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March 28, 2012 - Supply Chain Digest On-Target Newsletter

Analyst Case Study: Manufacturer RedBuilt Saves $700,000 by Moving to the Cloud

Learn how RedBuilt’s Experience Can Help You Have a Successful 2012

Manufacturing: Molycorp Rare Earth Metals Deal Causes more Concern of China Dominance

Supply Chain Trends : Third Annual RILA Supply Chain Report Finds Pure Cost Gutting Drops Sharply as Key Strategy, Multi-Channel Commerce Continues to Be Major Area of Focus

Distribution and Material Handling: Undercover Boss Hits the Distribution Center for the Second Time, and Paints a Lousy Picture of Work in the Warehouse

Global Supply Chain and Logistics: China Effect has Wages Rising Across Much of the Rest of Asia

RFID and Auto ID: Dr. Bill Hardgrave on Keys to Item-Level RFID Pilot Success

Sourcing and Procurement: What is the Future for Outsourced Procurement?

Transportation: ATA Says FMCSA Continues Unfair ''Blame Truck Drivers First'' Policy

Green Supply Chain: GMore Controversy Over Global Temperatures, as No Warming for a Decade

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

Last Chance! Cartoon Caption Contest for March 9 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 29, 2012

Winner announced in March 30th SCDigest Newsletter
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Featured Story: Molycorp Rare Earth Metals Deal Causes more Concern of China Dominance

Acquisition of Metals Processor Draws Questions because its Facilities are in China; US Metal Production will be Sent There?

Cooper Workers In Findlay Finally Reach Deal after Three-Month Lockout; Cat Workers in London See Factory Closed after Refusal to Agree to Major Concessions

Featured Story: Third Annual RILA Supply Chain Report Finds Pure Cost Gutting Drops Sharply as Key Strategy, Multi-Channel Commerce Continues to Be Major Area of Focus

Just 10% of Retailers Say they Have a High Level of Integration Between Stores and Web; Transportation a Concern for 2012

Related Content: Top Retail Supply Chains 2011

Walmart Dominates the Rankings, more than 60 Percentage Points Ahead of Number 2 Kroger

Green is Smart Business – Get Suppliers on Board and more...

Featured Story: Undercover Boss Hits the Distribution Center for the Second Time, and Paints a Lousy Picture of Work in the Warehouse

Oriental Trading Company CEO Finds DC Work Hot, Hard - and that What He Thought Employees Valued Is Wrong

Will Spend $775 Million to Acquire Boston-Based Technology Provider, an Extremely High Price; Will it Sell System to Its Competitors - or Even Have the Capacity to Do So for Years

Featured Story: China Effect has Wages Rising Across Much of the Rest of Asia

Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, more Raising Wages to Avoid Social Unrest from Growing Income Inequality; Jos. A. Bank Looks to Haiti, Middle East

Says it will Reduce Its Time to Recovery from Major Disruption from Six Months to Two Weeks; Exec Says Company's Grip on Its Supply Chain was ''Illusion''

The Vendor Compliance Federation Presents:

VCF Retail Only Conference and VCF Collaborative East Coast Conference and more...

Featured Story: Dr. Bill Hardgrave on Keys to Item-Level RFID Pilot Success

Stores Almost Always Overestimate their Current Levels of Inventory Accuracy, He Says; Getting to 70% Takes ''Extraordinary Effort'' without RFID

Solution from UK's Transmon Engineering Can Offer Visual/Audio Signals and/or Reduce Vehicle Speed

Featured Story: What is the Future for Outsourced Procurement?

Hackett Group Survey Shows Modest Increase Expected for Outsoucing - but More Aggressive Plans for Offshoring

Survey Also Finds a Lot of Room for Process Maturity Growth in Most Industries

A No-Cost Opportunity Assessment from Experienced Supply Chain Practitioners and more...

Featured Story: ATA Says FMCSA Continues Unfair ''Blame Truck Drivers First'' Policy

Agency Reverses Earlier Decision, Will Add Accidents Not Caused by Driver to Record of Carrier

Wolfe Trahan says Rail, Truckload Rates will Rise 4-6% Again this Year, above Shipper Predictions

Featured Story: More Controversy Over Global Temperatures, as No Warming for a Decade

If Global Warming is Real, Why are not Temperatures Rising? Difference Between What Computer Models Say and Actual Temperatures

Factor 3 Program Sets Ambitious Goals, Says it Plans to Decouple Quality of Life from Resource Consumption

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.