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Weekly On Target Newsletter
May 6, 2008 - Supply Chain Digest On-Target Newsletter
 
 
  This Week:  
  Manufacturing: Pressure from Greenpeace Campaign Causes Unilever to Reverse Position on Palm Oil Supplies  
  Global Supply Chain and Logistics: Best Practices in Supply Chain Risk Management  
  Distribution and Material Handling: The "Multi-Modal" World  
  Transportation: Strategies to Combat Ridiculously High Fuel Costs  
 

Supply Chain Trends: What are the Barriers to Adoption of Inventory Optimization Technology Tools?

 
  Procurement and Sourcing: GM Procurement and Supply Chain Chief Creates "Centralized Decentralization" for Procurement Operations
 
  RFID and Auto ID: Baird Report Finds Encouraging Market Signs in Terms of RFID Growth - Outside of CPG to Retail  

 
Supply Chain Trends and Issues
 
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Featured Story


What are the Barriers to Adoption of Inventory Optimization Technology Tools?
  It is not the ROI, says Jeff Metersky of Chainalytics; Companies Sometimes Lack Clear Vision of Inventory Processes and How Decision-Making will Change
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Key Trends in Sales and Operations Planning
  After Getting the Basic Processes Right, Companies are Expanding the Breadth and Depth of S&OP
 

 
 
RFID and Auto ID Focus
 
 
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Featured Story
Baird Report Finds Encouraging Market Signs in Terms of RFID Growth - Outside of CPG to Retail
  Hong Kong Airport Orders 10 Million Tags; Optimistic RFID Vendors Once Again Investing in People
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Airbus Plans Transformational RFID Roll-Out Across End-to-End Supply Chain
  Three-Phased Program Comes After Successful Pilot in 2006; Finding the "Profits in Motion;" Integration Through Supplier Portal in Phase I
 
 
 
Global Supply Chain and Logistics Focus
 
 
  Category Sponsor: Syncron
 
Featured Story

Best Practices in Supply Chain Risk Management

 

New Report from Marsh Says Companies Have a Long Way to Go; "Lean and Virtual" Increases Risk Profile Dramatically

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Is the World Going Unflat?
  Supply Chain Professionals should Remember All Things Go in Cycles; Right Now, Barriers and Nationalism are Returning
 
 
Manufacturing Focus
 
 

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Featured Story

Pressure from Greenpeace Campaign Causes Unilever to Reverse Position on Palm Oil Supplies
  Pressure Groups Increasingly Leverage YouTube to Achieve Goals; Unilever Suppliers of Key Ingredient Must Now Demonstrate they Do Not Contribute to Deforestation
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For Vizio, it Really is about Supply Chain Versus Supply Chain
  US Flat Panel Firm with Taiwanese CEO uses Japanese Style Ties with Suppliers to Fuel Rapid Growth
 
 
Sourcing and Procurement Focus
 
 
Featured Story
GM Procurement and Supply Chain Chief Creates "Centralized Decentralization" for Procurement Operations
 

Buying All Seat Belts Today from Mexico; Tomorrow, Maybe South Korea

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The Child Labor Dilemma in Low-Cost Country Sourcing

 

Despite Sourcing Policies and Local Laws, Child Labor is Key Input to Many Globally Sourced Goods; Ethical Problem - or Needed Source of Family Income?


 
   
 
Transportation Management Focus
 
 
Featured Story
 

Forget Shipping Containers Filled to 75 Percent; More and More Freight Being Moved to Rail

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UPS, FedEx Make Comeback in 2008 Georgia Tech Great Package Race
 

DHL Won Big in 2007; No One Can Get Package into the Sudan or Gaza City

 
 
 
 
 Distribution and Material Handling Focus
 
 
Featured Story

The "Multi-Modal" World

 

Users are Increasingly Combining Technologies in Order Picking; Voice with RFID Looks Promising for Case Pick

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Getting WMS Deployment Right
 

While there are Unique Challenges to Warehouse Management System Implementation, Following these Tips Can Help Ensure Success

 
 
 

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