SCDigest On Target Weekly Newsletter, Feb. 26, 2008

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	Feb. 26, 2008 - Supply Chain Digest On-Target Newsletter
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	This Week:

	Manufacturing: What You Are Up Against in Competing with China
	Global Supply Chain: Annual Political and Economic Risk Map Finds the World a Riskier Place in 2008
	Distribution and Material Handling: A Sortation Systems Dictionary
	Transportation: When Looking at Distribution Center Sites, be Sure to Factor in Drayage Costs, Especially for Inland Ports
	Supply Chain Trends: Are You Effectively Managing Your Talent Supply Chain?
	Procurement and Sourcing: AMR Study Finds US Companies to Increase Spending on Supply Management by Almost 14% in 2008
	RFID and AIDC: SCDigest Releases Summary of 2007 RFID Activity

Supply Chain Trends and Issues

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	Are you Effectively Managing Your Talent Supply Chain?
	Principals Used to Manage the Physical Supply Chain can be Applied to Ensuring you Build the Right Talent Pool, Wharton Professor Argues; Competitive Advantage for those Who Make the Effort?

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	How to Effectively Fill Your Supply Chain Executive Team
	Perfect Candidates are in Short Supply, So Managing Resume Trade-Offs is the Norm; Guidelines for Building Your Career

Distribution and Material Handling Focus

Featured Story
	A Sortation Systems Dictionary
	Half the Battle is Understanding Key Terms; from Pick Modules to Induction

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	Documenting Project Events Key to Resolving Later Disputes, Saving Money
	Side with the Better Log Often wins Arguments Down the Road; "Important but not Urgent," it Rarely Gets Done Well

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Global Supply Chain and Logistics Focus

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Featured Story
	Annual Political and Economic Risk Map Finds the World a Riskier Place in 2008
	Risk is Significant in 25 of the Largest 50 Countries, Aon and Oxford Analytic Say; Growing Concern about Sourcing from Asia
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	Supply Chain Management and Logistics are Key to Succeeding in China, Booz Allen Says
	Growth Opportunities Increasingly to be Found Outside of FirstTier Cities; Are You Set up to Distribute to Datong? Flexibility and Rapid Response in Dynamic China Dynamic Market is Key

RFID and Auto ID Focus

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Featured Story
	SCDigest Releases Summary of 2007 RFID Activity
	Majority of Publicized Projects are for Asset Tracking and Hospital Applications; Is Germany the Global RFID Leader? Ambitious Plans by Hyundai, Killdeer Mountain Manufacturing
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	Steve Banker of ARC Takes a Look at the New Sam's Club Mandate
	Store Execution Thwarted RFID Success at Regular Wal-Mart Stores, He Says; Debate by Suppliers about How Much Value it Will Deliver at Sam's

Sourcing and Procurement Focus

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Featured Story
	AMR Study Finds US Companies to Increase Spending on Supply Management by Almost 14% in 2008
	Improving Supplier Connectivity and Supply Visibility Top Investment Priorities
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	Staples Dumping of Paper Supplier Highlights Challenges for Sourcing Managers in a Green Supply Chain Era
	What are the Guidelines for Disqualifying a Supplier? Growth in Chinese Domestic Market Means Less Influence to Western Pressures

Transportation Management Focus

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	When Looking at Distribution Center Sites, be sure to Factor in Drayage Costs, Especially for Inland Ports
	Differences in Costs for Container Movement Can Often Overwhelm Differences in Land or Lease Prices; One Retailer Learns the Hard Way
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	Will Massive Railroad Infrastructure Fundamentally Change US Transportation Logistics?
	Growth of Imports, Fuel Costs, Green Movement, and Congestion all Favor Rail over Trucks; Return to “Working on the Railroad” in Big Numbers

Manufacturing Focus

Featured Story
	What You Are Up Against in Competing with China
	Recent Report from the Conference Board Shows Average Manufacturing Wages Still Under $1.00 US, though Wage Inflation is Making Other LCCs Attractive for Wage-Sensitive Products; 30 Minutes can mean 50% Savings
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	Will Your Next Company Owner Be China or Russia?
	Concerns over So-Called "Sovereign Funds" Continue to Grow; as Billions of Dollars Pile Up in State-Owned Investment Vehicles; Intellectual Property Risk for Manufacturers?