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April 07, 2010 - Supply Chain Digest On-Target Newsletter

This Week
	Manufacturing: Supply Chain News: BMW Uses Creative Thinking -- and Employee Input -- to Reduce Productivity Impact of Aging Workforce in Manufacturing	Download the Excellent Export Benchmark Report
	Global Supply Chain and Logistics: Global Supply Chain News: Conviction of Rio Tinto Employees Shows Risks of Doing Business in China
	Distribution and Material Handling: Logistics News: Wearable RF Devices Gaining interest as Hands-Free Option; OHL Finds 10% Gain even over Voice
	Transportation: Logistics News: Here We Go - Oil Reaches $87, amidst Predictions for another Race to $150.00
	Supply Chain Trends: Supply Chain News: Recession Showed the Bullwhip Effect in Action, Arizona State Researchers Say
	Procurement and Sourcing: Supply Chain News: Rising Commodity Prices Again Pinches Bottom Lines, as Manufacturers Have Hard Time Passing on Price Increases
	RFID and Auto ID: Interesting Week of News in RFID
	Green Supply Chain: Green Supply Chain News: Australian Company to Launch New Biodegradable Pallet Targeted for Export Shipping

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Supply Chain Trends and Issues

Featured Story
Supply Chain News: Recession Showed the Bullwhip Effect in Action, Arizona State Researchers Say

Manufacturers, Wholesalers, much Slower to Reduce Inventories than Retailers; Traditional Bullwhip Causes, or Something Else?

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Supply Chain News: Walmart to Lead New Round of Grocery Price Wars, but it May be a Sign the Economy is Recovering

New Consumer Normal is Here for Awhile, One Expert Says; What are the Supply Chain Implications?

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Global Supply Chain and Logistics Focus

Featured Story
Global Supply Chain News: Conviction of Rio Tinto Employees Shows Risks of Doing Business in China

Four Employees may have been Taking Bribes, but Timing is Suspicious; 18 Other Australians Now Being Investigated for Economic Crimes; Staying Squeaky Clean

Related Content
Global Supply Chain News: Back again - Bottlenecks in Shipping US Exports to World Markets

Amid Growing Exports and Major Changes in Ocean Carrier Strategies, Some US Exporters Can'' Make Timely Shipments; US Infrastructure Built for Imports, not Exports; A Soybean Order Lost

Distribution and Material Handling Focus

Featured Story
Logistics News: Wearable RF Devices Gaining interest as Hands-Free Option; OHL Finds 10% Gain even over Voice

Significant Improvements in Durability over Older Units; Often Plug and Play in Replacing Handheld Terminals

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Logistics News: Should You Keep, Replace and Enhance Your Current WMS?

Economic Recovery Will Bring New Demand for WMS Technology; A ''Baby Boom'' n Replacement of Aging Systems? Surrounding Old WMS with Bolt-Ons and Technology also an Option

Green Supply Chain Focus
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Featured Story
Green Supply Chain News: Australian Company to Launch New Biodegradable Pallet Targeted for Export Shipping

Will Produce ''Organic, Simulated Timber'' Product that Biodegrades in 180 Days; Still Some Hurdles before the New Planks Get to Market

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Green Supply Chain News: The Crazy World of Carbon Tariffs

Somewhat Quietly, Many Calls to Impose Tariffs on Developing Country Imports; Potential Huge Impact on Supply Chains; Time to get Educated and Prepared

Manufacturing Focus

Featured Story
Supply Chain News: BMW Uses Creative Thinking -- and Employee Input -- to Reduce Productivity Impact of Aging Workforce in Manufacturing

Workers Spawn 70 Ideas that Cost Just $40,000 Euros to Implement, and Increase Productivity by 7% While Improving Ergonomics; fro Orthopedic Footwear to Changing the Angle on Computer Monitors

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Supply Chain News: Is Lean to Blame for Toyota's Recall Issues?

Most Say Core Lean Principles Played No Role in Quality Problems, but Toyota may Have Lost Lean Way and Talent as it Focused on Growth; Will Lean Strategies Take a Hit in Corporate Boardrooms?

RFID and Auto ID Focus

Featured Story
Interesting Week of News in RFID

Impinj Claims Breakthrough in Portal Readers; Ranking RFID Handheld Reader Vendors; Savi and ODIN Plan to Partner for Logistics Tracking; New Zealand RFID Provider Outsmarts Security Guards

Related Content
Signs are Pointing Up for RFID, AMR Analyst says, though Broad-based Supply Chain Applications still Lagging

Crawling Up from ''the Trough of Disillusionment''; More and More Production Projects Moving Forward

Sourcing and Procurement Focus

Featured Story
Supply Chain News: Rising Commodity Prices Again Pinches Bottom Lines, as Manufacturers Have Hard Time Passing on Price Increases

Input Costs Rising Unusually Fast versus Previous Recoveries; Low Factory Utilization Levels Limit Pricing Power

Related Content
Supply Chain News: The Dos and Don''ts for Procurement Leaders

CPO of Axa Group Offers advice for Succeeding as Procurement Executive

Transportation Management Focus

Featured Story
Logistics News: Here We Go - Oil Reaches $87, amidst Predictions for another Race to $150.00

Up 70% in 12 Months; Diesel Prices Reach more than $3.00 for First Since 2008; Will New Supply Keep Lid on Costs?

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Logistics News: Increasing Stress, New Generation of Drivers, Leading to Rising Incidents of Road Rage among Truckers

Trash Talk on Channel 19; One Driver Fatally Stabs Another in Wisconsin

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