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Manufacturing: A Comprehensive View of Opportunities and Risks for US Manufacturing

Global Supply Chain and Logistics: Senate Bill on Yuan Value Said to be Near Passage, Impact Unclear

Distribution and Material Handling: Fuel-Cell Powered Lift Trucks Starting to Make an Impact in Distribution Centers

Transportation: ATA Largely Wins in Federal Appeals Court Ruling on Drayage Truck Rules at Port of LA

Supply Chain Trends: Dell and Supply Chain Segmentation

Procurement and Sourcing: Institute for Supply Management Announces New Certification Program for Purchasing Managers that Lack a Four-Year Degree

RFID and Auto ID: New Bar Code Symbology for Double Byte Characters

Green Supply Chain: Are Peak Oil Theories Overblown?

Research and Insight: CSCO Insights: The Value of Vendor Compliance Optimization

 

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Key Strategies for Automating the Import Supply Chain

 

Supply Chain Cartoon Caption Contest for Sept. 20, 2011
 
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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Deadline is 8:00 pm EST
Oct. 12, 2011.
 
Winner announced in Oct. 13th 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
Featured Story: A Comprehensive View of Opportunities and Risks for US Manufacturing

US Manufacturing at Inflection Point, Needs ''Wake-Up'' Call to Head Back in Right Direction, Report from Booz & Company Says

Related Content: Across the Globe, Countries Trying to Rev Up Manufacturing Sector and Related Job Growth

Australia, India, Brazil, even China Look at Plans to Empower Domestic Manufacturing; In US, Sen. Feinstein Proposes $20 Bill in Loans to US Manufacturers Facing Subsidized Foreign Competition

supply chain Trends and issues
Featured Story: Dell and Supply Chain Segmentation

In this thought leadership video, SCDigest editor Dan Gilmore discusses the concept of supply chain segmentation - key to the Dell strategy - with Kelly Thomas of JDA Software.

Related Content: HighJump Software User Conference 2011 Review and Comment

SCDigest Editor Dan Gilmore attended the HighJUmp Software Innovation user conference 2011 in Orlando last week, and provides his video review and comment.



distribution and material
Featured Story: Fuel-Cell Powered Lift Trucks Starting to Make an Impact in Distribution Centers

Cost is Still High, but Subsidies Can Help Drive Business Case Today; Crown Sells 500th Unit; How Close are You to a Hydrogen Station?

Related Content: Amazon.com in Hot Corner after Reports of Sweltering DCs,''"Urgently'' Buys $2.4 Millon in Air Conditioners

Local Newspaper Story in Allentown Says DC Workers Encountered Health Issues in 100-Degree Temperaturesm Creates Internet Furor; Amazon Says Employee Health Top Concern

Global supply chain and logistics
Featured Story: Senate Bill on Yuan Value Said to be Near Passage, Impact Unclear

China Says Passage will be beginning of a Trade War; Global Sourcing Organizations Should begin to Play Out Various Scenarios

Related Content: Violent Longshoremen Action in Washington Causes Concern, Shows ILWU Determination not to Let Any other Union in West Coast Ports

Months of Tension at New Grain Terminal Explode into Violence Last Week; Are Members of One Union ''Scabs'' if they Replace Another Union Unable to Reach an Agreement?



RFID
Featured Story: New Bar Code Symbology for Double Byte Characters

Standard for Han Xin Code, Named for Ancient Military Leader, Released this Week, Developed by AIM China

Related Content: New Life for the Electronic Product Code Information Services (EPCIS) in the End?

Somewhat Forgotten as RFID in Consumer Goods to Retail Floundered, the Standards for RFID Data Management Seeing a Comeback, Especially Overseas; US Retailers Just Starting to Get Interested

sourcing and procurement focus
Featured Story: Institute for Supply Management Announces New Certification Program for Purchasing Managers that Lack a Four-Year Degree

New Program Offers Opportunity for Credentials for Many Procurement Managers Out There without Full Degrees; What wil it Cost You? We Summarize

Related Content: Can Commodity Prices Continue to Soar Amidst Weak Economic News?

Some Predict Prices for Metals, Agricultural Goods Headed for Big Fall, but Others Note China Keeps Buying, Food Demand Outstrips Supply



transportation
Featured Story: ATA Largely Wins in Federal Appeals Court Ruling on Drayage Truck Rules at Port of LA

Key Provision Shot Down that Would have Ultimately led to Complete Unionization of Port Drivers, with National Implications; Some Emissions Rules Upheld

Related Content: Time for Shippers to get Involved to Battle War on Trucking, Mike Regan Says

Become Knowledgeable, Share the Information Internally, and Develop a Legislative Outreach Program, Regan Says; NASSTRAC and other Organizations Need more Shipper Support

transportation
Featured Story: Are Peak Oil Theories Overblown?

Noted Expert Daniel Yergin Says Oil Output May Plateau, not Peak, by Mid-Century, and that Peal Oil Theorists Underestimate what Technology Innovation will Do

Related Content: All-Electric Trucks Making Progress, but Subsidies Seem a Key Part of the Economics at Present

UPS Order for 100 All-Electrics for California Market Comes after 90-Day Test; 90-Mile Range, Speeds up to 65 Miles Per Hour

transportation
Featured Story: CSCO Insights: The Value of Vendor Compliance Optimization

Analysis of where and how customers of vendor compliance optimization/management solutions find value from the software.

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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