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February 03, 2010 - Supply Chain Digest On-Target Newsletter
This Week
bullet Manufacturing: Supply Chain News: Minnesota Tries Buy American Policy, but Finds Making it Work Tougher than Expected

New Report - Freight Operations: Seven Paths to a Working Capital Goldmine

bullet Global Supply Chain and Logistics: Global Logistics News: World Bank Releases Latest Ranking of Logistics Performance by Country
bullet Distribution and Material Handling: Logistics News: Selection Criteria for Automated Case Picking Systems in Distribution
bullet Transportation: Logistics News: Cargo Thefts up Substantially in 2009
bullet Supply Chain Trends: Supply Chain Guru Predictions for 2010: Full Comments
bullet Procurement and Sourcing: Supply Chain News: Tips for Quantifying Savings from Supply Management
bullet RFID and Auto ID: RFID News: New Study from EPCGlobal Says Consumer Goods Companies Bullish on RFID - but Questions Remain
bullet Green Supply Chain: Green Supply Chain News: Review of the New Supply Chain Report from the Carbon Disclosure Project and ATKearney
 
This Week's Cartoon Caption Contest:

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).

Feb. 1, 2010 Cartoon Contest Released
May the funniest man or woman win!  

Have an idea for a cartoon? We would love that too, and will give you the credit.

 
manufacturing Manufacturing Focus
Featured Story
Supply Chain News: Minnesota Tries Buy American Policy, but Finds Making it Work Tougher than Expected

Cities Order to Buy American-made Safety Gear and Unforms, but Balk at Price Differences in Period of Shrinking Budgets; Many Items Have No Domestic Sources

Related Content
Supply Chain News: Worst Year in Decades for Manufacturers, but Reason for Optimism in 2010

Factory Utilization Hits Worst Levels Since 1930s, Output Drops Below 2002 Levels, but Data Clearly Shows Recovery is Underway

 
supply Supply Chain Trends and Issues
Featured Story
Supply Chain Guru Predictions for 2010: Full Comments

Our Guru Panel Offers a Wide Range of Views about Where Supply Chain and Logistics are Heading this Year and Beyond

Related Content
Supply Chain News: Using Demand Planning To Get Closer to Building a Demand-Drive Supply Chain

Manufacturers More Widely Embracing POS, While Retailers Starting to Use Time-Phased Forecasting, JDA Software's David Johnston Says

 
distribution Distribution and Material Handling Focus
Featured Story
Logistics News: Selection Criteria for Automated Case Picking Systems in Distribution

Many New Emerging Options for ACP Mean Companies Need to Consider Many Factors

Related Content
Logistics News: Using the Wisdom of Crowds to Improve DC Performance

Analyzing the Sub-Steps in Each Distribution or Manufacturing Process to Understand Why the Best Performers Exceed in Each Step

 
global Green Supply Chain Focus
from - [TheGreenSupplyChain.com] (an SCDIGEST Website)
Featured Story
Green Supply Chain News: Review of the New Supply Chain Report from the Carbon Disclosure Project and ATKearney

Second Annual CDP Supply Chain Report Details what Suppliers of Member Companies are Doing; A Little too Much Self-CDP Promotion Gets in Way of the Data, We Find

Related Content
Green Supply Chain News: Water Management Moves Center Stage

Companies Need to be Taking Action Now, as Water Cost and Availability Challenges Sure to Grow; 40% Shortage Globally by 2030 on Current Path, McKinsey Says

 
global Global Supply Chain and Logistics Focus
Featured Story
Global Logistics News: World Bank Releases Latest Ranking of Logistics Performance by Country

Germany Moves to Number 1, Slightly Ahead of Singapore; US Comes in at Number 15, as Euro Countries Dominate

Related Content
Global Supply Chain: Charity Needs Help Getting Containers to Africa

Supplies for Schools, Orphanages and Hospitals Headed to Ghana and Uganda; Looking for Individual or Corporate Assistance

 

 
RFID RFID and Auto ID Focus
Featured Story
RFID News: New Study from EPCGlobal Says Consumer Goods Companies Bullish on RFID - but Questions Remain

Most Respondents Say they Have ''Production'' Systems, but Retail Compliance (What is Left of it) Seen as the Driver

Related Content
Auto ID and RFID News: Americal Apparel to Test Combined EAS and RFID Tracking Tag

Retail Chain Joins Germany''s Metro Stores in Piloting the Approach; Can this be a Real Catylyst for Adoption?

 
sourcing Sourcing and Procurement Focus
Featured Story
Supply Chain News: Tips for Quantifying Savings from Supply Management

Focus on TCO, Categorize by Savings Types, and Tie Expected Savings to Budgets, Say Two Academics

Related Content
Supply Chain News: The Challenge in Quantifying Savings from Supply Management

Procurement has never been more Important, but How to Measure Value Frought with Challenges; Are you Over or Under Reporting?

 
transportation Transportation Management Focus
Featured Story
Logistics News: Cargo Thefts up Substantially in 2009

72 Incidents in US per Month, FreightWatch Says; Increasing Number of Thefts from Supposedly Secured Lots

Related Content
Logistics News: Time to Start Looking at Regional Parcel Carriers?

Saving and Service Improvements often Possible, Experts Says, but Opportunities Often Depend on Your Network; Lack of Awareness Perhaps Biggest Barrier

 
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