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August 27, 2014 - Supply Chain Digest On-Target Newsletter

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MANUFACTURING

US Manufacturing Output at Last Makes it Back to Pre-Recession Levels

Federal Reserve Says July Output Finally Made it Over Peak 2007 Levels - Seven Years Later

SUPPLY CHAIN TRENDS AND ISSUES

Supply Chain by Design: Just Because People are Talking about Big Data Doesn’t Mean it is Clean Data

When Completing a Supply Chain Study, Plan on Spending a lot of Time Cleaning and Validating Data

DISTRIBUTION AND MATERIAL HANDLING FOCUS

10 Keys to a Smoother, Happier Warehouse Management System Implementation Part 2

WMS Implementation is Hard, but These Uncommon Ideas Can Reduce Pain and Risk

GLOBAL SUPPLY CHAIN

Update! Global Supply Chain News: PMA and ILWU Say they have Reached Deal On Contentious Healthcare Issue

Resolution of this Issue Could Lead to Quick Contract Approval

RFID AND AUTO ID FOCUS

Supply Chain News: Busting Myths about Voice Technology in the DC

Noisy Environment? No Problem Today, Experts Say, Debunking that and Other Myths

SOURCING AND PROCUREMENT FOCUS

Supply Chain News: Payments Times to Vendors Rose Slightly in 2013

Despite Reports that Companies are Extending Payment Terms to Suppliers, Modest Rise in DPO in 2013, and Metric is Surprisingly Down over Last 10 Years

TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT FOCUS

Large US LTL Carriers See Profits Jump in Q2

ld Dominion Continues to Run Away from LTL Field, as Almost all Carriers Say Rate Environment was Strong in Q2

GREEN SUPPLY CHAIN

Green Supply Chain News: Kellogg Ups Sustainability Ante, Puts More Pressure on Suppliers

Company Will Start Requiring Farmers to Report CO2 Emissions

RESEARCH AND INSIGHT

Please Help: MIT-SCDigest US Manufacturing Study

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