22-05-04

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MANUFACTURING

Microsoft Flexes Supply Chain Muscles in New Partnership with Kraft Heinz

Initiative Involves Demand-focused Analytics, Supply Chain Control Tower, Digital Twins and More

SUPPLY CHAIN TRENDS AND ISSUES

US Purchasing Managers Index for April Still Positive, but with Weakest Number since July 2020

Supply Costs and Slow Deliveries Continued to Vex Manufacturers

Supply Chain and Logistics Stock Report for Week Ending April 29, 2022

See Who Was Up and Who Was Down

DISTRIBUTION AND MATERIAL HANDLING FOCUS

	Trends in "Big Box" Distribution Centers
	There are about 6000 North American DCs Larger than 200,000 Square Feet

GLOBAL SUPPLY CHAIN

Container Carriers Once again on Ship Buying Spree, which May Push Rates Down

Optimism by Carriers but also Green Shipping Rules Driving the Order Book

RFID AND AUTO ID FOCUS

RFID, AIDC, and IoT News Round Up for April 13, 2022

Chipotle to Test RFID to Track Supplier Flow of Goods; Man Barcodes his Arm with Customer Loyalty Number; Six IoT Trends for 2022”

SOURCING AND PROCUREMENT FOCUS

In a World of Supply Chain Disruption and Inflation, what is Procurement to Do?

McKinsey Offers New 12-Point Road Map for Procurement Executives

TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT FOCUS

Soaring Diesel Prices Hammering US Truck Drivers

All-Time High Reached in US Diesel Prices; will Trucker Bankruptcies Soon Follow?

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