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IMPORTANT NEW SUPPLY CHAIN RESEARCH

The State of Global Sourcing
and Trade Management

Are Processes and Technology Keeping
Pace with Growing Needs?

Please Help by Taking this Short Survey - Share Your View

 

 
NEW CARTOON CAPTION CONTEST FOR JUNE 29, 2015

 

Deadline is 8:00 pm ET July 29, 2015

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

Winner announced in July 30th 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.
  send entry
MANUFACTURING
Where is US Manufacturing Headed as we Reach Mid Year?
Growth is Still Positive, but Momentum is Clearly Slowing; Huge Differences in Recoveries Since Bottom Across Different Sectors
SUPPLY CHAIN TRENDS AND ISSUES
Supply Chain Thought Leadership Video Series: Trends in Supply Chain Business Intelligence Systems
Combining internal and external data, empowering users to ''swiim'' in the data without going to IT, data visualization and more.
DISTRIBUTION AND MATERIAL HANDLING FOCUS
Are Collaborative Robots Ready for Prime Time in the DC?
We Say the Jury is Still Clearly Out, though there Appears to be Many Applications in Manufacturing
GLOBAL SUPPLY CHAIN
Supply Chain Comment: Choosing a GTM Vendor
Companies Must Take the Time to Perform a Careful Planning and Analysis of Their Needs and Vendor Solutions to see the Best Results with a GTM Solution
RFID AND AUTO ID FOCUS
RFID and AIDC News: Small Shoe Store Chain Peltz Decides to Publicly Dump RFID
Says Costs were Much Higher than Expected, Inventory Accuracy wasn't being Achieved, as it Goes Back to Bar Codes
SOURCING AND PROCUREMENT FOCUS
Determining Relative Power Positions Key to Sourcing Success, New Book on Procurement Argues
Famous Kraljic and Porter Models have Too Many Shortcomings, Andrew Cox Says
TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT FOCUS
Supply Chain Thought Leaders Video Series: MIT's Chris Caplice on the Myth of Combinatorial Freight Bids
Tactic Sounds Good in Theory, but Falls Apart in Execution, Caplice Now Says
GREEN SUPPLY CHAIN
Mini-Ice Age Coming Soon, CO2 Emissions or Not, Euro Academics Say
Here Comes Another Maunder Minimum, Last Seen in 1645
RESEARCH AND INSIGHT
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New Survey/Study: The State of Global Sourcing and Trade Management
Are Processes and Technology Keeping Pace with Growing Needs? Please Help with this Brief Survey to Share Your Views
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