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February 26, 2014 - Supply Chain Digest On-Target Newsletter
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Manufacturing: German Union Still Pushing for Works Council after Defeat in Vote at Chattanooga Volkswagen Plant
Supply Chain Trends: Annual Kantar Retail Ranking of the Top Consumer Goods Supply Chains
Distribution and Material Handling: Video Advice for UPS to Avoid 2014 Christmas Fail
Global Supply Chain and Logistics: Will We Soon See Drone Cargo and Container Ships?
RFID and Auto ID: New Technology from Cambridge Said to Greatly Improve RFID Read Range, Accuracy - but May not Do Much for the Supply Chain
Sourcing and Procurement: Input Costs Likely to Decline Again in 2014, World Bank Says
Transportation: Rail Carriers See Generally Strong Results for Q4, Full 2013
Green Supply Chain: Apple Releases 2014 Supplier Progress Report
Research and Insight: CSCO Insights: The Value of Vendor Compliance Optimization

Cartoon Contest
New Cartoon Caption Contest for Feb. 17, 2014

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)

Send Cartoon Entry

Deadline is 8:00 pm ET
March 5, 2014.
Winner announced in Nov. 11th SCDigest Newsletter
May the funniest man or woman win!
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Manufacturing Focus
Featured Story: German Union Still Pushing for Works Council after Defeat in Vote at Chattanooga Volkswagen Plant
Such an Arrangement Likely not Legal in US without Union Agreement
Related Content: Volkswagen Plant in Chattanooga Votes Against UAW
Bitter Blow to the Union, as Volkswagen did not Even Contest the Move

Manufacturing Focus
Featured Story: Annual Kantar Retail Ranking of the Top Consumer Goods Supply Chains
Change at the Top, as Procter & Gamble Moved Out of Number 1 Spot after Multi-Year Run; Coca-Cola, Clorox Drop Out of Top 10
Related Content: Parker Hannifin Up to Complex S&OP Challenge
Company Working to Bring Standard Planning Process to more than 140 Decentralized Global Divisions; Insights from S&OP Expert Robert McAdoo

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Manufacturing Focus
Featured Story: Video Advice for UPS to Avoid 2014 Christmas Fail
Watson, Tompkins and Hempstead Provide their Excellent Insights
Related Content: Automating Split Case Picking Movement can Deliver Productivity Gains in eFulfillment, Store-Level Replenishment, More
Systems Just Implemented in Late 1990s to Intelligently Move Cartons to Right Pick Zones Commonplace Now, but Still Under Deployed

Manufacturing Focus
Featured Story: Will We Soon See Drone Cargo and Container Ships?
Rolls Royce, Euro Group Working on the Idea; Will the ROI be There?
Related Content: If Your Container is Late, it May be Awaiting a Chassis at LA-Long Beach
As Carriers Shed Chassis Ownership, Confusion becoming the Norm; Drayage Drivers Hauling Chassis for Free
Manufacturing Focus
Featured Story: New Technology from Cambridge Said to Greatly Improve RFID Read Range, Accuracy - but May not Do Much for the Supply Chain
Use of Distributed Antenna System Extends Read Range for Passive Tags to 20 Meters, Eliminates Dead Spots
Related Content: Research on the Present and Future of Voice Technology
Will Voice Continue to Take Market Share in the DC? What about In-Store Fulfillment?

Manufacturing Focus
Featured Story: Input Costs Likely to Decline Again in 2014, World Bank Says
Prices in Most Commodities to Fall Again after 2013 Drop, and Risk is Mostly to the Downside, Agency Says
Related Content: ''Commercial Acumen'' is Key to Supply Management Success
Deep Understanding of the Context of Strategies and Decisions Leads to Buying Power, Robert Goss of Halliburton Says
Manufacturing Focus
Featured Story: Rail Carriers See Generally Strong Results for Q4, Full 2013
Profits as Usual Nicely Out Run Volume Growth; Union Pacific Continues to Lead the Pack
Related Content: Lackluster Q4 Ends Decent 2013 for US Truckload Carriers
Despite Record ATA Tonnage Numbers, Most Saw 2013 Freight as Soft; Keeping Capacity Low

Manufacturing Focus
Featured Story: Apple Releases 2014 Supplier Progress Report
Apple Continues to Set the Gold Standard in Supplier Performance Monitoring on a Range of Sustainability Issues
Related Content: Will Big Spike in US Natural Gas Prices Impact Move to Nat Gas Trucks?
Though Prices are Up More than 30% in Recent Weeks, Fundamental Economics Remain Largely Unchanged

Manufacturing Focus
Featured Story: The Present and Future of Voice Technology in the DC
Will Voice Continue to Take Market Share in the DC? What about In-Store Fulfillment? Please Take Quick Survey
Related Content: Supply Chain Executive Brief: Five Strategies for Reducing Supply Chain Network Inventories
How Companies Think about Growing Network Pressures - and Ways they can Effectively Respond. New Report from CSCO Insights.
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