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May 12 , 2021 - Supply Chain Digest On-Target Newsletter

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Deadline is 8:00 pm ET June 17, 2021!

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MANUFACTURING

US Manufacturing Situation - Everyone is Scrambling

Auto Parts Maker Sogefi’s West Virginia Factory Sees Daily Fire Drills

SUPPLY CHAIN TRENDS AND ISSUES

A Look at Amazon’s Blowout Q1 Result

Revenue Jumps 44% versus 2020, while Making Real Money

SCDigest's Supply Chain and Logistics Stock Index for Week Ending May 7, 2021

See Who Was Up and Who Was Down

DISTRIBUTION AND MATERIAL HANDLING FOCUS

	Amazon Continues to Push Distribution Center Wages Higher
	As Amazon Set the Pace of Move to $15 per Hour, It Announces Plans for more Wage Hikes

GLOBAL SUPPLY CHAIN

Will Boom Times Continue for Ocean Container Carriers?

Up Cycle and High Rates to Continue through 2022, Drewry Predicts

RFID AND AUTO ID FOCUS

RFID, AIDC, and IoT News Round-Up for May 5, 2021

FRFID Maker Impinj Sees Stock Price Tumble Again; Another Crooks Caught Changing Retail Bar Code Labels; RFID Ring instead of an Implant

SOURCING AND PROCUREMENT FOCUS

5 Key Capabilities for Digitizing Business

Hackett Group Offers Insights, somewhat Geared to Procurement Managers

TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT FOCUS

US Freight Rates Soaring

Freight Broker CH Robinson See Q1 Per Mile Rates Jump 33% versus 2020

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