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February 23, 2012 - Supply Chain Digest On-Target Newsletter

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Manufacturing: China Comes to Rescue of Rust Best Manufacturers it had Previously Clobbered

Supply Chain Trends : Supply Chain Guru Predictions for 2012 Full Text Version Part 2

Distribution and Material Handling: Does ''Count-Back'' Make Sense for Case Pick-to Belt Applications and Downstream Sortation?

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: Traditional Laser Scanners versus Imagers in Distribution Centers

Sourcing and Procurement: Is it Time to Make Supplier Risk Management Programs more Real-Time?

Transportation: As Surface Transportation Bill Nears Vote in Full House, a Look How the Sausages are Made, as Rail Interests Whipped Trucking Over Heavier Truck Provision

Green Supply Chain: Detailed Emissions Reporting in Logistics is Coming, Gartner Says

Research and Insight: CSCO Insights: The Value of Vendor Compliance Optimization

New Supply Chain Cartoon Caption Contest for Feb. 20, 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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March 7, 2012.

Winner announced in March 8th SCDigest Newsletter
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Featured Story: China Comes to Rescue of Rust Best Manufacturers it had Previously Clobbered

With Few Options and Need for Capital to Compete, Welcome Sign Now Out for Chinese Investments

Apple Pays the Price of Success; Are you Ready for the Media Knocking on Your Door?

Featured Story: Supply Chain Guru Predictions for 2012 Full Text Version Part 2

This Week: Predictions from IDC Manufacturing Insights and Gartner

Complete Predictions from Tyndall, Simchi-Levi, Barnes, Regan and Wulfraat

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Featured Story: Does ''Count-Back'' Make Sense for Case Pick-to Belt Applications and Downstream Sortation?

Food Industry Practice to Reduce Case Pick Errors Might Work for Other Sectors - and Reduce Challenges Related to Batch Pick Accuracy?

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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

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

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The Advanced Capabilities and Flexibility You Need!

Featured Story: Traditional Laser Scanners versus Imagers in Distribution Centers

Increased Use of 2D Bar Codes, Improved Read Range of Imagers, May Change the Selection Dynamics

New Report from Accenture and VICS Says Yes; A Simpler Approach to Thinking about ROI

Featured Story: Is it Time to Make Supplier Risk Management Programs more Real-Time?

International Monetary Fund Builds Database and Analytic Tools to Identify Potential Worrisome Patterns Sooner

Morgan Stanley Predicts Price Declines in Almost All Categories, as Global Demand Expected to Slow; For Materials, it All Depends on China

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Featured Story: As Surface Transportation Bill Nears Vote in Full House, a Look How the Sausages are Made, as Rail Interests Whipped Trucking Over Heavier Truck Provision

Trucking Does Get Longer Trailers for Doubles; Rail Industry Smartly Marshalls Local Sheriffs for Its Cause

Coalition for Transportation Productivity Vows to Fight On; Legislators Cite Safety, Infrastructure Damage and Job Concerns

Featured Story: Detailed Emissions Reporting in Logistics is Coming, Gartner Says

Impacts will be Many; Opportunity for 3PLs

Most Focus has been On the Fuel Cell Trucks Themselves- not the Process for Getting Hydrogen from Refinery to the Facility

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.

How Companies Think about Growing Network Pressures - and Ways they can Effectively Respond. New Report from CSCO Insights.