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November 30, 2011 - Supply Chain Digest On-Target Newsletter
Featured Stories




Manufacturing: Supply Chain News: Turning the US Manufacturing Inflection Point in the Right Direction
Supply Chain Trends : Supply Chain News: Gartner and SCDigest Launch 5th Annual Supply Chain Study - Reader Help Requested
Distribution and Material Handling: Logistics News: Slowly, Warehouse Space Overcapacity is Turning, and Rates Heading Upward
Global Supply Chain and Logistics: Global Supply Chain News: Good News for Shippers and Importers, as Glut of New Capacity will Keep Ocean Carriage Rates Low for Some Time
RFID and Auto ID: RFID and Automatic Identification News: Nine Capability Must Haves for Mobility Solutions in the Supply Chain
Sourcing and Procurement: Supply Chain News: Keys to Supplier Relationship Management Success Part 2
Transportation: Supply Chain News: Insights from the Gartner 2011 Transportation Management System (TMS) Magic Quadrant
Green Supply Chain: Green Supply Chain News: Infrastructure for Natural Gas Trucks (and Cars) Moving Forward, as Cost Delta for Truck Engines Continues to Shrink
Research and Insight: CSCO Insights: The Value of Vendor Compliance Optimization
Cartoon Contest
Last Chance! Cartoon Caption Contest for Oct. 18, 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)

Deadline is 8:00 pm EST
Nov. 10, 2011.
Winner announced in Nov. 11th SCDigest Newsletter
May the funniest man or woman win!
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Manufacturing Focus

Featured Story: Supply Chain News: Turning the US Manufacturing Inflection Point in the Right Direction
US Manufacturing at Inflection Point, Needs ''Wake-Up'' Call to Head Back in Right Direction, Report from Booz& Company Says

Related Content: Supply Chain News: How Real Is The ''Made-in-America'' Repatriation Of Jobs Back To The U.S.?
Is Now The Time To Rethink The 'Invent It Here & Make It There' Strategy?

Supply Chain Trends and Issues

Featured Story: Supply Chain News: Gartner and SCDigest Launch 5th Annual Supply Chain Study - Reader Help Requested
Number of Respondents, Quality of Research and Insights Continues to Grow Each Year; Take Survey, Receive Valuable Gartner Research

Related Content: Supply Chain News: 2011 Trends and Issues in Logistics and Transportation Finds more Companies Taking Be Everything to Everyone Strategies
Is this Good or Bad? Supply Chain Segmentation Strategies Key to Making it Work?



Distribution and Material Handling Focus

Featured Story: Logistics News: Slowly, Warehouse Space Overcapacity is Turning, and Rates Heading Upward
New Report from Grubb & Ellis Says Empty Space from Recession Nearly Absorbed; A Return to Spec Building by Developers at Last?

Related Content: Supply Chain News: Managing Future Logistics Operations Will Require The Ability To Navigate Through Uncharted Waters - and Simulation will be Key
Going Forward Companies Will Need To Adopt Tools Specifically Designed To Better Manage Marketplace Fluctuations in Distribution

Global Supply Chain and Logistics

Featured Story: Global Supply Chain News: Good News for Shippers and Importers, as Glut of New Capacity will Keep Ocean Carriage Rates Low for Some Time
Asia to Euro Rates Down 69% from March 2010, Net Rates Below Zero; Drewry Worries about Ocean Carrier Stability

Related Content: Global Supply Chain News: 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



RFID and Auto ID Focus

Featured Story: RFID and Automatic Identification News: Nine Capability Must Haves for Mobility Solutions in the Supply Chain
Newer Capabilities Can Provide Substantial New Ways to Provide and Extend Mobility Applications and Value

Related Content: Do JCPenney, Macys Announcements Mean RFID to Finally Really Takeoff in Retail?
Penneys Says it has Item-Level RFID Live in all 1100 of its Stores, Surprising Many; Macys has Aggressive Program Moving Forward, Joining Walmart

Sourcing and Procurement Focus

Featured Story: Supply Chain News: Keys to Supplier Relationship Management Success Part 2
The Five Work Streams that Must be Managed; What SRM Leaders are Doing

Related Content: Supply Chain News: Keys to Supplier Relationship Management Success
The Five Work Streams that Must be Managed; Changing the Culture to Support Supply Collaboration and Respect



Transportation Management Focus

Featured Story: Supply Chain News: Insights from the Gartner 2011 Transportation Management System (TMS) Magic Quadrant
Competition Increasing, with Record 13 Vendors Included in the Analysis; Do We Need More Network Connectivity for Carriers Across All Modes

Related Content: Logistics News: ATA to Seek Supreme Court Review of Areas it Lost in the Port of LA Decision on Drayage Regulation
ATA Executive Committee Gives Unanimous Approval for Continued Legal Action in Potentially Significant Case; Potential Impact on Shippers Still Very Real

Green Supply Chain Focus

Featured Story: Green Supply Chain News: Infrastructure for Natural Gas Trucks (and Cars) Moving Forward, as Cost Delta for Truck Engines Continues to Shrink
Clean Energy to Build 70 More Highway Stations in 2012; $1.50 Savings per Gallon has Truckers, Shippers, Highly Interested

Related Content: Green Supply Chain News: Details of California Cap and Trade Plan Released
Eyes of the World will be On Program to Judge its Success; Will it Drive Development of a National Program - or Just Jobs out of State?

Research and Insight

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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