SCDigest On-Target, December 9, 2008

Weekly On-Target Newsletter

December 9, 2008

This Week

FEATURED SCDIGEST WEBCAST - Dec. 16, 2008

	Manufacturing: Womack Says Current Economy is Like a "Mega Mura" in Manufacturing, but Presents Opportunity for Many to Get Lean
	Global Supply Chain and Logistics: Just How Much is Recession Impacting the Global Supply Base - and Sourcing Strategies for the Long Term?
	Distribution and Material Handling: Economic Downturns Usually Show Need for Supply Chain Execution Flexibility
	Transportation: Planning for the Exit of DHL from US Market
	Supply Chain Trends: How Will Green Supply Chain Trade-Offs Play Out Now?
	Procurement and Sourcing: Who are the Top Procurement Outsourcing Vendors?
	RFID and Auto ID: The "Internet of Things" Needs to be about more than RFID, European Research Group Says

Finding ROI from RFID over Bar Codes in Manufacturing and Distribution

Learn how industrial equipment maker Campbell Hausfeld found ROI from replacing its existing bar code-based tracking system with a new system based on RFID, and how the upfront cost for RFID readers and printers was much lower than they expected.

	Manufacturing Focus
		Category Sponsor: Infor

Featured Story

Womack Says Current Economy is Like "Mega Mura" in Manufacturing, but Presents Opportunity for Many to Get Lean

Cost Cutting is Much Different than Waste Removal, Lean Guru Says

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For Now, Manufacturing Automation Orders Look Strong, ARC Advisory Group Says

Automation Projects Have Longer Cycles and Horizons, Reducing Short-Term Impact of Slowdown

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	Supply Chain Trends and Issues Focus
Category Sponsor: i2 Technologies

Featured Story

How Will Green Supply Chain Trade-Offs Play Out Now?

SCDigest Editor Offers Perspective on CSCMP Podcast; Is the "Cream" Largely Gone Now?

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Success of Outsourced Manufacturing Strategies is Often Limited by Existing Supply Chain Applications that Do not Well Support New Contract Manufacturing Model

Outsourced Manufacturing, Like Globalization Efforts, Can Fail to Meet Expectations due to System Shortfalls, Experts Say; New Web-Based Solutions Emerging

Distribution and Material Handling Focus

Featured Story

Economic Downturns Usually Show Need for Supply Chain Execution Flexibility

DC Consolidation Becomes More Common; It Is Important to Understand the Different Options and Their Trade-Offs for Making WMS Modifications Now Required

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Looking Back on 10 Years of Distribution Center Automation at totes Isotoner

Innovated Split Cases Picking Design Approach Has Stood Test of Time, Now Becomes Mainstream; Learn how the System Evolved Over Time, and Why

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How Voice Picking
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Transportation Management Focus

Featured Story

Planning for the Exit of DHL from US Market

Time to Get Busy, Says One Expert; Is the USPS a Real Player Now?

Related Content

Will Financial Pressures on YRCW (Yellow Roadway) and other Carriers Ultimately Mean Dangers for Shippers

Expansion and Acquisitions in Heady Days Mean Additional Pressures in Transport Slump; How Much Capacity Will Leave the Market?

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March 3rd & 4th, 2009

Connecting Solution
Providers with Customers

	RFID and Auto ID Focus
		UPCOMING VIDEOCAST: December 16

Featured Story

The "Internet of Things" Needs to be about more than RFID, European Research Group Says

Interim CASAGRAS Report Says More Vision Must Encompass other AIDC Technologies, Broader Computing Framework

Patent Pool Blessed; Defining an Internet of Things; Tracking Food Safety; Financing from Microsoft for RFID Systems

RFID Solution Helps
Campbell Hausfeld
Move Products Faster
to Customers

More Accurate Finished Goods
and Distribution Tracking
Leads to Cost Savings

Global Supply Chain and Logistics Focus

Featured Story

Just How Much is Recession Impacting the Global Supply Base - and Sourcing Strategies for the Long Term?

Reports Continue to Show Dramatic Drop in Active Suppliers in Developing Countries; How Permanent is the Damage to the Global Supply Base?

Related Content

Despite Current Economic Pressure at Home, China Will be Big Winner Coming out of Downturn, Author Says

Cash is King Right Now, and China Has Lots of It; Even More Important Source of Growth for Multi-Nationals Now

Sourcing and Procurement Focus

Featured Story

Who are the Top Procurement Outsourcing Vendors?

Little Black Book for 2008 Offers Insight

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Procurement Outsourcing to Enjoy Rapid Growth, 2008 Black Book of Outsourcing Authors Say

Expect 2008 Growth to be 37%; What Provider Criteria are Considered Most Critical?

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