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July 20, 2016 - Supply Chain Digest On-Target Newsletter

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NEW CARTOON CAPTION CONTEST FOR JULY 11, 2016

Deadline is 8:00 pm ET Aug. 17, 2016

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 Aug. 18th SCDigest Newsletter
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MANUFACTURING

Ford Testing Collaborative Robots on Factory Floor

In Cologne, Germany Plant, Workers Put Shock Absorbers in Place, and Robot Does the Rest

SUPPLY CHAIN TRENDS AND ISSUES

Supply Chain Newsmakers Video Series: New Study on Supply Chain Digitization

SCDigest editor Dan Gilmore and Doug Kimball of JDA discuss key insights from new study on supply chain digitization

New Benchmark Report from SCDigest!

Supplier Integration in an Outsourced World 2016

Trends, Opportunities, and New Generation Solutions

Based on survey data from more than 100 supply chain professionals. Many manual processes still in use, but Cloud-based technology might just provide the answer.

DISTRIBUTION AND MATERIAL HANDLING FOCUS

US Warehouse Market is Red Hot

Rates Heading Up as Demand Exceeds Supply in Many Markets, Driven by eFufillment

GLOBAL SUPPLY CHAIN

Maybe Now Game of Container Shipping Musical Chairs is Finally Over, as Hyundai Merchant Marine to Join 2M Alliance

No Obvious Benefits to Maersk and MSC, Drewry Says

RFID AND AUTO ID FOCUS

Companies Risk ''Premature Obsolescence'' with Products Connected with Internet of Things Capabilities

Smart Advice from VDC Research on How to Reduce Risk of IoT Obsolescence

SOURCING AND PROCUREMENT FOCUS

Five Keys to Successful Supplier-Enabled Innovation

SRM is key to a successful SEI, Experts Say

TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT FOCUS

Excess Detention Remains Major Issue for Carriers, Drivers

Besides Long Waits, Drivers Treated as If They Aren't Even There, DAT Survey Finds

GREEN SUPPLY CHAIN

Kroger Ups the Ante with Latest Sustainability Report, Goals

Kroger has Emerged as Another Sustainability Leader

RESEARCH AND INSIGHT

New Benchmark Report from SCDigest: Supplier Integration in an Outsourced World 2016

Based on survey data from more than 100 supply chain professionals. Many manual processes still in use, but Cloud-based technology might just provide the answer.