Supply Chain Digest On-Target Newsletter

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October 31, 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: Mid-Market Margin Management

Distribution and Material Handling: Managing Change & Expectations

Global Supply Chain and Logistics: Details of New P3 Network Emerging

RFID and Auto ID: RFID News Round-Up for Week of Oct. 28, 2013

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

Transportation: GE Lighting Brightens Its Logistics Scene with Intermodal

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

Research and Insight: New Research on Automated Case Picking in Distribution

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. 11th 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: Mid-Market Margin Management

Understanding Where Profits Really Come from Critical in Increasingly Complex Supply Chain World

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: Managing Change & Expectations in Materials Handling Projects

Lessons Learned from Big Government Blunders

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

Featured Story: Details of New P3 Network Emerging

28 Planned Loops Detailed - if Network Wins Regulatory Approval; Port Winners and Losers

Related Content:Building a Strategic Export Program

Recommendations to Avoid Vulnerabilities like Unseen Costs or Export Violations

Featured Story: RFID News Round-Up for Week of Oct. 28, 2013

RFID Identity Theft a Growing Issue; RFID Market Keeps Growing Fast but Governments are Big Buyers; Saks Gets Near Perfect Display Compliance

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

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: GE Lighting Brightens Its Logistics Scene with Intermodal

Service Concerns a Thing of the Past, David Slates Says; a Four-Step Plan to Get There

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

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: New Research on Automated Case Picking in Distribution

Be Part of Our Survey to Identify Obstacles and Opportunities in the Rapidly Developing Field

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