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January 08, 2014 - Supply Chain Digest On-Target Newsletter
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Avoiding the Common Pitfalls of SCM-ERP Integration
Manufacturing: Resurging US Manufacturing Will Look Different, More Automated - but Still Good
Supply Chain Trends: Well Known Descartes Systems CEO Art Mesher Hangs them Up, for Now
Distribution and Material Handling: Adopting Lean Manufacturing Methods In The DC
Global Supply Chain and Logistics: Strategic Inbound Optimization – What Best in Class Companies Do
RFID and Auto ID: RFID News Round-Up for Week of Jan. 7, 2014
Sourcing and Procurement: The Timeless Procurement Challenge of Supplier Price versus Cost Part 2
Transportation: The Factors Behind the UPS Failure to Deliver Christmas Goods
Green Supply Chain: The Top Green Supply Chain Stories of 2013
Research and Insight: New Research on Automated Case Picking in Distribution
Cartoon Contest
Christmas Cartoon Caption Contest for Dec. 16, 2013

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 (usually emailed on Thursdays)

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 Deadline is 8:00 pm ET
Jan. 15, 2014
Winner announced in Nov. 11th SCDigest Newsletter
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Manufacturing Focus
Featured Story: Resurging US Manufacturing Will Look Different, More Automated - but Still Good
Boston Area Firm Machine Inc. Provides a Glimpse at the Future of US Manufacturing
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US Manufacturing Still 2.8% Below 2007 Peak, while Capacity Utilization has Flatlined Below Long Run Average
Manufacturing Focus
Featured Story: Well Known Descartes Systems CEO Art Mesher Hangs them Up, for Now
Former CSCMP Distinguished Service Award Winner Led One of Greatest Turnaround Stories in Supply Chain Software History
Related Content: Supply Chain Digest Cartoon Caption Contests Anticipated Amazon Drones, Parodies
We are Taking Victory Lap after Our Cartoons Featured Delivery Drones and Rockets Well Ahead of Current Attention
Manufacturing Focus
Featured Story: Adopting Lean Manufacturing Methods In The DC
Instead of Producing Widgets - DCs Are Order Assemble Plants
Related Content:In Latest in Stunning 2013 Moves, Reports Say Amazon Preparing to Go After Warehouse Clubs, ''Center Aisle'' Goods
Reports Says Amazon will Ship Standard, Large Case Filled with Bulk Size Items; Four Fulfillment Centers Already Identified to Process and Ship New Orders
Manufacturing Focus
Featured Story: Strategic Inbound Optimization – What Best in Class Companies Do
Steps To Take, Based on Research of Best in Class Company Practices by AberdeenGroup, to Optimize Your Inbound Transportation
Related Content: G6 Alliance Carriers to Expand Network to Compete with P3, as Container Shipping Industry Chess Match Gets Interesting
P3 Alliance Operating as if It has Already Achieved Regulator Approval, Federal Maritime Commissioner Says
Manufacturing Focus
Featured Story: RFID News Round-Up for Week of Jan. 7, 2014
GM Utilizes Smart Bolts in Engine Assemblies - but Why? Whirlpool RFID Parts Tracking a No Brainer; Tesco Moving to Item-Level in Apparal, but Wants Other Sensors Too
Related Content: Sudden JC Penney Retreat from RFID Led to Rash of Store Thefts
EAS Tags were Dropped in Favor of RFID - but then that Program Also Was Largely Abandoned; a $28+ Million Mistake
Manufacturing Focus
Featured Story: The Timeless Procurement Challenge of Supplier Price versus Cost Part 2
Need to Understand Cost Drivers at Suppliers, and Manage for Total Supply Chain Costs; Using the Sourcing Grid
Related Content: The Timeless Procurement Challenge of Supplier Price versus Cost
Need to Understand Cost Drivers at Suppliers, and Manage for Total Supply Chain Costs
Manufacturing Focus
Featured Story: The Factors Behind the UPS Failure to Deliver Christmas Goods
UPS Did not Have Enough Aircraft to Meet Huge Volume Surge, but Retailer Issues, Weather, also Played Key Role
Related Content: Cool New Supply Chain Product of the Month for December, 2013
Oracle's New Logistics Command Center Solution Delivers Innovative New Approach to Transportation Analytics
Manufacturing Focus
Featured Story: The Top Green Supply Chain Stories of 2013
Rail Carriers Piloting Natural Gas Locomotives, Controversy over IPCC Report, Lowes and UPS Go Nat Gas, More
Related Content: Green Supply Chain News: Growing Number of Companies Using Internal Price for Carbon Emissions, though Extent to which This Impacts Business Decisions Still Unclear
Carbon Disclosure Project Says 29 Major Companies Assigning Cost for Carbon, but Price Levels, Actual Decision Impact Seem to Vary Substantially; Placing Your Bets
Manufacturing Focus
Featured Story:New Research on Automated Case Picking in Distribution
Be Part of Our Survey to Identify Obstacles and Opportunities in the Rapidly Developing Area of Logistics
Related Content: Supply Chain Executive Brief: Five Strategies for Reducing Supply Chain Network Inventories
How Companies Think about Growing Network Pressures - and Ways they can Effectively Respond. New Report from CSCO Insights.
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