Supply Chain Digest On-Target Newsletter

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October 24, 2013 - Supply Chain Digest On-Target Newsletter

On Demand Webinar:

Transforming Big Blue's Procurement Operations

Manufacturing: United Autoworkers Last Stand at Mississippi Nissan Factory an Inflection Point in Union Fate

Supply Chain Trends : CSCMP 2013 Day 3 Video Review and Comment

Distribution and Material Handling: Amazon.com Co-Locating Mini-Fulfillment Centers Inside Key Customer DCs

Global Supply Chain and Logistics: Building a Strategic Export Program

RFID and Auto ID: Important Trends in Voice Technology in Distribution

Sourcing and Procurement: Are Your Suppliers Running Full Tilt to Meet Demand? Quality May Suffer

Transportation: What Happens to Logistics if Aging US Bridges are Deemed Impaired?

Green Supply Chain: Lowes to Expand Natural Gas Truck Program with Complete Conversion at Texas Distribution Center

Research and Insight: Closing the Gaps in S&OP Benchmark Report 2013

New Cartoon Caption Contest for Oct. 16, 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)

Deadline is 8:00 pm ET
Nov. 6, 2013.

Winner announced in Nov. 7th 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.

Featured Story: United Autoworkers Last Stand at Mississippi Nissan Factory an Inflection Point in Union Fate

UAW Focus is Less on Workers than External Opinion and Pressure; Protests at Dealerships in Brazil

Related Content: Packaging Megatrends

Status of Packaging has Risen Rapidly of Late, Driven by Sustainability, but Many Challenges Remain; How Will Packaging Needs Change in High Growth Emerging Markets?

Featured Story: CSCMP 2013 Day 3 Video Review and Comment

SCDigest Editor Dan Gilmore from the Conference Floor in Denver

Important New Research

Automated Case Picking 2013

Key Research Questions: Is interest in Automated Case Picking

(ACP) growing with the increasing number of proof
points and distribution challenges? What are

the barriers - and the opportunities?

Please take our very short (8-minutes) survey.

Featured Story: Amazon.com Co-Locating Mini-Fulfillment Centers Inside Key Customer DCs

Shipping Soap and Diapers from a P&G Mixing Center; Grocers Rightly Concerned about Threat from Amazon

Converting a Vision into a Successful Project Requires Attention to Details

Featured Story: Building a Strategic Export Program

Recommendations to Avoid Vulnerabilities like Unseen Costs or Export Violations

Despite Over Supply, Just 1.7% of Capacity is Idled, While Many New Big Ships Still Coming Soon

Featured Story:Important Trends in Voice Technology in Distribution

From Increasing Use of Voice with DC Automation to ''Gamification,'' we Look at Four Voice Trends

Honeywell and Motorola Solutions Now Dominate the Landscape; Can Datalogic Make it Three Players Again?

Featured Story: Are Your Suppliers Running Full Tilt to Meet Demand? Quality May Suffer

New VP of Procurement at Ford Says Some Models at Yellow Level of Supplier Stress; How Many Companies Can Really Track that Today?

Two Firms Together Will Control near to 30% of Procurement Outsourcing Market; Other Smaller Providers Now in Play?

Featured Story: What Happens to Logistics if Aging US Bridges are Deemed Impaired?

Are US Infrastructure Woes Finally Starting to Show? Running Circuitous Routes in Pennsylvania

In Period of Shrinking Margins, Transportation Emerges as Most Directly Controllable Supply Chain Expense

Featured Story: Lowes to Expand Natural Gas Truck Program with Complete Conversion at Texas Distribution Center

EPA Smartway Winner for 2013 Expects Lower Costs, Reduced Emissions, and More Price Stability

Urban Routes the Sweet Spot, Staples Manager Says; Like Driving in a Reclining Chair?

Featured Story: Closing the Gaps in S&OP Benchmark Report 2013

Brand New Report Benchmarks S&OP Strategies and Practices; Most Detailed Report in S&OP History.

How Companies Think about Growing Network Pressures - and Ways they can Effectively Respond. New Report from CSCO Insights.