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June 13, 2012 - Supply Chain Digest On-Target Newsletter
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Learn More About the Visible Supply Chain and Spring 2012 Retail Supply Chain Videocasts


Manufacturing: MIT, SCDigest Announce Major Research Project on US Manufacturing, Reshoring
Supply Chain Trends : Gartner Releases Top 25 Supply Chain List for 2012
Distribution and Material Handling: Annual DC Metrics Report Released at WERC Conference; Time for More Focus on Soft Metrics?
Global Supply Chain and Logistics: Will we Really See 100% Container Scanning Requirement in July?
RFID and Auto ID: Will Multi-Channel Commerce Be the Catalyst that Finally Drives RFID into Retail?
Sourcing and Procurement: Weak Global Economy, Strong US Dollar, Combined to Give Most Commodity Prices a Pounding
Transportation: Q2 State of the Freight Report Finds Modest Expectations for Rate Hikes, Predictions for Tighter TL Capacity
Green Supply Chain: Will Sustainable Products and Strategies be the Key Source of Revenue Growth?
Research and Insight: CSCO Insights: The Value of Vendor Compliance Optimization
Cartoon Contest
New Cartoon Caption Contest for June 5, 2012

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)


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Deadline is 8:00 pm EST
June 20, 2012
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: MIT, SCDigest Announce Major Research Project on US Manufacturing, Reshoring
Survey on Overall Trends in US Manufacturing with a Special Focus on Whether the ReShoring Phenomenon is Real will Provide Important Insight into US Economy, Government Policy
Related Content: US Manufacturing Still Strong in May, ISM Report Says, Though a Couple of Worrying Signs
Manufacturing Expands for 34th Straight Month, New Order Grow, as US Looks Like Island of Strength in Global Sea of Concern
Manufacturing Focus
Featured Story: Gartner Releases Top 25 Supply Chain List for 2012
Apple Comes in a Number 1 for Second Year in a Row; Explaining the Methodology
Related Content: Industrial Giant 3M on Mission to Remove Its Supply Chain "Hairballs"
Solution Involves Large Manufacturing Hubs, Reduced Outsourcing
Manufacturing Focus
Featured Story: Annual DC Metrics Report Released at WERC Conference; Time for More Focus on Soft Metrics?
Key Takeaway: Core Operational and Financial Performance Converging from Top to Bottom Performers
Related Content: New Software Application Could Significantly Ease Effort to Connect Voice Technology to Existing WMS Software
VoiceExpress from Vocollect Leverages Existing RF Transactions to Enable Voice Applications in the WMS
Manufacturing Focus
Featured Story: Will we Really See 100% Container Scanning Requirement in July?
Shipper Interests Fail to Get Congress to Change Mind, Despite Lots of Evidence It Will Not Work, International Outrage; Will Shippers Pay a Price?
Related Content: Pacific Maritime Association Says that West Coast Port Automation is Coming, but is Still in Early Stages
Longshoremen Union has Signed Off on Need to Move to Future, Eliminating a Major Obstacle to Automation
Manufacturing Focus
Featured Story: Will Multi-Channel Commerce Be the Catalyst that Finally Drives RFID into Retail?
Super High Levels of Inventory Accuracy become Necessary to Commit and Fulfill Multi-Channel Orders
Related Content: MIT Researchers have Plan to Monitor, Reduce Fresh Food Spoilage in Retail
Innovative Sensor Tied to RFID Could Lead to Much Improved Produce Inventory Management, but will Farmers or Retailers Bear the Cost?
Manufacturing Focus
Featured Story: Weak Global Economy, Strong US Dollar, Combined to Give Most Commodity Prices a Pounding
Many Prices Down 20% or More in Past Year, with May’s Slide One of Sharpest Ever; CRB Commosity Index Down 17% from 2012 Peak
Related Content: In Surprise Move, SAP to Acquire Procurement Software Vendor Ariba for $4.3 Billion
Some Expect Another Firm to Make a Higher Bid; How Solutions will be Rationalized not Clear
Manufacturing Focus
Featured Story: Q2 State of the Freight Report Finds Modest Expectations for Rate Hikes, Predictions for Tighter TL Capacity
Rail Rates Expected to Rise 3.0% in Next Year, Truckload 2.5%; 65% Predict Tighter TL Capacity to Come
Related Content: Rail Carriers Kept Rolling in in Q1, While LTL Sector Muddles Along Like Usual
Rail Carrier Profits Continue to Soar on Modest Volume Growth; LTL Sector Continues Struggles, but Conway Joins Old Dominion in Showing Strong Profits
Manufacturing Focus
Featured Story: Will Sustainable Products and Strategies be the Key Source of Revenue Growth?
Company Execs Say Customer Demand Now Bigger Driver of Sustainable Strategies than Cost Reduction or Image Concerns
Related Content: Annual Study on Green Supply Chain Practices on Logistics Finds Some Progress, but Increasing Focus on ROI
Companies are Very Interested in Green Logistics, but ROI is Increasingly Required for Project Approval
Manufacturing Focus
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.
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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