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MANUFACTURING

Nine Lessons from Steady Work

Thoughts from Lean Expert Karen Gaudet

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 May 6, 2022

See Who Was Up and Who Was Down

DISTRIBUTION AND MATERIAL HANDLING FOCUS

	In Surprising News, Amazon Says It Now has too Many Fulfillment Center Workers
	Big Jump In Hiring Followed by Slowdown in PPE, Overall Sales Volumes

GLOBAL SUPPLY CHAIN

Maersk Profits Soar on Higher Rates, but Expects Second Half “Normalization”

High Contract Rates Expected to Keep Profits Soaring in 2022

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

Study Finds 50% of Regional Heavy-Duty Truck Runs could go Electric Right Now

NACFE Says Electric TCO is Better than Diesel, and Drivers Prefer Electrics

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