SCDigest On-Target, September 9, 2009

Weekly On-Target Newsletter

September 9, 2009

This Week

	Manufacturing: Recession Close to Over, Manufacturers Alliance Forecasters Say
	Global Supply Chain and Logistics: Will Ocean Carriers be able to Make Aggressive Rate Hikes Stick?
	Distribution and Material Handling: New Life for AGVs in Distribution?
	Transportation: Despite Dramatic Decline in Volumes, Railroads Staying Profitable, Investing in Services and Speed
	Supply Chain Trends: In Search of Value Stream Architects Outside of Manufacturing
	Procurement and Sourcing: Sourcing Optimization Technology, Part 2
	RFID and Auto ID: Best Practices in Rolling Out Vendor Bar Code and RFID Compliance Programs
	Green and Supply Chain Network Design: Progress Report on Biofuels; Toyota Europe Sustainability Report Shows Deep Green Commitment, but Practical Challenges

Featured Sponsor: Kinaxis

Distribution and Material Handling Focus

Category Sponsor: CDC Software

Featured Story

Logistics News: New Life for AGVs in Distribution?

Labor Concerns, Major Technology Advances, Opening New Applications for AGVs in the DC

In-depth Report on New Automatic Case Picking Technologies to be Released Soon

Supply Chain Trends and Issues Focus

Category Sponsor: Logility

Featured Story

In Search of Value Stream Architects Outside of Manufacturing

Most Supply Chain Processes Beyond the Factory Floor are Hard to See, Says James Womack; The Best Hope for Healthcare?

Real Results Magazine Interviews SCDigest's Dan Gilmore on S&OP, Collaboration, Supply Chain Strategy and More

	Transportation Management Focus
		Category Sponsor: Lean Logistics

Featured Story Despite Dramatic Decline in Volumes, Railroads Staying Profitable, Investing in Service and Speed New Understanding of the Benefits of Velocity; More Variable Cost Structures Related Content The Impact of Packaging Optimization on Transportation Management From 120 Units per Pallet to 300; Suddenly, a Hot Area	SAAS Matters: Leveraging a vast network to source smarter and faster
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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 ore	Featured Story Progress Report on Biofuels Despite Great Promise, Many Fits and Starts, New Report Says; Major US Government Investments in Cellusolic Ethanol Related Content Toyota Europe Sustainability Report Shows Deep Green Commitment, but Practical Challenges Drop in Volumes Actually Leads to High Emissions per Vehicle Produced and Shipped; Goal: “To be the Environmental Leader in Every Market"

Global Supply Chain and Logistics Focus

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Featured Story

Will Ocean Carriers be able to Make Aggressive Rate Hikes Stick?

Maersk, Others, Set Fall Rate Hikes, but Can Carriers Hold Rank? Avoiding the Appearance of Price Collusion

Related Content

A New Framework for Supply Chain Security

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

RFID and Auto ID Focus

Featured Story

Best Practices in Rolling Out Vendor Bar Code and RFID Compliance Programs

Bar Code Labeling, RFID, ASNs all Smooth the Flow of Goods, but Following Best Practices will Get Your Supply Chain There Sooner

Lexmark Keeps Adding Capabilities, which May Open Up Additional RFID Applications

ON-DEMAND VIDEOCAST

How Multi-Modal Wireless Technology is Driving New Productivity Gains in Distribution

Manufacturing Focus

Featured Story

Recession Close to Over, Manufacturers Alliance Forecasters Say

11.9% Decline in Production Output this Year, but Most of that has Already Occurred; Big Growth Manufacturing Technology Investments Expected for 2010

First, it was Logistics Costs; Now, Other Factors; Overcoming a $2.50 Increase per Unit for a Hair Iron

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 Sourcing Optimization Technology, Part 2 Optimization Can Deliver Big Benefits, but with Much Change in Process Required; Finding the Sweet Spot Related Content 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
Labor Management Strategies for Emerging Economic and Political Realities

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