Supply Chain Digest On-Target Newsletter

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January 04, 2012 - Supply Chain Digest On-Target Newsletter

New Name. Same Company.

Still the Leader in Global Trade Management.

Manufacturing: Supply Chain News: US Manufacturers Must Make Progress in Six Key Areas to Regain Competitiveness

Supply Chain Trends : Supply Chain News: A Distributed Order Management Thought Leaders Discussion

Distribution and Material Handling: Supply Chain News: Material Handling Association Aims to Broaden Reach with New MODEX Show in Atlanta in February

Global Supply Chain and Logistics: Global Supply Chain: Yet Another Report Sees China's Manufacturing Advantage Shrinking

RFID and Auto ID: RFID and AIDC News: Dayton RFID Business Incubator Gaining Critical Mass

Sourcing and Procurement: Supply Chain News: Still Stinging from 787 Supply Chain Disaster, Boeing Now Putting Suppliers to the Test

Transportation: Logistics News: Shippers, Carrier Groups not Pleased with Hours of Service Changes

Green Supply Chain: Green Supply Chain Year in Review

Research and Insight: CSCO Insights: The Value of Vendor Compliance Optimization

Last Chance Cartoon Caption Contest for Dec, 6, 2011

Every other week, we'll post a cartoon and ask for witty/humorous captions from our readers. The winning entry will be published the following week. The newest cartoon will be posted on the SCDigest home page every other Monday and in that week's newsletter (usually emailed on Thursdays)

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Deadline is 8:00 pm EST
Jan. 5th, 2011.

Winner announced in Jan. 6th SCDigest Newsletter
May the funniest man or woman win!
Have an idea for a cartoon? We would love that too, and will give you the credit.

Featured Story: US Manufacturers Must Make Progress in Six Key Areas to Regain Competitiveness

Survey Finds Execution Gap Between Awareness of What Needs to be Done and What is Happening; Few Have Both Lean Talent and Programs

Labor Issues Continue to Loom Large Nationally and at the State Level; New Hampshire Governor Vetoes Granite State Right to Work Law

Featured Story: A Distributed Order Management Thought Leaders Discussion

DOM as a Powerful Driver of Supply Chain and Customer Service Excellence

Please view our videotrip report from the just concluded Fall VCF conference in Scottsdale, AZ.

Featured Story: Material Handling Association Aims to Broaden Reach with New MODEX Show in Atlanta in February

First Year Show to Have Broader Supply Chain Focus; Inside the Four Walls and Outside the Four Walls, MHIA Says

Can Too Many Worker Bees Clog-up The Hive?

Featured Story: Yet Another Report Sees China's Manufacturing Advantage Shrinking

Total Landed Costs for US Companies Lowest in Mexico, 2011 Manufacturing-Outsourcing Cost Index Finds

US Only Country to Require Actual Weight Verification at Ports; Erroneous Weights Cause a Slew of Problems for Ocean Carriers and Shippers

Featured Story: Dayton RFID Business Incubator Gaining Critical Mass

16 Supported Companies are Developing Breakthrough Technologies, Executive Director Brad Proctor Says; Many Large Companies Actively Involved in the Program

Newer Capabilities Can Provide Substantial New Ways to Provide and Extend Mobility Applications and Value

Featured Story: Still Stinging from 787 Supply Chain Disaster, Boeing Now Putting Suppliers to the Test

Daily Visits to Suppliers Now Not Uncommon; One Vendor Says Scrutiny Caused it to Replace its Scheduling Software

New Certified in Supply Management Credential First Announced in September Now Available for Training, Testing

Featured Story: Shippers, Carrier Groups not Pleased with Hours of Service Changes

New Rest Period Requirements ''Disruptive'' NASSTRAC Says; Drivers Need Flexibility, Owner-Operators Group Argues

Industry Avoids Lost Hour of Driving as Feared, but Truckers Blasts Other Changes they Say Will Hurt Productivity with No Gains for Safety

Featured Story: Green Supply Chain Year in Review

Setbacks on Many Fronts, but Individual Companies Continue to Make Great Strides

Embarrassment is Avoided, but Accord is An Agreement to Reach an Agreement - by 2020!; Canada Leaves Kyoto, Impact on China, etc. Still Unclear

Featured Story: CSCO Insights: The Value of Vendor Compliance Optimization

Analysis of where and how customers of vendor compliance optimization/management solutions find value from the software.

How Companies Think about Growing Network Pressures - and Ways they can Effectively Respond. New Report from CSCO Insights.