SCDigest On-Target, September 15, 2009

Weekly On-Target Newsletter

September 16, 2009

This Week

	Manufacturing: Kraft Hopes to Save $300 Million through Supplier Rationalization
	Global Supply Chain and Logistics: Furor over Decision to Hit China Hard on Tire Tariffs, as Fears of Renewed Protectionism Rise
	Distribution and Material Handling: Getting Logistics Asset Lifecycle Management Right; Wood Versus Plastic Pallet Battle Increasingly Focused on Green Supply Chain
	Transportation: Despite Dramatic Decline in Volumes, Railroads Staying Profitable, Investing in Services and Speed
	Supply Chain Trends: The Global Economy One Year after the Crash
	Procurement and Sourcing: Investment in Procurement Technology Continues, Recession or Not, Forrester Report Finds
	RFID and Auto ID: Best Practices in Rolling Out Vendor Bar Code and RFID Compliance Programs
	Green and Supply Chain Network Design: French President Plans on Carbon Taxes - and Tariffs; Walking through a Cap-and-Trade Example

Featured Sponsor: Kinaxis

Distribution and Material Handling Focus

Category Sponsor: CDC Software

Featured Story

Getting Logistics Asset Lifecycle Management Right

Buying and Owning are Two Different Things, OC Tanner's Wayne Carlston Says

iGPS Attorney Uses Public Meeting on Pest Control in Pallets to Blast Wood Pallet Green Credentials

Supply Chain Trends and Issues Focus

Category Sponsor: Logility

Featured Story

The Global Economy One Year after the Crash

Many Positive Signs, but Recovery is Tenuous; A Long-Term Change in Consumer Behavior

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

	Transportation Management Focus
		Category Sponsor: Lean Logistics

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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 French President Plans on Carbon Taxes - and Tariffs Sarkozy Says He Will Lead Charge to Ensure EU Companies not Undercut by Countires without Heavy CO2 Emissions Costs; The "Climate-Energy Contribution" Tax Related Content Walking through a Cap-and-Trade Example If Cap and Trade Ever Comes, Will Have Deep Impact on Supply Chain Decisions

Global Supply Chain and Logistics Focus

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Featured Story

Furor over Decision to Hit China Hard on Tire Tariffs, as Fears of Renewed Protectionism Rise

Now Looking at Paper, Glass, Steel, Cement, Union President Says after Tire Success

Related Content

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

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

Kraft Hopes to Save $300 Million through Supplier Rationalization

Number of Strategic Suppliers to be Cut in Half - to 35,000!

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

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 Investment in Procurement Technology Continues, Recession or Not, Forrester Report Finds The Nine Categories of E-Purchasing Tools; Supplier Web Portals becoming Obsolete? Related Content Sourcing Optimization Technology, Part 2 Optimization Can Deliver Big Benefits, but with Much Change in Process Required; Finding the Sweet Spot
Labor Management Strategies for Emerging Economic and Political Realities

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