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NEW CARTOON CAPTION CONTEST FOR MARCH 22, 2016!

 

Deadline is 8:00 pm ET APRIL, 14th, 2016

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

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MANUFACTURING
Mercedes Says Robots not Flexible Enough to Deal with Growing Number of Options, but Overall Number of Robots in Manufacturing Expected to Soar
Car Makers Replacing Large, Dangerous Inflexible Robots with Smaller Machines in ''Robot Farms''
SUPPLY CHAIN TRENDS AND ISSUES
Target Stores Rethinks Inventory Management, Writes own Apps to Better Leverage Extended Supply Chain in Omnichannel World
Traditional Linear Supply Chain and DRP Model is Dead, CIO Says, as Target Moves Away from Packaged Software

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From Omnichannel Enablement to Optimal Sourcing
to Inbound Inventory Flow Optimization and More,

this Report Details Why Now is the Time to Consider DOM

 
DISTRIBUTION AND MATERIAL HANDLING FOCUS
Amazon Tries New Tactic beyond Searches and Metal Detectors to Deter Fulfillment Center Theft - Tough Video Messaging
Does It Go to Far? Some Say Yes, but DC Theft is Big Dollar Issue
GLOBAL SUPPLY CHAIN
Container Lines Reap Benefits of Megaships, While Everyone Else See Supply Chain Costs Rise
Hard to See a Way Out, as Raising Port, Terminal Costs will Just be Passed on to Shippers
RFID AND AUTO ID FOCUS
Wharton on Opportunities and Challenges of Internet of Things Technology
Expert Panel on Simple Ways to Get Started with IoT, but Be Aware of Many Challenges
SOURCING AND PROCUREMENT FOCUS
New Deloitte Study Says Procurement Undergoing Digital Revolution
After a Period of People Expansion, Procurement Now Being Asked to Do More with Less; the Two Tracks for Digitization
TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT FOCUS
The Many Challenges of Getting US Infrastructure Right
New Book by Duke's Henry Petroski Takes a Deep Look at Vexing Issue
GREEN SUPPLY CHAIN
UPS to Up Investment in CNG Trucks Even as Returns Shrink, Plus Other Green Supply Chain News
Electrolux Announces Nine Sustainability Promises, While Apple Releases Robot to Harvest Recyclables from iPhone
RESEARCH AND INSIGHT
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Global Sourcing & Trade Management 2016 Benchmark Report
Analysis of where and how customers of vendor compliance optimization/management solutions find value from the software.
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