SCDigest On-Target, June 9, 2009

Weekly On-Target Newsletter

June 9, 2009

This Week

	Manufacturing: From Basic Misunderstanding of the Principles to Mediocre Consultants, be Aware of these Obstacles that can Foul Up Lean Initiatives
	Global Supply Chain and Logistics: China Increasingly Pursues an "Industrial Cluster" Strategy
	Distribution and Material Handling: Labor Management Systems: Considering the Options for Engineered Standards Development
	Transportation: Rail Anti-Trust Legislation Postponed but Coming, Though Pricing Impact Still Several Years Away
	Supply Chain Trends: A Little Supply Chain Visibility is Usually Enough, MIT's Simchi-Levi Says
	Procurement and Sourcing: What Makes Procurement Leaders Different?
	RFID and Auto ID: New University of Arkansas Study on Item-Level Apparel Tagging Interesting, but Cause-Effect Relationships Not Clear

	Supply Chain Trends and Issues Focus
Category Sponsor: CSCMP

Featured Story

A Little Supply Chain Visibility is Usually Enough, MIT's Simchi-Levi Says

Adding a little Flexibility Delivers Most of the Potential Benefits, with much Lower Investment Upfront

University of Tennessee’s Paul Dittmann says Many of Our Current Supply Chain Challenges have been around for Awhile

Distribution and Material Handling Focus

Category Sponsor:
CDC Supply Chain

Featured Story

Labor Management Systems: Considering the Options for Engineered Standards Development

Most LMS Software Companies have their Own Engineering; Are You Better off with that Approach, or Splitting the Software and Engineering Work?

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Substantial Improvements for New Generation of Wearable Data Collection Terminals for Distribution Center Applications

totes Isotoner makes the Switch for Pallet Building Process; Key Evaluation Criteria

Transportation Management Focus

Category Sponsor: OceanSchedules.com

Featured Story

Rail Anti-Trust Legislation Postponed but Coming, Though Pricing Impact Still Several Years Away

Vote Pulled this week in Senate, in favor of More Comprehensive Bill Later; "Bad Bill" Needs to be Defeated, Norfolk Southern CEO Says

Mexican Situation Getting Extreme; 40 Attacks since 2008 for Third Largest Steel Maker

RFID and Auto ID Focus

ON-DEMAND VIDEOCAST

Featured Story

New University of Arkansas Study on Item-Level Apparel Tagging Interesting, but Cause-Effect Relationships Not Clear

96 Percent Faster Cycle Count in Store? Thawing Out "Frozen" SKUs

Like Bar Code before it, Hardware Focus Fades; More Software Needed that Takes Real Advantage of RFID-based Process Innovation?

Leverage Your Existing Wireless Networks to
Do More and Reduce Operating Costs

	Manufacturing Focus
		ON-DEMAND VIDEOCAST

Featured Story

From Basic Misunderstanding of the Principles to Mediocre Consultants, be Aware of these Obstacles that can Foul Up Lean Initiatives

An Excerpt from our Recent Supply Chain Digest Letter on Lean Manufacturing

A Nightmare for Manufacturers? CPSIA Continues March Forward, Regardless of Logic

Quickly Reduce Manufacturing and Logistics Costs with Dynamic Safety Stock Optimization

Global Supply Chain and Logistics Focus

ON-DEMAND VIDEOCAST

The Next Generation
Supply Chain: Integrated Planning & Execution

Part 1: Reviewing the Data

Part 2: Achieving the Vision

Featured Story

China Increasingly Pursues an "Industrial Cluster" Strategy

Industrial Policy Nationally and Regionally Pushes Industry Sector Development in Specific Metro Areas; Should Western Companies Jump In?

Related Content

Solving the Ocean Booking Problem

One of the Last Areas of Logistics to be Automated Seeing Increasing Interest; INTTRA Portal among Solutions Seeing Strong Interest by Shippers/Importers

Sourcing and Procurement Focus

ON-DEMAND VIDEOCAST

The Power of Global
Order Management
in the Service Parts
Supply Chain

Featured Story

What Makes Procurement Leaders Different?

First, they Simply Manage more Spend, ATKearney Study Says; Collaboration and Advanced Measurement also Key

Related Content

Sourcing and Procurement Managers Seeing Compensation Still Rising

Annual ISM Study Says Overall Salaries Rose 6.8 Percent in 2008; Is there a Real Gender Gap?

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