SCDigest On-Target, July 28, 2009

Weekly On-Target Newsletter

July 28, 2009

This Week

	Manufacturing: Will the Great Recession Cause Capacity-Based Sourcing to Come of Age?
	Global Supply Chain and Logistics: Ocean Ship Rates and Utilization Still in the Dumps, with no Real End in Sight
	Distribution and Material Handling: When Considering Multi-Modal Wireless Technology in Distribution, Analyze Each Task and Step
	Transportation: Truckload Market Sees Bottom Having Arrived, but Fundamentals are Still Rotten
	Supply Chain Trends: The New Supply Chain Normal: Supply Chain Gurus Weigh In, Part 2
	Procurement and Sourcing: What are the Best Ways to Estimate Supplier Financial Risk?
	RFID and Auto ID: Research Finds RFID Tags Can Take a Beating and Keep on Reading in ReUsable Container Applications

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Global Supply Chain and Logistics Focus

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Featured Story

Ocean Ship Rates and Utilization Still in the Dumps, with No Real End in Sight

Prices Still Down by as Much as 80%, even as Some Add Capacity or Use Price to Gain Market Share; A Very Different Face for the Industry Soon

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Logistics Infrastructure Issues will be Back Soon, Offering Challenges - and Opportunities

Savvy Companies can Gain Major Competitive Advantage from Logistics, BCG's George Stalk Says

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Distribution and Material Handling Focus
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Featured Story

When Considering Multi-Modal Wireless Technology in Distribution, Analyze Each Task and Step

One Size Fits All Approach Will Not Optimize DC Performance; Flexible Wireless Platform is Key

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Card Check Appears Dead for Now, but Coming Back in Another Guise that May Lead to Same Result

Distribution Centers May Still Require Secret Ballot to Organize, but Other Provisions Opposed by Business Likely to Return in Passable Bill

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	Supply Chain Trends and Issues Focus
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Featured Story

The New Supply Chain Normal: Supply Chain Gurus Weigh In, Part 2

Read and Sherman Share their Perspectives; Is the Supply Chain Ever Normal?

Mentzer and Tompkins Share their Perspectives; Is the Supply Chain Ever Normal?

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Transportation Management Focus

Featured Story Truckload Market Sees Bottom Having Arrived, but Fundamentals are Still Rotten Used Ford Pick-Up Worth More than Class 8? Questions Around Market Capacity Related Content W hat Would Happen to Oil Prices if Israel Does Attack Nuclear Capabilities in Iran? Sky is the Limit, Says Stephen Schork of the Schork Report; "We Know We can Get to $147," he Tells SCDigest	ON-DEMAND VIDEOCAST
	Transportation Management Rightsizing: The New World of On-Demand TMS

RFID and Auto ID Focus

Featured Story

Research Finds RFID Tags Can Take a Beating and Keep on Reading in ReUsable Container Applications

New Report Says 109 out of 110 Containers Still Readable After a Year Going from Farm to Store and Back Again; 100% Reads 100% of the Time?