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June 3, 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: Surging Export Volumes Continue to Create Outbound Logistics Pressures  
  Distribution and Material Handling: Digging Through the WERC Distribution Metrics Study for 2008  
  Transportation: DHL Makes Org Changes in Support of New US Strategy; and, What is the Real Story Behind Revamped US Plans by DHL?  
 

Supply Chain Trends: Technology and Sales and Operations Planning

 
  Procurement and Sourcing: Understanding the Risks in Global Sourcing
 
  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  

 
Supply Chain Trends and Issues
 
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Technology and Sales and Operations Planning
  While Process Excellence is the Foundation, Technology has to Play a Key Role to Scale
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Getting Supply Chain Network Planning Projects Right
  Taking a Systematic Approach will Help Overcome Many Pitfalls; Six Steps that Can Lead to Success
 

 
 
Global Supply Chain and Logistics Focus
 
 
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Surging Export Volumes Continue to Create Outbound Logistics Pressures

 

As Trade Ebbs and Flows, Problems Shift from Inbound to Outbound Logistics; Georgia-Pacific Building Products Sees Export Surge, but Execution Challenges Rise Too

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US Supply Chain Managers Should Be Reviewing Potential Changes to Trade Policy if Democrat Wins White House
  n 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
 
 
 
RFID and Auto ID Focus
 
 
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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
 
 
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
Understanding the Risks in Global Sourcing
 

Understanding all Seven Risks, and Taking a Portfolio Management View, Can Reduce Exposure

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Do Your Procurement Managers Operate as "Innovation Scouts?"

 

German Plastics Manufacturer Rehau Uses Procurement Managers to Help Drive Innovation


 
   
 
Transportation Management Focus
 
 
Featured Stories
DHL Makes Org Changes in Support of New US Strategy
  New "General Manager Model" for Four US Regions Outlined in Memo from CEO Ken Allen; Memo Describes Need for Sense of Urgency
 

Company Shrinking Network, Outsourcing Key Steps to UPS and USPS; Shippers Need More Answers from DHL Now, Leading Parcel Consultant Says

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Rising Diesel Costs May Finally Drive More Transportation Collaboration
 

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

 
 
 
 
 Distribution and Material Handling Focus
 
 
 
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Digging Through the WERC Distribution Metrics Study for 2008


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Distribution Performance Continues to Hold or Improve Across Most Key Metrics; Raw Materials Inventories Appear to Skyrocket

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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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