SCDigest On Target Newsletter, July 29, 2008

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	*Weekly On Target* Newsletter**
	July 29, 2008 - Supply Chain Digest On-Target Newsletter

	This Week:
	Manufacturing: Is "Lean Six Sigma" the Winning Approach to Manufacturing and Supply Chain Improvement?
	Global Supply Chain and Logistics: From Retail Wire - Retailers Try to Control Overseas Manufacturers
	Distribution and Material Handling: Dynamic Slotting can Drive Huge Productivity Gains -- but Few Companies Are Using the Approach Today
	Transportation: Seven Signs that Fraud May be a Problem in Transportation Operations
	Supply Chain Trends: Six Steps to Improved Cost Justification for Supply Chain and Logistics Initiatives
	Procurement and Sourcing: Annual CAPS Benchmark Study - No Surprise - Finds Level of Offshoring, e-Procurement Up in 2007
	RFID and Auto ID: The Three Ways RFID Can Impact Business Processes

Manufacturing Focus

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			Featured Story
			Is "Lean Six Sigma" the Winning Approach to Manufacturing and Supply Chain Improvement?
			Growing Number of Companies are Combining the Two Disciplines to Remove Waste and Increase Consistency of Processes
			Related Content
			New Bill Proposes to Change the Tariff Status for Imported Components for US Manufacturers
			Trade Agreement Parity Bill Aims to End Anomalies that Penalize Some US Manufacturers Versus those In Canada and Mexico; Could Increase US Manufacturing Jobs by 95,000, One Study Says

Supply Chain Trends and Issues

Category Sponsor: Logility

			Featured Story
			Six Steps to Improved Cost Justification for Supply Chain and Logistics Initiatives
			Too Many Efforts Fail Because of Too Much or Too Little Detail; Using the Numbers to Tell a Story
			Related Content
			Improved Internal and External Collaboration Key to Improved Forecasting Results
			Getting There Doesn’t Just Happen – Seven Tips for Making it Work

Distribution and Material Handling Focus

				From The Supply Chain Digest Thought Leadership Series

Featured Story				Featured White Paper
		Dynamic Slotting can Drive Huge Productivity Gains -- but Few Companies Are Using the Approach Today		New Life for AGVs in Distribution? How New Approach to Industrial Robotics May Signal an Inflection Point in DC Automation Download this white paper now!
		Retailer Canadian Tire Has Been Used Dynamic Slotting Approach Since 1989, saving Millions per Year; Computing Power Should Make it Much Easier Today, but Few Are Trying
Related Content
		Order and SKU Velocity Profiling is Key to Picking System Design and Technology
		Order Picking Systems Decisions Are Closely Tied To Location and Storage Mode Decisions, Says Cliff Holste

Global Supply Chain and Logistics Focus

Featured Story
	From Retail Wire: Retailers Try to Control Overseas Manufacturers
	Investigation Reveals Child Labor Violations; Supplier Deception
Related Content
	Tensions Continue to Rise in West Coast Port Labor Negotiations, as Longshoreman Begin Slowing Productivity at Certain Ports
	Throughput at LA/Long Beach Down as Much as 20-30 Percent Last Week, as Union Continues to Work without a Contact; Who Holds the Stronger Hand?

RFID and Auto ID Focus

Featured Story
	The Three Ways RFID Can Impact Business Processes
	Is it Just a Better Bar Code, or Can You Invent a New Process that Maximizes Use of the Technology? An Analytic Framework
Related Content
	Cost Justifying an Automatic Identification System
	Basics of Calculating Return on Investment Should be the Same for Bar Code, RFID

Sourcing and Procurement Focus

Featured Story
	Annual CAPS Benchmark Study - No Surprise - Finds Level of Offshoring, e-Procurement Up in 2007
	Procurement Overhead Costs Remain Flat for Third Straight Year; $25 million in Average Spend per Procurement Employee
Related Content
	Manufacturers Struggling with Unexpected Steel Price Surcharges
	Many Thought they Had Firm Prices, but Not So; $820 a Ton Surcharge from AK Steel; Will Manufacturers Find Substitute Materials?

Transportation Management Focus

Featured Stories
	Seven Signs that Fraud May be a Problem in Transportation Operations
	While Less Common Today, Lack of Controls and Technology Can Still Create Opportunities for Collusion and Fraud
Related Content
	Pilots Union, Ohio Legislators, Try to Throw Wrench in DHL-UPS Deal
	Groups Asking Justice Department to Look at Potential Anti-Trust Issues or Union Contract Violations; Several Recent Mergers have Reduced Overall Express Competition, Congressman Says

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