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MANUFACTURING
Just what Share of US GDP comes from the Manufacturing Sector?
Share of Domestic GDP continues to Fall, but Share of Real GDP More Steady – Though No One Really Knows for Sure
SUPPLY CHAIN TRENDS AND ISSUES
Supply Chain Thought Leadership Video Series: The Impact of Advanced Analytics on Supply Chain Planning
How will these new capabilities impact the role of supply chain planner?

New SCDigest Videocast!

Digitizing the Order Management Process

 

 

Orders Still come in Many Different Forms and Systems -
Here's How to Get them Under Digital Control

 



DISTRIBUTION AND MATERIAL HANDLING FOCUS
FedEx DC Embracing Autonomous Mobile Robots - but Impact on Jobs is Minimal If Any
AMRs Replace Traditional Tuggers in Job where Humans Add Little Value
GLOBAL SUPPLY CHAIN
International Maritime Organization May Mandate Slow Streaming, Ultimately Raising Costs for Shippers and Creating Supply Chain Issues
Just One of Many Issues on Table at IMO Meeting in London in Early April, with Major Consequences
RFID AND AUTO ID FOCUS
SCDigest Reissues Simple Model for Understanding RFID versus Bar Codes
Still not much Action in RFID and Supply Chain; SCDigest Models Helps to Categorize Opportunties
SOURCING AND PROCUREMENT FOCUS
Advice for Procurement Managers – Focus on Speed and Agility in 2018
New Paradigm is Emerging in Procurement Function
TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT FOCUS
More Unusual Patents for eCommerce Deliveries from Amazon
Use of OnDemand Air Bags to Cushion Dropped Parcels, and Drones that Interpret Human Hand Gestures
GREEN SUPPLY CHAIN
In Rather Amazing Announcement, UPS UK Says it will Soon Go All-Electric Vehicles in Central London
Beginning of the End of Combustion Engines, UPS Says, Announcing Breakthrough in Charging Technology
RESEARCH AND INSIGHT
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SCDigest's Benchmark Study on the State of Retail-Vendor Supply Chain Relationships
Outstanding Insight from Major Survey of Retailers and Manufacturers
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