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MANUFACTURING
US Manufacturing and the Opioid Crisis
Interesting Look from MAPI on Counties with High Manufacturing and Opioid Drug Deaths
SUPPLY CHAIN TRENDS AND ISSUES
Supply Chain Newsmakers Video Series: The Three P's of S&OP
People, Process and Platform


New Report: WMS Cloud is Ready for Prime Time 2018


Lessons Learned from Actual Deployments, as Number
of Cloud WMS Deployments Accelerate






DISTRIBUTION AND MATERIAL HANDLING FOCUS
Amazon Files Patent for Augmented Reality Putaway, Critics Again Erroneously Worry about Big Brother
Not Clear What Amazon Can Patent at This Point, but Horse of DC Employee Tracking has been Out of the Barn for Decades
GLOBAL SUPPLY CHAIN
US Better Positioned than China for Trade War, Economist Says
China has Much More of Its Economy Connected to Exports, while State Owned Newspaper Threatens Apple in China
RFID AND AUTO ID FOCUS
RFID, AIDC and IoT News Round Up for July 31, 2018
Tamper Proof RFID Label; Food Distributor Finds ROI from Tracking Reusable Totes with RFID; Smart Phone Scanning Software Maker Scandit Raises Big Money
SOURCING AND PROCUREMENT FOCUS
With Significant Cash Flow Issues, Tesla Asks Suppliers to Pony Up
Company Says Requests Limited to 10 Capital Project Vendors, after Wall Street Journal Report, Looks to Get Paid for Car before Paying Suppliers
TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT FOCUS
Toyota Ready for Second Real Test of Hydrogen Fuel Cell Trucks at Ports of LA and Long Beach
Beta Version of Truck Increases Range to 300 Miles on Single Hydrogen Charge
GREEN SUPPLY CHAIN
Iconic Blue Jeans Maker Levi's Goes Big Time Green
Goal of 40% Reduction in CO2 from Supply Chain May be Most Aggressive Ever
RESEARCH AND INSIGHT
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