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Weekly On Target Newsletter
May 27, 2008 - Supply Chain Digest On-Target Newsletter
 
 
  This Week:  
  Manufacturing: Getting to the Root Cause of Root Cause Analysis Failures  
  Global Supply Chain and Logistics: US Supply Chain Managers Should be Reviewing Potential Changes to Trade Policy if Democrat Wins White House  
  Distribution and Material Handling: Is Slotting Optimization Ready for Prime Time?  
  Transportation: Rising Diesel Costs May Finally Drive More Transportation Collaboration  
 

Supply Chain Trends: Getting Supply Chain Network Planning Projects Right

 
  Procurement and Sourcing: Do Your Procurement Managers Operate as "Innovation Scouts?"
 
  RFID and Auto ID: The Week in RFID and Auto ID - We Review the News of Note in the RFID and AIDC Industry for the Week  

 
Global Supply Chain and Logistics Focus
 
 
  Category Sponsor: Syncron
 
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US Supply Chain Managers Should Be Reviewing Potential Changes to Trade Policy if Democrat Wins White House

 

In Recent Past, Tough Talk on Trade has Rarely Led to Action, but Maybe Not This Time; China Currency Revaluation May be Key Target, Raising Cost of Imports

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The Difference Between Hard and Soft Expertise in Global Sourcing Consultants
  Many Companies Looking for Outside Help as Global Sourcing Volumes Grow, but Skill Sets Vary Widely; Checklist from One Executive
 
 
 
RFID and Auto ID Focus
 
 
Category Sponsor: Mojix
 

Featured Story
The Week in RFID and Auto ID - We Review the News of Note in the RFID and AIDC Industry for the Week
  Stanley Tools Acquires RFID Solution Company; Market Researcher Bullish on RFID Adoption Growth, Is RFID Actually a Threat to Port Security?
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The EPC Vision - Then and Now
  2003 EPC Roadmap Laid Out Compelling Vision - but in Retrospect, Projection of Industry-wide Networks was Way too Far Ahead of Reality; Our Take on How Things Have Turned Out
 
 
 
Supply Chain Trends and Issues
 
Category Sponsor: Baruch College
 

Featured Story


Getting Supply Chain Network Planning Projects Right
  Taking a Systematic Approach will Help Overcome Many Pitfalls; Six Steps that Can Lead to Success
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AMR Research Remains Bullish on Supply Chain Software Spend
  Uptrend that Began in 2005 should Continue this Year, Driven by Legacy Application Replacement and Interest in Collaborative Technologies; More Companies Going for Custom-Built Solutions?
 

 
Manufacturing Focus
 
 

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Featured Story
Getting to the Root Cause of Root Cause Analysis Failures
 

More Interest than Ever, says One Quality Consultant, but Little Real Progress; Top 10 Reasons Root Cause Programs Flounder

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Household Goods Maker Rev-a-Shelf Gets Lean in Manufacturing and Distribution, Drives Big Returns in Short Time

 

Better Information, Visibility, are Catalysts for Lean Transformation; E-Kanban Drives Flow

 
 
Sourcing and Procurement Focus
 
 
Featured Story
Do Your Procurement Managers Operate as "Innovation Scouts?"
 

German Plastics Manufacturer Rehau Uses Procurement Managers to Help Drive Innovation

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GM Procurement and Supply Chain Chief Creates "Centralized Decentralization" for Procurement Operations

 

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


 
   
 
Transportation Management Focus
 
 
Featured Story
 

Mitsubishi Motors says it May Co-Mingle its Inbound Freight with Caterpillar Shipments

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What is the American Trucking Associations' Answer to the "Fuel Crisis?"
 

As Truckers Fail and Profits are Squeezed, ATA Exec Lays out Multi-Pronged Strategy to Congress

 
 
 
 
 Distribution and Material Handling Focus
 
 
Featured Story

Is Slotting Optimization Ready for Prime Time?

 

Trends Are Driving Increased Interest, and Software Vendors Making the Tools Easier to Use; McKesson, Vera Bradley, and OReilly Auto Parts Finding Slotting Success

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Rigorous Selection Processes not Really Key to Success in Outsourced Logistics Relationships, Forrester's Connaughton Says
 

Spend More Time on the Softer Side of the Relationship Details, Less on RFP Rigor, in Selecting Distribution and Transportation Service Providers

 
 
 

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