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May 21, 2014 - Supply Chain Digest On-Target Newsletter
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White Paper Provides Insights Into Genpact’s Inventory Optimizer Solution and How it Can Help in Solving Your Inventory Issues

Manufacturing: When it Comes to Reshoring, Detailed Planning and Expectation Setting is Key, Otis Elevators Learns the Hard Way
Supply Chain Trends: Hamish Brewer Out as CEO of JDA Software
Distribution and Material Handling: How Do Users View and Rank Different Distribution-Related Technologies?
Global Supply Chain and Logistics: Bi-Annual World Bank Logistics Performance Index Places Germany on Top, US at Number 9 Position
RFID and Auto ID: Perhaps the Internet of Thing Should be a Little Less Chatty
Sourcing and Procurement: Just What Does it Mean to Source Organic Foods, as Walmart Doubles Down with Wild Oats Brand
Transportation: Q1 2014 LTL Carrier Review
Green Supply Chain: Ceres Report Finds Progress Slow in US Sustainability Performance
Research and Insight: A User's Perspective on Distribution Technologies

Cartoon Contest
Last Chance! 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)

Send Cartoon Entry

Deadline is 8:00 pm ET
May 21, 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.

Manufacturing Focus
Featured Story: When it Comes to Reshoring, Detailed Planning and Expectation Setting is Key, Otis Elevators Learns the Hard Way
Ballyhood Move Back to US from Mexico Ran into Very Bumpy Road; Need to Ensure the Skilled Labor Needed is Present in New Factory Area
Related Content: 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?

Manufacturing Focus
Featured Story: Hamish Brewer Out as CEO of JDA Software
Move comes Just Two Weeks after Successful User Conference, as Private Equity Owners Want to Accelerate Pace of Change
Related Content: Will Merger of APICS and the Supply Chain Council Rekindle some Energy in the Combined Association?
Key is to Leverage SCOR Model IP Under APICS Banner, Dan Gilmore Says


Manufacturing Focus
Featured Story: How Do Users View and Rank Different Distribution-Related Technologies?
Voice Solutions Viewed Vary Favorably, Survey Results Find, but are Companies Finally Starting to Look at RFID in the DC?
Related Content:Warehouse Management Consulting Market Continues to Evolve
Do You Need a Project Manager, or Real Technical Expertise in Making Project a Success? Not Enough Companies Well Analyze What Skills they Really Need at Each Phase

Manufacturing Focus
Featured Story: Bi-Annual World Bank Logistics Performance Index Places Germany on Top, US at Number 9 Position
Euro Countries Dominate the Top 10; Relative Difficulty Processing International Shipments Keeps US from Moving Up Near Top of Rankings
Related Content: Is a Strike Likely at West Coast Ports this Summer?
Handling Health Care Costs Looms Large; A $150 Million Cadillac Plan Tax


Manufacturing Focus
Featured Story: Perhaps the Internet of Thing Should be a Little Less Chatty
Do We Really Want All that Data Pushed Into the Cloud? Cisco Pushes a Fog Alterative; How Often Should Pallets Really Communicate?
Related Content: Zebra Acquisition of Motorola Wireless and Scanner Business a Surprise, but Keeps Duopoly Status in North America
Zebra in the End Hopes to Profit from Internet of Things Strategy

Manufacturing Focus
Featured Story: Just What Does it Mean to Source Organic Foods, as Walmart Doubles Down with Wild Oats Brand
Plans to Offer 100 or More Organic SKUs at Same Price as Regular Items; What Do Walmart Buyers Need to Know?
Related Content: Supply Chain Graphic of the Week: How Much do Procurement Managers and Execs Make?
Annual ISM Salary Survey Benchmarks Total Compensation at Different Levels, as Once Again Women are Paid Less than Men


Manufacturing Focus
Featured Story: Q1 2014 LTL Carrier Review
Old Dominion Continues to Shine, While Rates Seen Up Just 1-2% but Firming as Q1 Ended
Related Content: Q1 2014 Rail Carrier Review
Weather Hurts Top and Bottom Lines, but Union Pacific Once Again Finds Smooth Tracks; Rail Pricing Power Seems to be Dwindling

Manufacturing Focus
Featured Story: Ceres Report Finds Progress Slow in US Sustainability Performance
Analysis Finds Transportation Practices are Well Behind versus Other Areas; Should Sustainability Reports be Audited?
Related Content: Walmart Covers an Amazing Range of Programs and Initiatives in 2014 Global Responsibility Report
From Fleet Operations to Food Safety and Made in the US and More, Walmart is Busy

Manufacturing Focus
Featured Story: A User's Perspective on Distribution Technologies
A New SCDigest Report that Looks at How Distribution Managers View a Variety of DC Technologies, with an Emphasis on the Fast-Growing Voice Area
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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