SCDigest On-Target, August 18, 2009

Weekly On-Target Newsletter

August 19, 2009

This Week

	Manufacturing: Amidst Worst Factory Utilization Environment Since Great Depression, Some Signs of Life, as US Production Increases in July
	Global Supply Chain and Logistics: A New Framework for Supply Chain Security
	Distribution and Material Handling: What are the Sweet Spots for Different Order Picking Technologies?
	Transportation: As Truckload Rates Continue Freefall, Middlemen Actually See Margins Grow
	Supply Chain Trends: It is a New Normal Out There - and Deloitte Tries to Measure It
	Procurement and Sourcing: The Increasing Role of Optimization in Sourcing Decisions
	RFID and Auto ID: RFID-based Tracking of Reusable Logistics Containers has a Generally Compelling ROI
	Green and Supply Chain Network Design: Will Green Supply Chain Strategies Drive Your DC Underground?

Featured Sponsor: Kinaxis

Distribution and Material Handling Focus
	Category Sponsor: Infor

Featured Story

What are the Sweet Spots for Different Order Picking Technologies?

We Summarize What Works Best Where, from A-Frames to Wearables

Staple of Labor Management Systems Demos is Less Often Used, but Trends are Moving That Way

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Green Supply Chain Focus - from TheGreenSupplyChain.com (an SCDigest Web Site)

Category Sponsor:
IBM

Network Design &
Planning for End-to-End
Supply Chain Optimization

ILOG LogicNet Plus XE Incorporates Carbon Emissions into Supply Chain Network Design

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Featured Story

Will Green Supply Chain Strategies Drive Your DC Underground?

Underground Facilities Moving from Storage to Distribution; Green, Cheap, and Cool

From Corporate Whipping Boy to White House A-List

Global Supply Chain and Logistics Focus

ON-DEMAND VIDEOCAST

Tax-Efficient
Supply Chains

Featured Story

A New Framework for Supply Chain Security

Need for Improvement is Well Understood, but How Can Companies Develop an Integrated Approach?

Related Content

Keys to Succeeding in China

Need for Relationships is Different in China; Avoiding Joint Ventures

	Supply Chain Trends and Issues Focus
ON-DEMAND VIDEOCAST

How Multi-Modal WirelessTechnology is
Driving New Productivity
Gains in Distribution

Featured Story

It is a New Normal Out There - and Deloitte Tries to Measure It

Corporate Profitability Down as Competitive Intensity Doubles; Knowledge Flows, Not Knowledge Stocks

Unbelievably, ROA today is just 25% of 1965 Levels; Productivity Gains Simply Competed Away?

Transportation Management Focus

Featured Story

As Truckload Rates Continue Freefall, Middlemen Actually See Margins Grow

A Freight Recession like No Others, as One-Third of Freight Out Volume Leaves the System; Can Rates Go Any Lower?

Teamsters Concession is a Big Win, but Financial Dangers Still Lurk, as Rivals Use Hardball Tactics to Gain Share

ON-DEMAND VIDEOCAST

Transportation
Management Rightsizing:
The New World of
On-Demand TMS

RFID and Auto ID Focus

Featured Story

RFID-based Tracking of Reusable Logistics Containers has a Generally Compelling ROI

Improving Asset Utilization 100%; Lower Labor and Transport Costs Too

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?

ON-DEMAND VIDEOCAST

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

Manufacturing Focus

Featured Story

Amidst Worst Factory Utilization Environment Since Great Depression, Some Signs of Life, as US Production Increases in July

First Real Monthly Increase Since December 2007; Factory Utilization Also Ticks Up

Lots of High-Tech Job Growth - in Indiana? Some High-Tech Jobs Create 16 Others, Milken Institute Says

New Supply Chain Video

Supply Chain Planning Insights Thought Leadership Video

Edition 2: Inventory, Free Cash Flow, and Shareholder Value

Sourcing and Procurement Focus

ON-DEMAND VIDEOCAST	Featured Story The Increasing Role of Optimization in Sourcing Decisions Once Limited to Transportation Buys, Technology Now being Used in Many Other Commodity Categories, New Report from CAPS Research Says Related Content What are the Best Ways to Estimate Supplier Financial Risk? Multiple Methods are Needed to See the Complete Picture; Calculating the Z-Score
Labor Management Strategies for Emerging Economic and Political Realities

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