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June 05, 2013 - Supply Chain Digest On-Target Newsletter

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

Manufacturing: Will Manufacturers Shift Focus from Capacity to Capability?

Supply Chain Trends: Cool New Supply Chain Product of the Month for May, 2013

Distribution and Material Handling: Amazon to Make Major Push Into Grocery Business

Global Supply Chain and Logistics: No Fast End in Sight for Slow Steaming

RFID and Auto ID: Interesting New Trends in Voice Technology in Distribution

Sourcing and Procurement: Procter & Gamble Announcement on Longer Payment Terms Brings New Round of Extensions in Consumer Goods Industry

Transportation: Supply Chain Graphic of the Week: Performance Across Transportation Modes

Green Supply Chain: Ford Motor Company Keeps Pushing the Green Envelop, as it Continues to Expand Use of Recycled Materials Inside Its Cars

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

New Cartoon Caption Contest for May 29, 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 ET
June 19, 2013

Winner announced in June 20th 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: Will Manufacturers Shift Focus from Capacity to Capability?

Focus on Flexibility will Start to Compete with Cost, Yield, IDC Manufacturing Insights Says; Make-to-Stock Models will Continue to Decline

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

Featured Story: Cool New Supply Chain Product of the Month for May, 2013

The New DSX Workflow Platform Supporting the Planning Tools from Demand Solutions Takes Supply Chain Workflow Management and Visual Process Mapping to New Levels

Apple Comes in a Number 1 for Third Year in a Row, as Unilever Makes Big Move; Explaining the Methodology

Featured Story: Supply Chain News: Amazon to Make Major Push Into Grocery Business

Test in Los Angeles Coming Soon; 20 Markets Opened in 2014? Should Brick and Mortar Grocers be Scared?

Organizational, IT and Cultural Change are All Keys, Executives Said; Good Advice for Other Considering 3PL Services Offering

Featured Story: No Fast End in Sight for Slow Steaming

Rates have Sunk Again even as Bunker Fuel Stays High; Record Number of TEU to be Scrapped, but the Megaships Keep Coming

LaborVoices and Labor Link Offer Direct Worker Outreach; May be More Effective and Less Expensive than Third-Party Audits

Featured Story: Interesting New Trends in Voice Technology in Distribution

Now that Voice has gone mainstream, new trends are emerging that are taking the technology and use cases in new directions

Bill Hardgrave of Auburn Says Yes, Need to Look Beyond Just Bar Code Replacement; Our Three-Level RFID Application Framework

Featured Story: Procter & Gamble Announcement on Longer Payment Terms Brings New Round of Extensions in Consumer Goods Industry

Kraft Spinoff will Now Pay Suppliers….In 120 Days? Where will it End? Could be Real Issue when Interest Rates Eventually Rise

Agreement Would be Legally Binding, Requiring Investment in Building Improvements; A Game of Hardball for Sure Politically

Featured Story: Supply Chain Graphic of the Week: Performance Across Transportation Modes

Rail Carriers are by Far the Most Profitable Overall, While Heartland Express and Old Dominion Achieve Profits Well Above their Competitors in Truckload and LTL, Respectively

Related Content: Q1 2013 LTL Carrier Review

Financial Recovery at YRC Worldwide Continues, While Old Dominion Continues to Impress

Featured Story: Green Supply Chain News: Ford Motor Company Keeps Pushing the Green Envelop, as it Continues to Expand Use of Recycled Materials Inside Its Cars

New Ford Fusion to Make Extensive Use of Fabrics Made from Recycled Materials, as Suppliers Getting the Message

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

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.