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MANUFACTURING
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Is US Manufacturing Glass Half Full or Half Empty?
Manufacturing Employment Way Down from 1979 Peak, but Recent Trend is Positive; US Public Backs Investment in Manufacturing
SUPPLY CHAIN TRENDS AND ISSUES
Supply Chain News Makers Video Series: Amazon Driver Caught Twice on Tape Hurling Parcels in Miami
Driver Let Go after Two Incredible Videos Released

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Innovation in Shipper-3PL Relationships Benchmark Study




Some of the Best Data We've Had from Any Study!

The Confluence of Two Important Trends

 

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DISTRIBUTION AND MATERIAL HANDLING FOCUS
Supply Chain News Makers Video Series: Highlights of the 2017 DC Metrics Study
Dr. Top New Karl Manrodt of Georgia College and Colleagues Talk about New Top Metric, Strategic HR and more
GLOBAL SUPPLY CHAIN
Swedish Chemicals Company Yara Plans to have Autonomous Container Ship Running by 2020
Ship will Also be Battery Powered, Take 40,000 Truck Deliveries off the Road
RFID AND AUTO ID FOCUS
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Supply Chain Graphic of the Week: Excellent Summary of Attributes of Different Types of RFID Tags
SCDigest Tracks Down Missing Information from Published Article to Complete Excellent Matrix of Tag Types and Properties
SOURCING AND PROCUREMENT FOCUS
When In Doubt, Beat Up on Suppliers, as Walmart, Sainsbury's Both Demand Big Savings from Vendors
Walmart Asks Vendors to Reduce Pricing to Establish Price Leadership, While Sainsbury's Attacking Rising Costs
TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT FOCUS
Supply Chain News: Yet Another Soft Quarter for US Truckload Carriers in Q1, as Volumes, Rates Remain Weak
Profits for Our Group of Six Carriers Down 18.6%, as Swift Says Industry ''Continues to be Plagued with Excess Capacity''
GREEN SUPPLY CHAIN
Green Supply Chain News: Forget Global Warming, Big Freeze is Starting Very Soon, Some Scientists Say
New 230 Year Cooling Cycle Underway, David Dilley Says, while Valentina Zharkova Continues to Predict a Looming Maunder Minimum
RESEARCH AND INSIGHT
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Innovation in Shipper-3PL Relationships Benchmark Report
Some of the Best Data We've Had from Any Study! The Confluence of Two Important Trends
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