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July 8, 2008 - Supply Chain Digest On-Target Newsletter
 
 
  This Week:  
  Manufacturing: Trade Policy Likely to be Key Issue in Presidential Election - with Potentially Large Impact for US Manufacturers  
  Global Supply Chain and Logistics: Are Chinese Manufacturers Simply Low-Cost Producers - or Serious Global Competitive Threats?  
  Distribution and Material Handling: Understanding Warehouse Management System Support for New Order Picking Technologies  
  Transportation: Pilots Union, Ohio Legislators, Try to Throw Wrench in DHL-UPS Deal  
 

Supply Chain Trends: Costs, Uncertainty and Sustainability Top Logistics Executive Agenda, Gene Tyndall Says

 
  Procurement and Sourcing: 15 Negotiation Pitfalls - and How to Avoid Them
 
  RFID and Auto ID: RFID Versus Bar Codes on the Shop Floor - Who's Ready for a "Smackdown?"  
 
Manufacturing Focus
 
 

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  Has Open Trade Hurt or Helped Key Swing State Ohio? The Results and Voter Opinion are Mixed
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Will Rising Logistics Costs Finally Reverse Trend of Offshore Production?
  Mini-Trend Seems to be Underway; DESA Moves All Heater Production back from China to Kentucky; Reverse Globalization?
 
 
 
Supply Chain Trends and Issues
 
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Costs, Uncertainty and Sustainability Top Logistics Executive Agenda, Gene Tyndall Says
  Many Factors Causing Some Companies to Rethink Existing Supply Chain Paradigms and Strategies
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Companies Need to Re-Architect Supply Chain Application Portfolios, Forrester Research Says
  Globalization and Aging Internal Systems Among the Factors Driving New Supply Chain Solutions; Keys to Getting New Projects Approved
 
 
 
 Distribution and Material Handling Focus
 
 
 
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Potential Productivity Gains of 20%, but there are Many Challenges

 
 
Global Supply Chain and Logistics Focus
 
 
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Are Chinese Manufacturers Simply Low-Cost Producers - or Serious Global Competitive Threats?

 

McKinsey Survey Latest to Show Disconnects Between Western Beliefs, Chinese Company Actions; the "Dragons" have Ambitious Plans

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What are the Potential Impacts if US Requirements for 100% Container Scanning are Enforced?
  Situation Seems Bizarre, as US Government Agencies Argue Against 2007 Law; Importers Should Prepare for the Worst
 
 
RFID and Auto ID Focus
 
 
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RFID Versus Bar Codes On the Shop Floor - Who is Ready for a "Smackdown?"
  SCDigest and Wright State University Looking for Job Shop Manufacturer to Test Benefits of Bar Code Versus RFID
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RFID Markets to Continue Growth, but Majority of Activity Outside of Traditional Supply Chain
  Security, ID Cards Driving Market Growth; 325 Million Tags to be Sold into CPG-Retail Worldwide in 2008
 
 
Sourcing and Procurement Focus
 
 
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15 Negotiation Pitfalls - and How to Avoid Them
 

It’s Easy to Let Personality and Emotion Get in the Way of Getting the Best Deal

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Understanding the Components of Today's Sourcing Management Solution Suites
 

Numerous Acquisitions have Reduced the Number of "Point Vendors," as Most Providers Now Offer Broad Suites; Here are the Pieces

 
 
 
Transportation Management Focus
 
 
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Pilots Union, Ohio Legislators, Try to Throw Wrench in DHL-UPS Deal
  Groups Asking Justice Department to Look at Potential Anti-Trust Issues or Union Contract Violations; Several Recent Mergers have Reduced Overall Express Competition, Congressman Says
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Is the Quick Answer to Soaring Fuel Costs Ethanol and Methanol in the End?
  Rapid Move to Alcohol-Capable Vehicles Would Effectively Put a Ceiling on Traditional Oil Prices, Author Says, and Could Happen Quickly with One Law from Congress
 
 
 

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