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March 15, 2017 - Supply Chain Digest On-Target Newsletter

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New White Paper

Innovation in Shipper-3PL Relationships Benchmark Study

Some of the Best Data We've Had from Any Study!

The Confluence of Two Important Trends

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NEW CARTOON CAPTION CONTEST FOR FEBRUARY 27, 2017

Deadline is 8:00 pm ET March 29, 2017

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 Nov. 11th SCDigest Newsletter
May the funniest man or woman win!
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MANUFACTURING

A Model of Investment Decision-Making for New Technologie sin Manufacturing

Purpose of Investment for Mature and New Technologies Is Often Different and the Knowledge Framework of the Investing Company Is Distinctly Different, MAPI Says

SUPPLY CHAIN TRENDS AND ISSUES

Common Sales and Operations Planning Myths

A Series of Five Posts that Investigate Common Myths and Mistruths Heard Over the Last 20+ Years Regarding Sales & Operations Planning

New White Paper

The Seven Key Benefits of Distributed Order
Management in Retail and Consumer Goods

Excellent Report Outlines Many Non-Obvious Benefits

DISTRIBUTION AND MATERIAL HANDLING FOCUS

Increase Sorting System Capacity By 20%

Capitalizing on Advances in Sorting Technology to Achieve Higher Throughput Rates

GLOBAL SUPPLY CHAIN

Ship Building Yards Across the World Face Ruin as New Orders Simply Disappear

New Deliveries from Past Orders Still Coming, but Those will Stop Soon Too Unless Ordering Resumes for New Vessels

RFID AND AUTO ID FOCUS

In Fits and Starts, Human Tracking Using RFID Continues to Advance, as GAO Announces New Personnel Tracking System

System, As with Others, Using Active RFID Tags to Monitor Attendance, Movement, Location of Employees

SOURCING AND PROCUREMENT FOCUS

Bain & Company Says Smart Procurement Can Save Companies 8-12% of Total Spend

Insight into Why the Claimed Procurement Savings Never Seem to Hit the Bottom Line

TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT FOCUS

Some Straight Talk on the Truck Driver Shortage - The Job is Terrible, Researcher Says

Ivy League Sociologist Drove Truck for Several Months as Research for His New Book

GREEN SUPPLY CHAIN

Home Depot Keeps Grinding to Reduce CO2 Emissions from Transportation

VP of Transportation Michelle Livingstone Leads Charge; Inbound Consilidation Centers, Floor Loaded Trailers Among Key Tactics

RESEARCH AND INSIGHT

Innovation in Shipper-3PL Relationships Benchmark Study

Some of the Best Data We've Had from Any Study! The Confluence of Two Important Trends.