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Weekly On Target Newsletter Premier Issue
Sept. 18, 2007 - Supply Chain Digest On-Target Newsletter
  This Week:  
   
  Sustainability Meets the P and L  
  Sports Chalet Makes Labor Management Work  
  Which Way are Oil Prices – and Fuel Surcharges – Headed? Take Your Pick, as Expert Opinion Diverges  
  What Ever Happened to PDF417?  
  Thinking the Unthinkable – The Economic and Supply Chain Impact of a “Dirty Bomb” at Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach  
  Understanding Supplier Price-Cost Management in Sourcing
 
  Do "Bucket Brigades" Work in Manufacturing as Well as Distribution?  
   
  Introducing Supply Chain Digest On-Target
 

Welcome to the Premier Issue of Supply Chain Digest On-Target, our weekly newsletter providing news and feature stories across seven key supply chain and logistics categories each week, from distribution and material handling to sourcing and procurement to RFID/AIDC and more.

   
 

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Supply Chain Trends and Issues
 
 
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Featured Story

Green Supply Chain News: Sustainability Meets the P and L

 

In Rush to go Green, are Companies Fully Looking at the Costs? Opportunities and Challenges in both Buy and Sell; Who Makes the Decision?

 
Related Content

Will Environmental Groups Target Western Companies over Pollution Issues in Chinese Manufacturing?

 

Will We Switch in Focus from Sweatshops to Green Issues? The Heavy Environmental Price of Chinese Apparel Manufacturing

 
 
 
Distribution and Material Handling Focus
 
 
Featured Story
Sports Chalet Makes Labor Management Work Through Technology and Performanced-Driven Culture
 

Like Many Others, Retailer Find LMS is the Next Logical Strategy to Reduce Distribution Costs; A “Paradigm” Shift in Operations

Related Content
Reader Question: Why Should Incentives Be Installed After the LMS is Installed and Implemented?
 

You made a comment after describing the three components (Methods, Standards and Software) that a company should install incentives after the LMS is installed and implemented. What is the reason for this? And could you implement a gainsharing program and then implement the LMS?

Find our Expert Answer at the story link

 
 
 
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Transportation Management Focus
 
 
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Featured Story
Which Way are Oil Prices – and Fuel Surcharges – Headed? Take Your Pick, as Expert Opinion Diverges
  Goldman Sachs Says $90 per Barrel to be Here Soon, While Another Expert Says Prices Are Likely to Fall Rapidly
Related Content
Reader Question: What Kind of Savings Do Companies Typically See When They Do a Formal Carrier Bid Process by Lane?
 

What kind of savings do companies typically see when they do a formal carrier bid process by lane (Carrier Bid Optimization)? What are the factors in whether you might see a lot or a little savings?

Find our Expert Answer at the story link

 
 
 
 
RFID and Auto ID Focus
 
 

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Featured Story
What Ever Happened to PDF417?
 

Two-Dimensional Bar Code has a Place in Many Applications, But Has Growth of Networks, RFID Reduced Need for Bar Codes as Portable Data Files?

Related Content
Automatic ID News: Biometrics Continue to Gain Steam, as Fingerprint Identification Moves Mainstream
  From Grocery Stores to Theme Parks, Consumer Fingerprint ID is Growing Rapidly; No More Wallets or Purses? But Will We See Any Backlash from Privacy Groups?
 
   
 
 
 
Global Supply Chain and Logistics Focus
 
 
Category Sponsor
RedPrairie

 
 
     
 
 
Featured Story
Thinking the Unthinkable – The Economic and Supply Chain Impact of a “Dirty Bomb” at Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach
 

New Report from Terrorism Risk Center says Threat is High; if the Worst Happens, Would Your Supply Chain be Able to Respond?

Related Content
Importers Again Dodge Fee, as California Bill to Levy $30 Surcharge on Each Shipping Container is Scraped for Now
  Looking at a Veto from Schwarzenegger, Legislator Cancels Vote, but Arnold Signals He is OK with the Concept Overall; Where will the State find the Money for Needed Logistics Infrastructure Improvements?
 
 
 
 
Sourcing and Procurement Focus
 
 
Featured Story
Understanding Supplier Price-Cost Management in Sourcing
 

University of Wisconsin's Dr. Ed Marien Says You Have to Focus on the Difference Between Cost and Price

Related Content
Procurement News: Nokia Decides Dual Sourcing is the Right Strategy
  Long Standing Relationship with TI will Change; Supply Chain Risk is Reduced, but Will Component Costs Rise or Fall?
 
   
 
 
Manufacturing Focus
 
 
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Featured Story
Do "Bucket Brigades" Work in Manufacturing as Well as Distribution?
 

The "Self-Organizing" Concept Can Work in Many Assembly Line Scenarios; Solving the Sub-Assembly Line Balancing Problem; Success at Mitsubishi Consumer Electronics America

 
Related Content
Supply Chain Graphic of the Week: Chinese Manufacturing Dominance
 

Across A Large Number Of Product Categories, China Has Simply Become The Factory To The World; Try 70 Percent Share Of All Sewing Machines And Ocean Containers Made Globally

 
 

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