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May 20, 2010 - Supply Chain Digest On-Target Newsletter
This Week
bullet Manufacturing: Optimizing Factory Labor - Getting the Right Product at the Right Place at the Right Cost

The News You Need To Stay One Step Ahead

bullet Global Supply Chain and Logistics: Global Supply Chain News: Will Chinese Currency Revaluation have Any Impact on US Imports?
bullet Distribution and Material Handling: Warehouse Education and Resources Council (WERC) 2010 Video Review and Comment
bullet Transportation: Logistics News: US Trucking Rates may Rise Faster than Many Expect, Industry Analyst Says
bullet Supply Chain Trends: Supply Chain News: Thought Leaders Discussion on On-Demand Supply Chain Software
bullet Procurement and Sourcing: Supply Chain News: How Medical Equipment Manufacturer Hologic Measures Suppliers
bullet RFID and Auto ID: RFID and Auto ID News: Are RFID Tagged Humans Closer than we Think?
bullet Green Supply Chain: Green Supply Chain News: Trying to Understand the New Senate Climate Bill and its Impact on US Supply Chains
 

Special Feature: RedPrairie User Conference Video Review and Comment:

Dan Gilmore from the Conference Floor in Orlando: New role-based "Personas"; RedPraire Acquires On-Demand WMS Solution; Kellogg's Finds AGV Success, more

 
This Week's Cartoon Caption Contest:

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 20 , 2010

Winner in May 21 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.

 
manufacturing Manufacturing Focus

Featured Story

Optimizing Factory Labor - Getting the Right Product at the Right Place at the Right Cost


A variety of changes, including more dynamic production schedules, increased use of temporary labor, and growing offshore competiton, have made optimizing factory labor schedules more important than ever. But few companies do it really well.


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Supply Chain News: Most Recent MESA Study Finds Progress but Still Lots of Room to Go in Manufacturing Metrics and Shop Floor Data Collection

Yet Another Survey Shows Growing Gap between Leaders and the Rest in Terms of Performance; Keys to Selecting the Right Metrics for Manufacturing

 

 
supply Supply Chain Trends and Issues
Featured Story
Supply Chain News: Thought Leaders Discussion on On-Demand Supply Chain Software

On-Demand is Coming on Strong, but Isn't for Everyone Quite Yet; Important to Take a 360 View of What you Really Need

Related Content
Further Update: Four Reed Supply Chain Publications Find New Investor, but Fate of Purchasing Magazine Looks Grim

EH Publishings Now Owns Supply Chain Management Review, Modern Materials Handling, and Logistics Management; Most of Staff Said to be Staying On; Web Sites Not Yet Up

 

 
distribution Distribution and Material Handling Focus

Featured Story
Warehouse Education and Resources Council (WERC) 2010 Video Review and Comment

Dan Gilmore with help from SCDigest Readers from the Conference Floor in Anaheim, CA

Related Content

Logistics News: Kellogg's Sees Many Advantages to AGVs in Distribution, but Says Getting Operation Right Takes Forethought and On-Going Effort

64 AGVs at Four Plant Warehouses do Virtually 100% of Full Unit Load Moves before Truck Loading; Don't forget the ''Chasers''

 

New Resources Page

On-Demand Supply Chain Software

Download the New SCDigest Letter

on On-Demand Supply Chain Software, New TCO Calculator, More

 
global Green Supply Chain Focus
from - [TheGreenSupplyChain.com] (an SCDIGEST Website)
Featured Story
Green Supply Chain News: Trying to Understand the New Senate Climate Bill and its Impact on US Supply Chains

997-page Bill is Long, Complex, and Vague, but Outlines of Potential Impact are Clear; Here come the Carbon Tariffs

Related Content
Green Supply Chain News: Procter & Gamble Latest to Jump on Supplier Sustainability Scorecard Mandate with ''Open'' Approach

New Excel-Based Scorecard can be Freely Downloaded for Use by Others; Download the Template Here

 

 
global Global Supply Chain and Logistics Focus
Featured Story
Global Supply Chain News: Will Chinese Currency Revaluation have Any Impact on US Imports?

Despite Many Calls for Yuan Appreciation, Changes Unlikely to Really Impact Import Volumes or US Manufacturing Levels; New Bill Plans Chinese Tariffs Nonetheless

Related Content
Global Supply Chain News: Growth in Counterfeit Goods Shows No Sign of Abating, as US Sting Operations Finds $240 Million Fakes Entering the US, Mostly from China

Two Containers Full of Fake Nikes in New Jersey; Effort Increasingly Run by Sophisticated Gangs; Can Anything be Done?

It’s Time — FedEx Freight A.M.

 
RFID RFID and Auto ID Focus
Featured Story
RFID and Auto ID News: Are RFID Tagged Humans Closer than we Think?

Are Technologist's Experiments Idle Fun, or Leading Indicator of Coming Big Brother Era?

Related Content
RFID and Auto ID News: How Close -- or Far Away -- is RFID from Commoditization?

Hardware now Increasingly Available through Hands-Off Third-Party Channels, but Can Users Make it Work? Someday, Just another Tool in the Bag

 

 
sourcing Sourcing and Procurement Focus
Featured Story
Supply Chain News: How Medical Equipment Manufacturer Hologic Measures Suppliers

Organizing the Right Measures and Reviews Weekly, Monthly, Quarterly and Annually Key to Success

Related Content
Supply Chain News: Re-Looking at Total Best Value Sourcing

Concept has been Strained by the Recession, and becoming Something of a Lost Art; Three Keys to Success

 

 
transportation Transportation Management Focus
Featured Story
Logistics News: US Trucking Rates may Rise Faster than Many Expect, Industry Analyst Says

Is Supply-Demand Situation 'Changing Quickly?'; 7.5% Tonnage Increase In March

Related Content
Logistics News: Truckload Rates to Stay Low Until 2012, Leading Transportation Analyst Says, as Economic Recovery not yet Impacting Rock-Bottom Pricing

Contract TL Rates Still Coming Down; John Larkin says, and Shippers Whittling away at Pockets of High Rates; More Carriers Expected to Enter Refrigerated Market; Knight an Acquisition Target?

It’s Time — FedEx Freight A.M.

 
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