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January 06, 2016 - Supply Chain Digest On-Target Newsletter

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Deadline is 10:00 AM Jan. 7, 2016

Every other week, we'll post a cartoon and ask for witty/humorous captions from our readers. The winning entry will be published the following week. The newest cartoon will be posted on the SCDigest home page every other Monday and in that week's newsletter

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MANUFACTURING

US Manufacturers Reasonably Bullish on 2016 Despite Recent Slow Down

ISM Panel on Average Expects Top Line Growth of 4.1%, versus Increase of Just 1.4% in 2015

SUPPLY CHAIN TRENDS AND ISSUES

A Few Thoughts on the Christmas Supply Chain 2015

Lean Inventory Levels Led to Many Out-of-Stocks, and Why Can't Apparel Companies and Retailers Do Better at Foecasting Size Distribution?

New White Paper

Warehouse Management in the Cloud is Ready for Prime Time

New Approach to Cloud WMS Technology and Growing Number of
Proof Points are Changing the Game

DISTRIBUTION AND MATERIAL HANDLING FOCUS

Label Print and Apply Systems in Distribution Center Operations Can Drive Real Value, but It Takes Sophisticated Technology

Labels for Inbound Receiving, Parcel Deliveries and Retail GSI-128 Labels are Common Applications, But Just How Does the Applicator Know What Retail Label to Print?

GLOBAL SUPPLY CHAIN

US Gets First Stop Ever from New Generation of Megaships, but Ports are Far from Ready for Regular Service

Giant CMA CGM Ship Visits Port of Los Angeles, Heads to Oakland, but Major Systemic Changes Needed, Drewry Says

RFID AND AUTO ID FOCUS

Datalogic Wins 2015 AIM Award for Applying High Speed Grocery Store Bar Code Scanner Portal to Returns Processing

Netherlands 3PL Simon Loos Automates Scanning of Returns from In-Store Displays

SOURCING AND PROCUREMENT FOCUS

Leaders Get Far More Return from their Investment in Procurement

Latest ROSMA Study Finds Top Companies See Returns 12 Times their Investment in Procurement, versus Just 4 Times for the Average Firm

TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT FOCUS

UPS Largely Sails through Christmas Delivery Crunch, While FedEx Hit with Some Modest Issues, Though Nothing Like 2013

UPS Sticks to Its Rules, Hits on Time Deliveries Near 98%, Even as On-Line Sales Continue to Surge

GREEN SUPPLY CHAIN

The Top Green Supply Chain Stories of 2015

From New SuperTrucks to the UN Climate Agreement, We Have them All

RESEARCH AND INSIGHT

Global Sourcing & Trade Management 2016 Benchmark Report

SCDigest has issued a major benchmark report on the trends and practices in global sourcing and trade management. Highly graphical, easy to read, great data.