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September 17, 2015 - Supply Chain Digest On-Target Newsletter

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NEW CARTOON CAPTION CONTEST FOR SEPT. 8, 2015

Deadline is 8:00 pm ET Oct. 7, 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

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MANUFACTURING

Manufacturers Should Embrace Transparency and Traceability, MIT Researcher Says

While Companies Usually Fight Related Regulation, That View Maybe Shortsighted, Says Alexis Bateman

SUPPLY CHAIN TRENDS AND ISSUES

Supply Chain Professionals to ''Give Back'' to Society in Meal Packing Event at the 2015 Annual Conference

Target is 45,000 Meals in Two Hours for Poor Across the Globe Says Mark Baxa of Monsanto

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DISTRIBUTION AND MATERIAL HANDLING FOCUS

Equipment Versus System - It May Not Be So Easy to Differentiate

Whether Purchasing Equipment or a System, Application and Implementation Issues can be equally Complex

GLOBAL SUPPLY CHAIN

The Techomax Container Ships are Coming

From Advanced Materials to Leveraging Big Data, the Ocean Shipping Industry will Change Rapidly, New Report Says

RFID AND AUTO ID FOCUS

As RFID Tags and Readers Improve, Erroneous Reads become a Growing Problem Expert Says

Don't Think Smart Readers Alone Can Solve the Problem – It Takes Sophisticated Algorithms on the RFID Server

SOURCING AND PROCUREMENT FOCUS

Procurement Function Expected to Change Dramatically Over Next Five Years, New Accenture Study Says

New App Bundles, such as the Virtual Company Mall, will Help Drive Changes in Process and Roles

TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT FOCUS

Is the Trucking Industry Really Too Deadly?

Former Transport Topics Editor Howard Abramson Says Industry Pushing Profits over Safety, while ATA Says Much of Editorial is False or Misleading

GREEN SUPPLY CHAIN

Debate over Green Credentials of Natural Gas Trucks Continues On

They Produce Less Emissions on the Road for Sure, but Methane Leakage in the Supply Chain Poses a Problem

RESEARCH AND INSIGHT

The 13 Steps to a Successful Retail Vendor Compliance Program

Results of retail vendor compliance programs vary significantly - here is SCDigest's guide to success