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October 11, 2012 - Supply Chain Digest On-Target Newsletter
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Manufacturing: US Manufacturers Turning Lean Attention to Factory Labor
Supply Chain Trends : Supply Chain Network Design: Where the Real Money Is
Distribution and Material Handling: Our Review of the Annual Third Party Logistics Study
Global Supply Chain and Logistics: European Union Says it Is Considering Carbon Tax on Container and Bulk Ships Into and Out of Ports
RFID and Auto ID: Maybe SpyChips Book had a Point, as Students and Parents Protest Personal Tagging at Texas Schools
Sourcing and Procurement: Commodities Largely Up in Q3 but Remain Down for Full Year to Date
Transportation: T Boone Pickens on the Present and Future of Natural Gas Freight Trucks
Green Supply Chain: US Solar Panel Installation Levels Soar, Though Few are Made in US
Research and Insight: CSCO Insights: The Value of Vendor Compliance Optimization

Cartoon Contest
Cartoon Caption Contest for Oct. 1, 2012

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. 24, 2012.
Winner announced in Oct. 25th 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.

Manufacturing Focus
Featured Story: US Manufacturers Turning Lean Attention to Factory Labor
Manufacturers Increasingly Turning to Casual to Reduce Costs, Improve Flexibility; Staying Profitable Even in Recessions?
Related Content: Rethink Robotics Releases First New Product in Much Anticipated Announcement
Meet Baxter; Company Says Robot will Help Save US Manufacturing, Can be Programmed by Non-Techies in About One Hour

Manufacturing Focus
Featured Story: Supply Chain Network Design: Where the Real Money Is
Too Many Companies Still Stuck in Old Approaches, Expert Says; How to Think About Customer Service in the Context of Supply Chain Costs
Related Content: CSCMP 2012 Day 3 Video Review and Comment
SCDigest Editor Dan Gilmore from the Conference Floor in Atlanta
Manufacturing Focus
Featured Story: Our Review of the Annual Third Party Logistics Study
Those Planning More Outsourcing Almost Triple Percent Favoring Taking More Work Back in House; 3PL IT Gap Continues
Related Content: Gilmore and Holste Tackle Audience Questions on Logistics Technology and Material Handling Systems Part 2
Gilmore on Voices, ''Wearables,'' Labor Management; Holste on AGVs for Distribution

Manufacturing Focus
Featured Story: European Union Says it Is Considering Carbon Tax on Container and Bulk Ships Into and Out of Ports
Move Would Mirror Controversial Approach for Airlines; Tax Would Likely be On Full Voyage Distance
Related Content: Worker Riot at Another Foxconn Factory for Apple Raises Still More Questions
2000 Workers in Melee, as Foxconn Now Says it Will Pay Overtime Fairly; Beware Company Security Guards
Manufacturing Focus
Featured Story: Maybe SpyChips Book had a Point, as Students and Parents Protest Personal Tagging at Texas Schools
A Number of Student Tracking Systems are Out There, It Turns Out; Monitoring More than Just Attendance?
Related Content: Ensuring Success with Voice Projects in Distribution
Voice Deployments Keep Getting Easier, but Some Still Have More Success than Others; New SCDigest Report

Manufacturing Focus
Featured Story: Commodities Largely Up in Q3 but Remain Down for Full Year to Date
Commodities Mostly Down Sharply from Peak in April 2011
Related Content: Walmart is Changing its Global Sourcing Strategies to go More Direct -or Maybe It Is Not
Conflicting Reports over Changes to Walmart Relationship to Trading Giant Li & Fung
Manufacturing Focus
Featured Story: Supply Chain Video News: T Boone Pickens on the Present and Future of Natural Gas Freight Trucks
Legendary energy investor T. Boone Pickens discusses a variety of topics related to his Pickens Plan and natural gas trucks.with Dan Gilmore
Related Content: European Expo Features New Highly Aerodynamic Tractor-Trailer Designs
MAN in Germany Says New Design will Reduce Fuel and Carbon Emissions by an Average of 25%; Sleek Curves Replace Traditional Boxy Design

Manufacturing Focus
Featured Story: US Solar Panel Installation Levels Soar, Though Few are Made in US
China Dominates Solar Panel Production, Amid Complaints of Unfair Subsidies and Chinese Manufacturers Losing Money
Related Content: Cornell Professor Robert Frank Suggests Quickly Moving to $300 per Ton Tax on Carbon to Slow Global Warming
Tax Would Raise Gas Price $3.00 per Gallon, he Says, but Have Other Benefits

Manufacturing Focus
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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