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March 4, 2020 - Supply Chain Digest On-Target Newsletter

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Last Chance! The State of Retailer-Vendor Supply Chain Relationships 2020 Research
		Are Things Getting Better and More Collaborative - or Heading in the Other Direction? Third Biannual Study - Please Participate

NEW CARTOON CAPTION CONTEST FOR JAN. 27, 2020

Deadline is 8:00 pm ET March 11, 2020!

Every month, we post a cartoon and ask for witty/humorous captions from our readers. The winning entry(ies) will be published at the end of each month. You can always find the newest cartoon on the SCDigest home page.

Winner announced in March 12th 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

See Full Size Cartoon
and send caption

MANUFACTURING

Time to Make Time in Lean

Lean is a Time-Based Strategy, Expert Says

SUPPLY CHAIN TRENDS AND ISSUES

Supply Chain - Cost Center or Margin Contributor?

What is the role that supply chain plays and how do we shift the conversation?

New "Little Book of Distributed Order Management"

Learn More about this Increasingly Important Software Category
- for Omnichannel Retail and Beyond.

Download the eBook Version or Request a Hardcopy

DISTRIBUTION AND MATERIAL HANDLING FOCUS

	Target Stores Facing Unionization Efforts on Two Fronts
	Workers at Prototype New Jersey Flow Center Seeking to Organize – with Support of Local Mayor?

GLOBAL SUPPLY CHAIN

IMO Sulfur Rules Saga Continues on, as Shipping Official Says Carriers not Recouping New Costs from Shippers

Scrubbers Reduce Sulfur Emissions more than New Fuels, but Banned at Ports around the World Anyway

RFID AND AUTO ID FOCUS

RFID, AIDC and IoT New Round Up for Feb. 19, 2020

Is Walmart Ready for Item-Level RFID? RFID Diaper from MIT Alerts when a Change is Needed; RFID Blocking Wallets May be Smart after All

SOURCING AND PROCUREMENT FOCUS

Hoping to Reach eCommerce Profits, Walmart Combines Buying Teams

Previously, US Stores and eCommerce Units Each Did their Own Thing

TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT FOCUS

MHI Says MODEX Show Full Speed Ahead Despite Coronavirus Concerns

Major Exhibitor Dematic Says it's Pulling Out, but Nearly 1000 Other Vendors Busily Setting Up Booths

GREEN SUPPLY CHAIN

Wall Street Titan Morgan Stanley to Move Aggressively on Climate Change after Internal Criticism

Company to Invest $200 Billion in Sustainability Companies and Projects, Curtail Some Investments Related to Fossil Fuels