SCDigest On Target Weekly Newsletter, June 17, 2008

	*Weekly On Target* Newsletter**
	June 17, 2008 - Supply Chain Digest On-Target Newsletter

	This Week:
	Manufacturing: Mobility on the Factory Floor Can Power Lean, Six Sigma Strategies
	Global Supply Chain and Logistics: Will International Protests Scuttle US Plans for 100 Percent Container Scanning?
	Distribution and Material Handling: Understanding Task Interleaving in the Distribution Center
	Transportation: Where is the ROI in Transportation Management Systems?
	Supply Chain Trends: Company's Pulling Out All Guns to Thwart Counterfeit Goods
	Procurement and Sourcing: Tactics to Combat Spiraling Commodity and Raw Material Inflation
	RFID and Auto ID: When RFID-Based Solutions Stop Focusing on RFID, the Market Will Have Arrived

Supply Chain Trends and Issues

Category Sponsor: Logility

	Featured Story
		Company's Pulling Out All Guns to Thwart Counterfeit Goods
		New Balance Limits Access to Trade Show Booths; Made in China, Sold Everywhere
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		Heinz Gets to One Number Forecasting
		Food Giant Makes Major Supply Chain and Financial Improvements as it Professionalizes the Forecasting Discipline

Global Supply Chain and Logistics Focus

		Category Sponsor: Syncron

Featured Story
	Will International Protests Scuttle US Plans for 100 Percent Container Scanning?
	New Report from World Customs Organization is Latest Salvo Against Law; Says will Add Big Costs, Further Slow Flow of Goods and Trade, Change Port Structure
Related Content
	Getting to Accurate Total Landed Costs
	Despite the Growth in Global Sourcing, Total Landed Cost Calculation Still Lacking in Scope, Technology Support, in Many Companies

RFID and Auto ID Focus

Category Sponsor: Mojix

	Featured Story
		When RFID-Based Solutions Stop Focusing on RFID, the Market Will Have Arrived
		To Date, RFID has Too Often Been a Technology in Search of a Problem; Now, RFID not Broached Until End of Discussion, Some Vendors Say
	Related Content
		With Globalization Comes New Challenges in Label Printing
		Unicode May be the Answer for Exporters and Offshore Manufacturing; Zebra Says Approach has Dramatically Simplified Printing and Printer Distribution

Manufacturing Focus

Supply Chain Videocast™

Bringing Lean Strategies to Companies in Process
and Manufacturing Industries

Featuring MIT'S David Simchi-Levi

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Featured Story

	Mobility on the Factory Floor Can Power Lean, Six Sigma Strategies
	Ralph Rio of ARC Says Mobile Technologies in Manufacturing Should Cause Companies to Rethink Processes in the Value Stream
Related Content
	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

Sourcing and Procurement Focus

Featured Story
	Tactics to Combat Spiraling Commodity and Raw Material Inflation
	No Company Can Escape Overall Trends, but Mitigating the Impact Can Improve Profits, Offer Competitive Advantage
Related Content
	Understanding the Risks in Global Sourcing
	Understanding all Seven Risks, and Taking a Portfolio Management View, Can Reduce Exposure

Transportation Management Focus

Featured Stories
	Where is the ROI in Transportation Management Systems?
	Always Strong, Soaring Fuel Costs Make TMS Justification Easier than Ever
Related Content
	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
	ARTICLE CONTAINS "MUST READ" FEEDBACK What is the Real Story Behind Revamped US Plans by DHL?
	Company Shrinking Network, Outsourcing Key Steps to UPS and USPS; Shippers Need More Answers from DHL Now, Leading Parcel Consultant Says

Distribution and Material Handling Focus

		From The Supply Chain Digest Thought Leadership Series

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	Potential Productivity Gains of 20%, but there are Many Challenges
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	What Does a Sortation System for Distribution Cost?
	Baseline Systems Can Be Implemented for about $1 Million; Wal-Mart Level? Do not Ask