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February 02, 2012 - Supply Chain Digest On-Target Newsletter
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Manufacturing: Groundbreaking Moves by Apple to Audit its Extended Supply Chain for Compliance to its Supplier Code of Conduct
Supply Chain Trends : The 'Unplugged'' Dr. Eli Goldratt Interview with SCDigest
Distribution and Material Handling: The 10 Myths of Labor Management Systems
Global Supply Chain and Logistics: Under a Microscope, Apple Supply Chain Shows both Progress and Problems with Regard to Working Conditions in Asia - and the Challenges for Western Manufacturing
RFID and Auto ID: Is the Tipping Point Really, Truly Here for Item Level RFID Tracking in Apparel Retail?
Sourcing and Procurement: What will Happen to Commodity and Input Prices in 2012?
Transportation: Carrier CEOs Says Driver Pay Must Rise to over $60,000 - but will Shippers Come Along?
Green Supply Chain: Global Warming, Global Cooling - Same Data, Different Conclusions
Research and Insight: CSCO Insights: The Value of Vendor Compliance Optimization

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New Supply Chain Cartoon Caption Contest for Jan. 31, 2012

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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Feb. 15, 2012.
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Manufacturing Focus
Featured Story: Groundbreaking Moves by Apple to Audit its Extended Supply Chain for Compliance to its Supplier Code of Conduct
Apple takes its Practices to Next Level, becomes First to Open Supplier Factories to Fair Labor Association
Related Content: US Manufacturers Must Make Progress in Six Key Areas to Regain Competitiveness
Survey Finds Execution Gap Between Awareness of What Needs to be Done and What is Happening; Few Have Both Lean Talent and Programs

Manufacturing Focus
Featured Story: The 'Unplugged'' Dr. Eli Goldratt Interview with SCDigest
One of our most popular articles ever.
Related Content: Industry Lost Dr. Eli Goldratt in 2011
Developer of the Theory of Constraints Passed Last Year not much Noted in Business Press; One of the Most Influential Supply Chain Thinkers of All Time



Manufacturing Focus
Featured Story: The 10 Myths of Labor Management Systems
Consistent ROI Producer May Add Even More Value in Multi-Channel World
Related Content: When it Come to Warehouse Management Implementation, there Can be No Short Cuts When it Comes to User Testing, Fralick Says
Companies Implementing WMS Should Change Thinking to Hitting a Testing Date, Not a Go-Live Date

Manufacturing Focus
Featured Story: Under a Microscope, Apple Supply Chain Shows both Progress and Problems with Regard to Working Conditions in Asia - and the Challenges for Western Manufacturing
230,000 Workers at Foxconn City; 8700 Industrial Engineers in 15 Days
Related Content: Did Major Supply Chain Disruptions from Natural Disasters in 2011 Really Change Approach to Supply Chain Risk Management?
More Talk than Action, by some Accounts, as Most Risk Reduction Strategies Add Cost; Pushing on Suppliers to Take Action - that is a Different Story



Manufacturing Focus
Featured Story: Is the Tipping Point Really, Truly Here for Item Level RFID Tracking in Apparel Retail?
New Report from Accenture and VICS Says Yes; A Simpler Approach to Thinking about ROI
Related Content: Wincor Nixdorf has New Take on Bar Code Scan Tunnel for Grocery
New 360 Scan Portal Picks Up on Concept Kroger Pioneered in 2011, Makes Some Improvements with Technology that Could Bring Dramatic Change to Retail Checkout

Manufacturing Focus
Featured Story: What will Happen to Commodity and Input Prices in 2012?
Morgan Stanley Predicts Price Declines in Almost All Categories, as Global Demand Expected to Slow; For Materials, it All Depends on China
Related Content: Still Stinging from 787 Supply Chain Disaster, Boeing Now Putting Suppliers to the Test
Daily Visits to Suppliers Now Not Uncommon; One Vendor Says Scrutiny Caused it to Replace its Scheduling Software



Manufacturing Focus
Featured Story: Carrier CEOs Says Driver Pay Must Rise to over $60,000 - but will Shippers Come Along?
Would Represent about a 30% Increase over Current Pay, and Likely Raise Rates by 11%
Related Content: Will Carriers and Shippers Really Come Together to Solve the Driver Shortage
The Problems are Known, but Solution will Require Higher Pay, Increased Rates, and Changes to Shipping/Receiving Practices that Improve Driver Lifestyles

Manufacturing Focus
Featured Story: Global Warming, Global Cooling - Same Data, Different Conclusions
Temperatures Have not Risen in 15 Years; Is Solar Activity or CO2 the Real Driver of Global Temperatures? Forestalling the Next Ice Age - Thousands of Years from Now
Related Content: Water Risks Becoming Investor Concerns, as New Interactice Tool Helps Companies Assess their Own Risk Levels
Water Usage will Continue to Surge, Presenting Real Supply Chain Problems; ''Aqueduct'' Web Tool from Coca-Cola and others is a Real Gem

Manufacturing Focus
Featured Story: CSCO Insights: The Value of Vendor Compliance Optimization
Analysis of where and how customers of vendor compliance optimization/management solutions find value from the software.
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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