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January 28, 2015 - Supply Chain Digest On-Target Newsletter

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NEW CARTOON CAPTION CONTEST FOR JAN.14, 2015

Deadline is 8:00 pm ET Feb. 11, 2015

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

Winner announced in Feb. 12th SCDigest Newsletter
May the funniest man or woman win!
Have an idea for a cartoon? We would love that too, and will give you the credit.

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MANUFACTURING

Leveraging the Overall Equipment Effectiveness Metric to Drive Manufacturing Improvement

IDC Manufacturing Insights Presents its Take on Measure First Developed in 1960s, Says It is Key Aspect of Smart Manufacturing

SUPPLY CHAIN TRENDS AND ISSUES

Best New Solutions from NRF 2015 Day 2

Again this Year, We Break Out the Daily Videos into Individual Video Clips

DISTRIBUTION AND MATERIAL HANDLING FOCUS

Label Print and Apply Applications in Distribution Centers

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

GLOBAL SUPPLY CHAIN

Union, West Coast Ports Say they Have Reach Deal on Contentious Chassis Issue, While Long Beach Paper Says Enough is Enough

Union Did not Want Chassis Repair and Maintenance to be Moved Outside of the Ports

RFID AND AUTO ID FOCUS

NRF Big Show 2015 Day 2 Video Review and Comment

SCDigest Editor Dan Gilmore from the Show Floor in New York City

SOURCING AND PROCUREMENT FOCUS

Time for CPOs to Focus More on Organizational Costs and Efficiencies Rather than Just Contracted Costs

EAlmost All the Focus is on Supplier Spend, Some Say, as Tom Linton of Flextronics Calls for End of the PO in Some Cases

TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT FOCUS

Forget the Driver Shortage – Parking Spots for Truckers Increasingly Hard to Find

Nightly Trouble Finding Spots is an Issue in Drivers Leaving Industry; Safety Concerns for the Public and Drivers

GREEN SUPPLY CHAIN

Thoughtful Commentary on 2014 as Warmest Year on Record

2014 May or May Not have Broken Records; It was a Hot year, Yet Warming Pause Seems Still in Place; Thoughtful Commentary from Editor at The Australian

RESEARCH AND INSIGHT

The 13 Keys to Retail Vendor Compliance Program Success

Considering a vendor compliance program? SCDigest details the keys to success.