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November 17, 2010 - Supply Chain Digest On-Target Newsletter

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	Manufacturing: Supply Chain News: Manufacturing Growth Up in US and Globally, but Hole Dug in Recession by Developed Economies was Very Deep	Your Operations Can Be Costly And Complex. Infor SCM Can Conquer That. Rethink Warehouse Management. Get The SCM White Paper Today!
	Global Supply Chain and Logistics: Global Supply Chain News: Donald Trump Says US being Taken to Cleaners in Trade Relationship with China
	Distribution and Material Handling: Logistics News: CHEP Parent Acquiring IFCO, Creating a Pallet and Container Giant
	Transportation: Logistics News: UPS, FedEx Rate Hike Could be More Painful to Shippers than Many Realize
	Supply Chain Trends: Cloud versus SaaS for Supply Chain Software and the Ability of Applications to Scale
	Procurement and Sourcing: Supply Chain News: In Dynamic Economic Times, Do we Need Predictive Tools to Better Highlight Supplier Financial and Operational Risk?
	RFID and Auto ID: RFID/AIDC News: The ''Square'' from Twitter Founder Jack Dorsey Instantly Brings Credit Card Processing to Mobile Phone Application
	Green Supply Chain: Green Supply Chain News: EPA Issues ''Guidance'' in Controversial Plan to Regulate Greenhouse Gas Emissions; New Requirements Mostly for Large Factories

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Manufacturing Focus

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Supply Chain News: Manufacturing Growth Up in US and Globally, but Hole Dug in Recession by Developed Economies was Very Deep

PMI Numbers for October looked Good Across Most of the World, but US, Europe and Japan not Near Back to Pre-Recession Production Levels while China and India Have Soared

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Supply Chain News: US Multi-Nationals Continue to See Share of Workers Outside US Grow, but Strategy is Often to Expand International Sales

Drop in US Employment in Mature Economies is Sharp versus Rise in Asia

Supply Chain Trends and Issues

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Cloud versus SaaS for Supply Chain Software and the Ability of Applications to Scale

Gartner Summarizes Differences between Cloud and SaaS; Fralick says Giving Up Back End Control has Risks

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Distribution and Material Handling Focus

Featured Story
Logistics News: CHEP Parent Acquiring IFCO, Creating a Pallet and Container Giant

CHEP has had Stumbled in US Market, but New CEO Gorman is Righting the Ship

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Supply Chain News: HighJump Software User Conference Video Review and Comment

Dan Gilmore from the Conference Floor in Scottsdale: New Supply Chain Software App Store Concept, MercuryGate Partnership, Scheider Logistics Builds End-to-End Visibility System

Learn More About The Aldo Shoes WMS and Inventory Management Case Study

Green Supply Chain Focus
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Green Supply Chain News: EPA Issues ''Guidance'' in Controversial Plan to Regulate Greenhouse Gas Emissions; New Requirements Mostly for Large Factories

Not Immediately Clear How Burdensome New Rules will Be; EPA says Approach Will Not Slow Down New Construction or Expansions

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Update: California Voters Overwhelmingly Reject Attempt to Delay Carbon Emissions Law

Proposition 23 is Crushed by 3-2 Margin; What Will California Greenhouse Gas Law Implementation Mean to Companies and Rest of Nation?

Global Supply Chain and Logistics Focus

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Global Supply Chain News: Donald Trump Says US being Taken to Cleaners in Trade Relationship with China

Calls for Tariff of 25% on Chinese Imports; Stop Buying Chinese-Made Toys for Your Kids, The Donald Says Last Week

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Global Logistics News: Details of Cargo Bomb Plot Slowly Becoming Clear

At Least One Device Seems to have been Designed to Go Off in Midair, and Both Bombs were On at Least Two Flights before Discovery

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Videocast Series: Retail Supply Chain Best Practices

Part 4: Advanced Ship Notices in Retail Supply Chains - The Path Forward

RFID and Auto ID Focus

Featured Story
RFID/AIDC News: The ''Square'' from Twitter Founder Jack Dorsey Instantly Brings Credit Card Processing to Mobile Phone Application

Simple Device is Given Away with Fee per Transaction; Demand Overwhelming Supply

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RFID News: GS1 Issues New Guidelines for Pallet Tagging

Many Points of View on Tag Placement and Data Structure; Need to Address both the Asset and the Load

Sourcing and Procurement Focus

Featured Story
Supply Chain News: In Dynamic Economic Times, Do we Need Predictive Tools to Better Highlight Supplier Financial and Operational Risk?

Costs of Supplier Failure or Trouble Higher than Companies Realize, New Report Says; Companies must Become their Own Credit Ratings Agencies, Use Multiple Assessment Factors

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Supply Chain News: Companies that Do Not Manage Commodity Price Swings Well Leave Lots of Dollars Off the Bottom Line

Cross-Functional Collaboration is Key, McKinsey Consultant Says; Reducing Margin Volatility 20-40%

Featured Videocast

Videocast Series: Operations Rules - Delivering Customer Value Through Flexible Operations

Implementable Strategies for Operations, Procurement & Supply Chain Management

Part 1: Matching Products, Markets & Strategies

Transportation Management Focus

Featured Story
Logistics News: UPS, FedEx Rate Hike Could be More Painful to Shippers than Many Realize

DIM Weight, Accessorial Changes May Increase Costs Well above Headline Increase Levels; 18.7% Increase in One Example

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Logistics News: Truckload Carriers Delivery Strong Bottom Lines in Q3, as Capacity Discipline Boosts Rates and Yields

Revenue per Freight Mile Growth Strong, as Profits Growth by 25%; Signs of Slowing Volumes May be Good for Shippers but Signals a Still Stalled Economy

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Videocast Series: Operations Rules - Delivering Customer Value Through Flexible Operations Implementable Strategies for Operations, Procurement & Supply Chain Management Part 1: Matching Products, Markets & Strategies

Videocast Series: Operations Rules - Delivering Customer Value Through Flexible Operations

Implementable Strategies for Operations, Procurement & Supply Chain Management

Part 1: Matching Products, Markets & Strategies