SCDigest On-Target, October 7, 2009

Weekly On-Target Newsletter

October 7, 2009

This Week

	Manufacturing: Kraft Hopes to Save $300 Million through Supplier Rationalization
	Global Supply Chain and Logistics: Think Best in Market, Not World Class, in Developing Markets, Walmart's Gary Maxwell Says
	Distribution and Material Handling: Most Effective Use of Task Interleaving May Require Rethinking Product Flows
	Transportation: Clorox Finds Savings through Transportation Analytics that Reduce "Leakage" from Carrier Contracts to Execution
	Supply Chain Trends: Intersection of Wall Street, Private Equity Continues to Increasingly Intersect with the Supply Chain
	Procurement and Sourcing: Investment in Procurement Technology Continues, Recession or Not, Forrester Report Finds
	RFID and Auto ID: Understanding UHF Tag Performance
	Green and Supply Chain Network Design: US and China Do the CO2 Two-Step

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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

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Supply Chain Trends and Issues Focus

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Featured Story

Intersection of Wall Street, Private Equity Continues to Increasingly Intersect with the Supply Chain

Supply Chain as the New Source of Capital? Small and Medium-Sized Businesses Need to Pay More Attention to Supply Chain

SCDigest Editor Dan Gilmore gives CSCMP Presentation to Overflow Crowd; Moving towards Sense and Respond

Transportation Management Focus

Featured Story

Clorox Finds Savings through Transportation Analytics that Reduce "Leakage" from Carrier Contracts to Execution

43% of Lanes in Bid Optimization Programs Exceed Expected Costs, Research Says; Post-Bid Audits Shrink that Number Dramatically

New Understanding of the Benefits of Velocity; More Variable Cost Structures

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Distribution and Material Handling Focus

Featured Story

Most Effective Use of Task Interleaving May Require Rethinking Product Flows

Food Company Changes Dock Door Arrangement to Results from Linking Tasks; How Many Task Types Should You Include in the Pool?

Part Art, Part Science, Assumptions and Appetite for Risk are Key; How Many Standard Deviations Can You Handle?

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October 20, 2009

RFID and Auto ID Focus

Featured Story

Understanding UHF Tag Performance

Read Range Requirements, Application Scenario, Regulatory Requirements and Surfaces to be Tagged are Key, European Test Center Says;"On-Metal" Performance has Increased Rapidly

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

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Next Generation Supply Chains: Eliminate Operator Scanning to Optimize Manufacturing and Warehouse Operations

November 5, 2009

Global Supply Chain and Logistics Focus

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Featured Story

Think Best in Market, Not World Class, in Developing Markets, Walmart's Gary Maxwell Says

Culture, Talent, Infrastructure and more Should All Impact Supply Chain Design; Some Competitors Over-Automating?

Related Content

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

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October 21, 2009

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

Category Sponsor: IBM	Featured Story US and China Do the CO2 Two-Step Deeds will be a lot Harder than Words, as Economies Take Precedence; "Carbon Intensity" versus Carbon Emissions Related Content Carbon Disclosure Project Keeps Getting More Disclosure, 2009 Report Shows Corporate Participation Continues to Climb, as Pressure Gets More Heavy Handed
Network Design & Planning for End-to-End Supply Chain Optimization

Sourcing and Procurement Focus

Category Sponsor: SCTV	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
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