SCDigest On-Target, November 18, 2009

Weekly On-Target Newsletter

November 18, 2009

This Week

	Manufacturing: Did Tuesday's Election Sink Card Check in the Near Term?
	Global Supply Chain and Logistics: US-China Trade Dispute Ratchets up a Notch, as US Imposes Strong Tariff on Steel Oil Pipes
	Distribution and Material Handling: To Find ROI for RFID in Distribution, You Have to Go Well Beyond Just Eliminating Scanning
	Transportation: Worst May be Behind Truckers in Terms of Volumes, Rates
	Supply Chain Trends: Is "Vested Outsourcing" the Key to Fixing What Ails Most Outsourcing Relationships?
	Procurement and Sourcing: Walmart Join Kohl's in Offering Factoring Program to Apparel Suppliers
	RFID and Auto ID: RFID News Round-Up, Nov. 16, 2009
	Green Supply Chain: No Binding CO2 Treaty will Come Out of Copenhagen Summit

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Supply Chain Trends and Issues Focus

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Featured Story

Is "Vested Outsourcing" the Key to Fixing What Ails Most Outsourcing Relationships?

Moving Beyond a Zero-Sum Game; What's in it for We, Not Me

Supply Chain Planning and Execution will Increasingly Begin to Blur

Distribution and Material Handling Focus

Featured Story

To Find ROI for RFID in Distribution, You Have to Go Well Beyond Just Eliminating Scanning

More DC and Plant Warehouse Labor Involved in Errors and Poor Data than Most Companies Realize; the End of Cycle Counts?

C-5 Series Designed with Operator Needs and Maintenance Costs in Mind, Company Says

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Manufacturing Focus

Featured Story Did Tuesday's Election Sink Card Check in the Near Term? Yes, says Michael Barone, as Labor Leaders Now Push for Laws at the State Level; Test Case in Oregon? Related Content This Week's Manufacturing News Round-Up for November 4, 2009 Good Manufacturing News Across the Globe; Sealy Finds Lean Success; Toyota's Green Factory, More	Category Sponsor: SCTV
	UPCOMING VIDEOCAST Operational Excellence with Smart Planning and Scheduling A Four-Part Series Part 4 - Advanced Topic: Gain Efficiency through a Holistic View Across Production and Inventory Planning December 9, 2009

Transportation Management Focus

Featured Story Worst May be Behind Truckers in Terms of Volumes, Rates After Steep, Recession-Led Declines, Shippers Can Expect Flat to Slightly Increasing Rates in 2010, Say Baird Analysts Related Content Great Package Race 2009 Wraps Up - DHL First to Mongolia, While USPS Takes Opp, Alabama Annual Contest from Georgia Tech Challenges Parcel Carriers	Category Sponsor: SCTV

RFID and Auto ID Focus

Featured Story

RFID News Round-Up Nov. 16, 2009

Apple May Put Reader in iPhone; ABI Research Does Not See Much Core Supply Chain Use for RFID; Rhode Island RFID Bill Vetoed Again, More News

Metro Group to Pilot Concept with Checkpoint Systems; Could Make Incremental Cost of Item-Level RFID Modest

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ON-DEMAND
VIDEOCAST

The ROI for RFID
in Distribution:
It's There

Global Supply Chain and Logistics Focus

Category Sponsor: SCTV

Featured Story

US-China Trade Dispute Ratchets up a Notch, as US Imposes Strong Tariff on Steel Oil Pipes

Most Think Strong Protectionism Unlikely, but Cost for Some Importers Going Up; "Skepticism about Trade" Here, US Official Says

Related Content

The Opportunities - and Risks - of Moving Production to China

Samsung Latest to Announce Plans for LCD Panel Display Plant in China; Forgetting its Own History?

UPCOMING VIDEOCAST

Pride, Passion and Profit: The New Framework for Working Together in the Consumer Goods-to-Retail Supply Chain

A Four-Part Series

Part 4: Connecting
Supply Chains

December 8, 2009

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

Category Sponsor: IBM	Featured Story No Binding CO2 Treaty will Come out of Copenhagen Summit France Blames US; Action Pushed back to 2010 or Later; "Political Commitment" in December? Related Content Summarizing Cap and Trade Versus Carbon Taxes to Deal with CO2 Most Experts Prefer a Carbon Tax, but Politicians Find Cap and Trade the More Expedient Path
Network Design & Planning for End-to-End Supply Chain Optimization

Sourcing and Procurement Focus

Category Sponsor: SCTV

Featured Story

Walmart Joins Kohl's in Offering Factoring Program to Apparel Suppliers

More than 1000 Invited to Join "Supplier Alliance Program" - will Other Retailers also Jump In? Can this Approach Make Sense Outside of Retail?

Many Companies have Embraced SRM, but Not All Achieve Potential Benefits; Six Practices from SRM Leaders

ON-DEMAND VIDEOCAST

Order Capture and Fulfillment Best Practices - Setting the Stage
for Growth

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