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June 24, 2008 - Supply Chain Digest On-Target Newsletter
 
 
  This Week:  
  Manufacturing: Mobility on the Factory Floor Can Power Lean, Six Sigma Strategies  
  Global Supply Chain and Logistics: China Says it is Taking Intellectual Property Protections to a New Level  
  Distribution and Material Handling: Understanding Warehouse Management System Support for New Order Picking Technologies  
  Transportation: DHL Responds to Questions about Service, Outsourcing  
 

Supply Chain Trends: Company's Pulling Out All Guns to Thwart Counterfeit Goods

 
  Procurement and Sourcing: Understanding the Components of Today's Sourcing Management Solution Suites
 
  RFID and Auto ID: RFID Markets to Continue Growth, but Majority of Activity Outside of Traditional Supply Chain  

 
Supply Chain Trends and Issues
 
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Company's Pulling Out All Guns to Thwart Counterfeit Goods
  New Balance Limits Access to Trade Show Booths; Made in China, Sold Everywhere
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Heinz Gets to One Number Forecasting
  Food Giant Makes Major Supply Chain and Financial Improvements as it Professionalizes the Forecasting Discipline
 

 
 
Global Supply Chain and Logistics Focus
 
 
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China says it is Taking Intellectual Property Protections to a New Level

 

"No More Knock-Offs" says One Government Official; Should Western Companies Feel More Secure?

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Will International Protests Scuttle US Plans for 100 Percent Container Scanning?
  New Report from World Customs Organization is Latest Salvo Against Law; Says will Add Big Costs, Further Slow Flow of Goods and Trade, Change Port Structure
 
 
 
RFID and Auto ID Focus
 
 
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RFID Markets to Continue Growth, but Majority of Activity Outside of Traditional Supply Chain
  Security, ID Cards Driving Market Growth; 325 Million Tags to be Sold into CPG-Retail Worldwide in 2008
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When RFID-Based Solutions Stop Focusing on RFID, the Market Will Have Arrived
  To Date, RFID has Too Often Been a Technology in Search of a Problem; Now, RFID not Broached Until End of Discussion, Some Vendors Say
 
 
Manufacturing Focus
 
 

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Mobility on the Factory Floor Can Power Lean, Six Sigma Strategies
 

Ralph Rio of ARC Says Mobile Technologies in Manufacturing Should Cause Companies to Rethink Processes in the Value Stream

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Getting to the Root Cause of Root Cause Analysis Failures

 

More Interest than Ever, says One Quality Consultant, but Little Real Progress; Top 10 Reasons Root Cause Programs Flounder

 
 
Sourcing and Procurement Focus
 
 
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Understanding the Components of Today's Sourcing Management Solution Suites
 

Numerous Acquisitions have Reduced the Number of "Point Vendors," as Most Providers Now Offer Broad Suites; Here are the Pieces

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Tactics to Combat Spiraling Commodity and Raw Material Inflation

 

No Company Can Escape Overall Trends, but Mitigating the Impact Can Improve Profits, Offer Competitive Advantage


 
   
 
Transportation Management Focus
 
 
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DHL Responds to Questions about Service, Outsourcing
  Most Concerns are Overblown, Company Says, While Customers are Supportive
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Where is the ROI in Transportation Management Systems?
  Always Strong, Soaring Fuel Costs Make TMS Justification Easier than Ever
 
 
 
 
 Distribution and Material Handling Focus
 
 
 
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