of each month. You can always find the newest cartoon on the SCDigest home page.

Winner announced in April 30th SCDigest Newsletter

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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

Path to Meeting UN Climate Goals will be Steep and Costly, IRENA Report Finds

$131 Trillion in Cumulative Global Investment Needed by 2050

SCDigest's Supply Chain and Logistics Stock Index for Week Ending April 23, 2021

See Who Was Up and Who Was Down

DISTRIBUTION AND MATERIAL HANDLING FOCUS

	Getting the Most Out of Training Distribution Center Workers
	Competency-based Training Works, but is too Expensive for Most Companies

GLOBAL SUPPLY CHAIN

Growing Congestion has Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach Pondering 24 x 7 Operations

Would be Enormously Complex Undertaking, Requiring Synchronization of Many Parts

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

Tesla Semi, TuSimple Autonomous Trucks, Nikola Fuel Cell Trucks getting Closer

Tesla Now Says It will Start Delivering its Electric Semis this Year

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