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May 09, 2013 - Supply Chain Digest On-Target Newsletter

eBook:
Three Common Global Supply Chain Issues that Affect Your Bottom Line

Manufacturing: Yet Another Study Shows US Gaining Manufacturing Advantage

Supply Chain Trends: JDA Software Focus User Conference 2013 Video Review and Comment

Distribution and Material Handling: 10th Annual DC Measures Shows Companies Have Become Really Good at Logistics, as Most Measures have Plateaued at High Levels

Global Supply Chain and Logistics: Best Practices for Using Trade Agreements to Lower Costs in Your Supply Network

RFID and Auto ID: Argonne National Laboratory Wins AIMGlobal Active RFID Award

Sourcing and Procurement: Procter & Gamble Late to the Game of Stretching Out Payments to Suppliers, but Ready to Join Party Now

Transportation: Sustainability Driving Push for Collaborative Transportation, but Savings are Real Too

Green Supply Chain: Murphy Warehouse Co. Finds Green Distribution Provides Strong Business Case

Research and Insight: The Value of Vendor Compliance Optimization

New Cartoon Caption Contest for April 30, 2013

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 EST
May 22, 2013

Winner announced in May 23rd 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: Yet Another Study Shows US Gaining Manufacturing Advantage

AlixPartners Research Finds US will Reach Cost Parity with China by 2015, Is Tied with Mexico as Location for Nearshoring, but Neither Trend Ensures Major Reshoring Move in the End

Despite Slow but Steady Growth from the Bottom, Manufacturing Overall, Many Sectors Below 2007 Levels

Featured Story: JDA Software Focus User Conference 2013 Video Review and Comment

SCDigest Editor Dan Gilmore from the Conference Floor in Orlando

Why You Should Care What Optimization Means, How it Fits in with Analytics, and Is it Real Time?

Featured Story: 10th Annual DC Measures Shows Companies Have Become Really Good at Logistics, as Most Measures have Plateaued at High Levels

Differences Between Leaders and Average Have Really Collapsed in Recent Years

SCDigest Editor Dan Gilmore Reporting from the Conference Floor in Dallas

Featured Story: Best Practices for Using Trade Agreements to Lower Costs in Your Supply Network

Five Steps to Address Challenges and Lower Costs with an FTA Program

''We are Fully Aware of our Responsibility,'' One Retailer Says

Featured Story: Argonne National Laboratory Wins AIMGlobal Active RFID Award

Innovative Systems Tracks Nuclear Materials, May have Application in Many Other Areas

Maybe DC Workers Could Simpl yLook at an Item they are Picking Instead of Scanning It

Featured Story: Procter & Gamble Late to the Game of Stretching Out Payments to Suppliers, but Ready to Join Party Now

45 Days to Pay Now Passe, as 60 to 100 Is the New Normal

''Aligned Business Framework'' Pushes Tier 1 Suppliers to Own Sustainability and Ethical Sourcing Back Through Supply Chain

Featured Story: Sustainability Driving Push for Collaborative Transportation, but Savings are Real Too

JCPenney, 7-11 Both Now Hauling Goods for Rivals; 7-11 Gets Around Local Bottling Delivery Rules in Interesting Way

Carriers and Private Fleets: Might be Time to Lawyer Up

Featured Story: Murphy Warehouse Co. Finds Green Distribution Provides Strong Business Case

CEO Richard Murphy Lays Out the Real Details in Excellent WERC Conference Presentation

ll Factories in the US and Canada Added to Growing List; Company Also Says it has Reduced CO2 Emissions by 1 Million Metric Tons Since 2008

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.