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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. 18h SCDigest Newsletter
May the funniest man or woman win!
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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

Retailers Rethinking Inventory Strategies

In an Omnichannel World, Many Retailers Getting Very Aggressive, After Years of Slowly Rising Inventories

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

Airbnb for the Warehouse Market Raises Big Money

Seattle-Based Flexe Raises $14 Million to Build Out Its Warehouse Space Marketplace

GLOBAL SUPPLY CHAIN

The "-abilities" of Global Trade Management: Are Your Digital Platform Capabilities Ready to Challenge Business as Usual?

Going Digital is More Than Just Spending a Higher Percent of Revenue on IT, Where and How you Spend Your IT Dollars is Just as Important

RFID AND AUTO ID FOCUS

RFID and IoT News Round Up for July 26, 2016

Impinj Soars after IPO; Euro Countries Building Dedicated IoT Networks; Technology to Shrink RFID Tags Size by 25 Percent

SOURCING AND PROCUREMENT FOCUS

The Tactical View: What's Missing in Today's Supplier Integration Market

Suppliers Need Tactical, Real-Time Information that Allows Improvement or Correction to Supply Chain Processes

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

BP Statistical Review of World Energy 2016 - The Movie

BP is back for the 65th year with its excellent Statistical Review of World Energy, a summary of all things energy-related based on 2015 data.

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.