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September 12, 2013 - Supply Chain Digest On-Target Newsletter
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Transforming Big Blue's Procurement Operations
Manufacturing: Managing Fragility in Lean Manufacturing Systems
Supply Chain Trends : Supply Chain Thought Leadership: 3PLs Often Caught Between a Rock and a Hard Place
Distribution and Material Handling: The Complex Challenges of Designing an Automated Distribution Center
Global Supply Chain and Logistics: Maersk Triple E Cost Advantages are Too Great to Ignore
RFID and Auto ID: RFID News Round-Up for Week of Sept. 2, 2013
Sourcing and Procurement: More Consolidation in the Procurement Software Space, as SciQuest to Acquire CombineNet
Transportation: In a Continued Mixed Market, US Truckload and LTL Rate Increases are Slowing
Green Supply Chain: Latest Report from UN Global Compact Report Shows Corporate Progress, But Says the Supply Chain Area is the Most Behind
Research and Insight: Closing the Gaps in S&OP Benchmark Report
Cartoon Contest
Last Chance! Cartoon Caption Contest for Aug. 20, 2013

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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Sept 12, 2013.
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Manufacturing Focus
Featured Story: Managing Fragility in Lean Manufacturing Systems
The Fragility of Lean Systems is its Strength, Expert Says
Related Content: Growing US Manufacturing Competitiveness to Lead to Export Surge, Job Growth
New Report from Boston Consulting Group Says US to have Major Advantages for Next Decade; Reshoring will Accelerate Around 2015
Manufacturing Focus
Featured Story: Supply Chain Thought Leadership: 3PLs Often Caught Between a Rock and a Hard Place
Video Discussion on the Many Challenges 3PLs Face, and Where They are Turnign for Answers
Related Content: Cool New Supply Chain Product of the Month for August, 2013
New Consumption-Driven Planning Solution from Oracle Leverages Innovative In-Memory Technology, Adds Many Powerful Functional Enhancements

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Supply Chain Planning Process and Technology Benchmark 2013

 

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Manufacturing Focus
Featured Story: The Complex Challenges of Designing an Automated Distribution Center
Peapod Decides to Build New Northeast DC, but Finding the Right Level of Automation is Tricky; In the End, a Design that Adds Automation but Stays within Reduced Budget
Related Content: How Close to Reality is Amazon Same Day Delivery?
A Look at How Many Fulfillment Centers are Needed for Amazon to Achieve Same Day Delivery of General Merchandise to the Top 20 Cities
Manufacturing Focus
Featured Story: Maersk Triple E Cost Advantages are Too Great to Ignore
Drewry Shipping Says 35% Advantage in Bunker Fuel Costs, 30% Lower in Total Operating Costs
Related Content: Efforts Continue to Unionize Drayage Drivers - Would DCs best Next?
Small New Effort to Get Drayage Drivers in Teamsters New Tactic in Larger Strategy
Manufacturing Focus
Featured Story: RFID News Round-Up for Week of Sept. 2, 2013
Privacy Advocates Win Some RFID Battles for Now; New Tag has Built-In Sensor; American Apparel to Augment Store Reader Technology
Related Content:Role of Voice in Reducing e-Fulfillment Costs
Voice Technology in the DC Provides Opportunity for Many e-Tailers to Improve their Bottom Lines; New Calculator to Measure Potential Impact on Fulfillment Costs
Manufacturing Focus
Featured Story: More Consolidation in the Procurement Software Space, as SciQuest to Acquire CombineNet
CombineNet Brings Advanced Technology, High Profile Customers and New Sectors to Much Larger SciQuest
Related Content: What Walmart Execs Wished their Suppliers Knew
Interesting Video Interview with Walmart Buyers Shares Insight Applicable for Procurment Managers in Any Sector
Manufacturing Focus
Featured Story: In a Continued Mixed Market, US Truckload and LTL Rate Increases are Slowing
Rates Overall have Risen Just 1-2% in 2013, though Mid-Sized Shippers May be Taking More than Large Ones
Related Content: Interesting Predictions on How US Freight Market Will Play Out over Next 12 Years
Latest ATA Freight Tonnage Forecast Provides Interesting Picture of Current US Transportation Patterns, Predictions for 2024
Manufacturing Focus
Featured Story: Latest Report from UN Global Compact Report Shows Corporate Progress, But Says the Supply Chain Area is the Most Behind
Too Much Talk, not Enough Action; Will Business Benefits of Sustainability Drive Others to Find the Religion?
Related Content: Quietly, Sustainable Products Really Starting to Have an Impact in B2B Markets, as PPG Success Shows
Glass and Paint Giant Well on Its Way to Goal of 30% of Its Sales from Green Products by 2020
Manufacturing Focus
Featured Story: Closing the Gaps in S&OP Benchmark Report 2013
Major New Report on the State of Sales and Operations Planning, and the Evolution to Integrated Business Planning. Not to be Missed. Comprehensive Research
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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