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February 04, 2015 - Supply Chain Digest On-Target Newsletter

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MANUFACTURING

Leveraging the Overall Equipment Effectiveness Metric to Drive Manufacturing Improvement

IDC Manufacturing Insights Presents its Take on Measure First Developed in 1960s, Says It is Key Aspect of Smart Manufacturing

SUPPLY CHAIN TRENDS AND ISSUES

Predictions from Supply Chain Gurus for 2015 - Full Text Version

Complete Predictions from Mike Regan, Gene Tyndall, George Stalk and more

DISTRIBUTION AND MATERIAL HANDLING FOCUS

Supply Chain Thought Leadership Video Series: Understanding China's Alibaba

Almost no one knows more about ecommerce giant Albaba than Dr. Jim Tompkins; He shares his knowledge in an interesting video interview with SCDigest editor Dan Gilmore

GLOBAL SUPPLY CHAIN

Union, West Coast Ports Say they Have Reach Deal on Contentious Chassis Issue, While Long Beach Paper Says Enough is Enough

Union Did not Want Chassis Repair and Maintenance to be Moved Outside of the Ports

RFID AND AUTO ID FOCUS

What is Zebra's Strategy for Motorola's Mobile Wireless and Data Collection Businesses?

Zebra has Already Integrated Go Market Programs, though R&D Remains Separate; Is Zebra in the Solutions Business?

SOURCING AND PROCUREMENT FOCUS

Time for CPOs to Focus More on Organizational Costs and Efficiencies Rather than Just Contracted Costs

Almost All the Focus is on Supplier Spend, Some Say, as Tom Linton of Flextronics Calls for End of the PO in Some Cases

TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT FOCUS

US Rail Carriers Enjoy Generally Strong Q4, as Union Pacific Again Leads the Way

Record Low Operating Ratios Continue to be the Rule, as Union Pacific Sets New Target after Reaching Previous One in 2014

GREEN SUPPLY CHAIN

Mixed Results Again from Carbon Disclosure Project's Supply Chain Report

More than 3000 Companies Respond to Survey, which Shows Progress, Stagnation and Slippage; Low Energy Costs and Lack of Regulation Among the Headwinds

RESEARCH AND INSIGHT

The 13 Keys to Retail Vendor Compliance Program Success

Considering a vendor compliance program? SCDigest details the keys to success.