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September 16, 2008 - Supply Chain Digest On-Target Newsletter
 
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This Week:  

Manufacturing: Dell Continues its Supply Chain Transformation with Plans to Potentially Sell All Remaining Factories to Contract Manufacturers
Global Supply Chain and Logistics: How Big a Barrier is the "Logistics Divide" to Sourcing and Economic Development in the World's Poorest Countries?
Distribution and Material Handling: Should You Use Your Own or the 3PL's Warehouse Management System when Outsourcing Distribution?
Transportation: Latest Quarterly Shippers' Survey Finds Some Signs of Truckload Capacity Tightening, Continued Move of Freight from Truck to Rail
Supply Chain Trends: Wright State University Takes Unique Approach to Supply Chain Education
Procurement and Sourcing: Is the Procurement Function a Corporate "Under Achiever?"
RFID and Auto ID: RFID Thought Leaders on the Current and Future State of RFID
 

 
Distribution and Material Handling Focus
 
 
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Should You Use Your Own or the 3PL's Warehouse Management System when Outsourcing Distribution?

 

 

Pros and Cons on Both Sides; Hershey Foods wanted to Maintain Control, Miesemer Says

   
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Perfect Order Achievement Still Elusive in Consumer Goods-to-Retail Supply Chain  
 

New Study Finds 40% Improvement from 2007 - but Still only 27% Total Achievement at Best; Will More Retailers Adopt the Metric?

 
 
 
Transportation Management Focus
 
 
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Latest Quarterly Shippers' Survey Finds Some Signs of Truckload Capacity Tightening, Continued Move of Freight from Truck to Rail
  Wolfe Research Continues Survey Previously Performed by Bear Stearns; LTL Capacity Remains Loose
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As Mexican Trucker Stand-Off Continues, Arizona State Professor Gets Grant to Help Mexican Drivers Better Operate on US Highways
  Accrediting Drivers May Ultimately have Bigger Impact than Trucking Firms Themselves; Is Safety a Real Concern or Not?
 
 
 
Supply Chain Trends and Issues
 
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Featured Story
Wright State University Takes Unique Approach to Supply Chain Education
 

New Certificate Program Offered in Nine Subject Area; Hands-On Technology Focus; Sharing Insight with the DoD

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Kimberly Clark's Mark Jamison on "The Supply Chain Network of the Future"
  Full Transcript of our Interview; From Idea to Execution
 
Global Supply Chain and Logistics Focus
 
 
Featured Story

How Big a Barrier is the "Logistics Divide" to Sourcing and Economic Development in the World's Poorest Countries?

 

New Conference Board Report says Lack of Reliability, and High Costs, Keep Western Companies Away; What Role Should Multi-Nationals Take in Spurring Improvements?

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When Does "DC Bypass" Make Sense?
  Increasing Number of Companies Considering the Option, but Barriers Remain; Will Skyrocketing Transportation Costs Break Down Entrenched Processes?
 
 
Manufacturing Focus
 
 
Featured Story
Dell Continues its Supply Chain Transformation with Plans to Potentially Sell All Remaining Factories to Contract Manufacturers
  Move Follows Another Poor Quarter, as Company Looks to Further Reduce Supply Chain Costs; Is it Really Less Expensive? The End of "Two Touches?"
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Is Potential New Union Rule a "Path to Economic Ruin?"
  Employee Free Choice Act has Real Chance of Passing, Depending on Election Outcome; Are Corporations on Top of Law or Potential Impact?
 
 
RFID and Auto ID Focus
 
 
Featured Story
RFID Thought Leaders on the Current and Future State of RFID
  Our Expert Panel Shares their Perspectives; The "Post-Wal-Mart" Era
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Is Visidot a Viable Alternative to RFID and Traditional 2D Bar Codes?
  Unique Scanning Technology is Little Understood, but Offers Intriguing Possibilities
 
 
Sourcing and Procurement Focus
 
 
Featured Story
Is the Procurement Function a Corporate "Under Achiever?"
 

Most Companies See Great Potential for Improvement, but Barriers Remain; Getting a Seat at the Strategy Table

Related Content

Asking the Right Questions Key to Improving Procurement Effectiveness

 

Too Often, Procurement Groups Look Inward Instead of Focusing on Stakeholders, Hackett Groups Consultants Say; Finding Key Themes to Rally Around

 
 
     

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