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Supply Chain Optimization Predictions and Misses: A Look at Back at 
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Optimization - and How You can Be Ahead of the Curve in 2018

 




NEW CARTOON CAPTION CONTEST FOR SEPT 28, 2017

 

Deadline is 8:00 pm ET Nov. 1, 2017

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 the Nov. 2 SCDigest Newsletter

May the funniest man or woman win!
Have an idea for a cartoon? We would love that too, and will give you the credit.

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MANUFACTURING
Is 5S Really the Way to Begin Lean Transformation?
Depends on How it is Perceived from the Perpsecpective of Shop Floor Employees, Pracitioner Says
SUPPLY CHAIN TRENDS AND ISSUES

CSCMP 2017 Day 3 Video Review and Comment;

Also See Day 2 and Day 1

SCDigest Editor Dan Gilmore from the Conference Floor in Atlanta
DISTRIBUTION AND MATERIAL HANDLING FOCUS
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Sorting It Out: Protecting the Supply Chain Against 4 Common Security Threats in Distribution
Maintaining Security Awareness is Essential
GLOBAL SUPPLY CHAIN
Great Expectations: Cost in Global Supply Chains
For Global Supply Chains, Defining Cost is Incredibly Complex, Driven by a Myriad of Factors and Considerations, Some of Which are Unpredictable
RFID AND AUTO ID FOCUS
Despite the Controversy and "Ick" Factor, Growing Number of Humans Opting for Embedded RFID Chips
Candidate for California Governor Promotes Transhumanism, While Swedish Train Using Implanted Chip in Place of Tickets
SOURCING AND PROCUREMENT FOCUS
Understanding Days Payables Outstanding, and DPO Results for Select Companies
Hackett Data Shows Companies Taking Longer to Pay Suppliers, While Most Summaries are DPO Metric Don't Get it Exactly Right
TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT FOCUS
Is Truck Platooning Almost Right Around the Corner?
Another Succesful Test in Virginia have Some Thinking Platooning May be Ready for Prime Time Soon
GREEN SUPPLY CHAIN
Addressing Global Warming by Sucking CO2 Out of the Atmosphere?
New Technology from Climeworks is Very Interesting - but it Will Take Millions of Machines to Make a Difference
RESEARCH AND INSIGHT
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Last Chance! The State of Retail and Vendor Supply Chain Relations 2017 Survey and Study
Are We Getting More Integrated and Collaborative - Or Heading in the Other Direction? Help Needed from Retailers and Vendors/Brand Companies.
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