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April 24, 2014 - Supply Chain Digest On-Target Newsletter

Care, Custody, and Control of Your Cool Cargo Nationwide

Manufacturing: NLRB Holds Hearings on Microwave Election Rules, while UAW Drops Volkswagen Vote Appeal

Supply Chain Trends: More on Big Data in the Supply Chain

Distribution and Material Handling: ''Click and Collect'' is Gaining Momentum for eCommerce Fulfillment in Grocery and Beyond

Global Supply Chain and Logistics: Bangladesh Fork in the Road for Nike

RFID and Auto ID: The Internet of Things - the Movie

Sourcing and Procurement: As Payment Terms are Stretched, and Financing is Still Tough, Companies Increasingly Serving as Banks to Key Suppliers

Transportation: Trip Report: NASSTRAC 2014

Green Supply Chain: Green Supply Chain News: Walmart CEO on its Sustainability Progress

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

New Cartoon Caption Contest for April 23, 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)

Deadline is 8:00 pm ET
May 23, 2014.

Winner announced in Nov. 11th 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: NLRB Holds Hearings on Microwave Election Rules, while UAW Drops Volkswagen Vote Appeal

New Voting Changes Certain to Pass (Again), but Court Challenge Likely; Was UAW Afraid of a Second Loss?

Concern about Losing Craftsmanship Causes Change of Direction; Can Robotics be an Inhibitor of Continuous Improvement?

Featured Story: Supply Chain By Design: More on Big Data in the Supply Chain

Instead of Getting Hung Up on the Definition of 'Big Data,' Learn to Embrace It

Andraski Connects his Past Leading Supply Chain at Nabisco with Challenges of Today

Featured Story: ''Click and Collect'' is Gaining Momentum for eCommerce Fulfillment in Grocery and Beyond

Concept Started in Europe, as Walmart Sees Now Testing Temperature-Controlled Lockers in the UK

WMS has been Slow to the Cloud, but the Dynamic has Changed

Featured Story: Bangladesh Fork in the Road for Nike

Just Before Tragic Building Collapse, Nike Decided to Pull out of Bangladesh Sourcing; Safety or Margins?

Organized Crime a Growing Factor, Ron Greene Says

Featured Story: The Internet of Things - the Movie

Video Interview with Michael Burkett of Gartner on the Internet of Things and the Supply Chain

26 Billion Connected Devices by 2020, Gartner Predicts, Saying the Time to Start Planning is Now

Featured Story: As Payment Terms are Stretched, and Financing is Still Tough, Companies Increasingly Serving as Banks to Key Suppliers

IKEA Makes $3 Million Loan to Get a Yarn Factory Off Ground; Smart Use for Piles or Corporate Cash?

Current Continental Suppliers of Graphite, Cobalt and More not Nearly Enough to Meet Giant Needs of New Plant, Experts Say; Tesla Targeting ''Logistics Waste''

Featured Story: Trip Report: NASSTRAC 2014

SCDigest editor Dan Gilmore review of the NASSTRAC conference in Orlando

SCDigest Editor Dan Gilmore from the Conference Floor in Orlando

Featured Story: Walmart CEO on its Sustainability Progress

The Challenge: Much Progress has been Made, but Overall Carbon Emissions Continue to Grow

IPCC Expects Significant Impacts from Warming, but Admits Difficulty of Accurate Predictions

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.