22-08-17

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Aug. 17, 2022 - Supply Chain Digest On-Target Newsletter

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MANUFACTURING

With Hype Slowing Dow, 3D Printing Starts to Get Real

Goodyear Prints High End Tires, while Cummins Gains Productivity from more Accurate Parts

SUPPLY CHAIN TRENDS AND ISSUES

Proctor & Gamble has Run Afoul of Environmental Groups on Wood Pulp Sourcing, Agrees to Change Practices

Investor forces Deal for Consumer Products Giant to Hasten Plan to Find Pulp Alternatives

Supply Chain and Logistics Stock Report for Week Ending Aug. 12, 2022

DISTRIBUTION AND MATERIAL HANDLING FOCUS

	Just how Many Warehouses across the Globe are There?
	163,000 more than 50,000 Square Feet, Dominated by the US and China

GLOBAL SUPPLY CHAIN

As Container Ship Back Up almost Gone at LA and Long Beach, Rail Yards are becoming Bottleneck

Ships Awaiting a Berth are Down 90% from Peak, but Rail Yards Now Congested

RFID AND AUTO ID FOCUS

RFID, AIDC, and IoT News Round Up for Aug. 9, 2022

Zebra Pays Large Sum to Settle Scanner Patent Suit by Honeywell; Impinj Stock on Recent Tear; QR Codes being Used to Scam Consumers

SOURCING AND PROCUREMENT FOCUS

Impact on Procurement from China and Taiwan Tensions

Gartner Advice on How to Start Diversification away from China Now

TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT FOCUS

Mixed Picture again Mixed on State of the Market for US Freight Transportation in July, Cass Finds

Symmetry of Spot Market Rise and Fall since the Pandemic

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