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April 09, 2014 - Supply Chain Digest On-Target Newsletter
Featured Stories



Care, Custody, and Control of Your Cool Cargo Nationwide
Manufacturing: In Surprising News, Toyota is Replacing Robots with Humans
Supply Chain Trends: IBM, Indian Auto Groups Launch Ambitious Connectivity Hub to Integrate OEMs, Parts Suppliers
Distribution and Material Handling: eFulfillment Wars Continue on, with New Ordering Gizmo from Amazon, New Retail Partners for eBay Now
Global Supply Chain and Logistics: Supply Chain Graphic of the Week: Weak Profits at Ocean Container Carriers Lead to Industry Consolidation
RFID and Auto ID: The Internet of Things - the Movie
Sourcing and Procurement: Tesla Commits to Sourcing Materials Only from North America for New Battery Factory
Transportation: Walmart Unveils New WAVE Concept Truck - a Very Different Design for Sure
Green Supply Chain: Latest Addition of IPCC Climate Report Predicts Range of Woes from Global Warming, Changes Focus to Risk Management
Research and Insight: CSCO Insights: The Value of Vendor Compliance Optimization
Cartoon Contest
New Cartoon Caption Contest for March 20, 2014

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)

Send Cartoon Entry

 Deadline is 8:00 pm ET
April 16, 2014
Winner announced in Nov. 11th SCDigest Newsletter
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 Focus
Featured Story: In Surprising News, Toyota is Replacing Robots with Humans
Concern about Losing Craftsmanship Causes Change of Direction; Can Robotics be an Inhibitor of Continuous Improvement?
Related Content: It's not Over Until It's Over, as NLRB Reviewing Circumstances of Failed Union Vote at Volkswagen Factory in Tennessee
Situation getting More Complicated, but Order for New Vote, if it Comes, Likely Months Off
Manufacturing Focus
Featured Story: IBM, Indian Auto Groups Launch Ambitious Connectivity Hub to Integrate OEMs, Parts Suppliers
May be First to Connect an Entire Sector; Success Could Show Path for Other Industries
Related Content: Logility User Conference 2014 Video Review and Comment
SCDigest Editor Dan Gilmore trip report the Logility software Connections user conference in Atlanta last week.


Manufacturing Focus
Featured Story: eFulfillment Wars Continue on, with New Ordering Gizmo from Amazon, New Retail Partners for eBay Now
Amazon Dash Enables Customers to Order by Scanning, Voice Recognition
Related Content: Amazon will not Make Kiva Systems Available to General Market for at Least Two Years
Fulfillment Center Growth Simply Consuming Available Capacity, Senior Manager Says; Decision will be Reviewed Again in Two Years
Manufacturing Focus
Featured Story: Supply Chain Graphic of the Week: Weak Profits at Ocean Container Carriers Lead to Industry Consolidation
In Relatively Good Year, Only Six of Top 19 Carriers Make Operating Profit, while New Carrier Alliances to Dominate Major Shipping Lanes
Related Content: Consolidation the Name of the Game Now in Ocean Shipping
Is the End of Smaller Independent Carriers Coming, as US Approved the P3 Network


Manufacturing Focus
Featured Story: The Internet of Things - the Movie
Video Interview with Michael Burkett of Gartner on the Internet of Things and the Supply Chain
Related Content: As Internet of Things becomes Real, New Opportunities for Supply Chain
26 Billion Connected Devices by 2020, Gartner Predicts, Saying the Time to Start Planning is Now
Manufacturing Focus
Featured Story: Tesla Commits to Sourcing Materials Only from North America for New Battery Factory
Current Continental Suppliers of Graphite, Cobalt and More not Nearly Enough to Meet Giant Needs of New Plant, Experts Say; Tesla Targeting ''Logistics Waste''
Related Content: ISM Studies Corporate Supply Chain Risk Management Practices
New Report Looks at How Many Tiers Down Companies Plan, Triggers for Refreshing Risk Plans


Manufacturing Focus
Featured Story: Walmart Unveils New WAVE Concept Truck - a Very Different Design for Sure
20% More Aerodynamic, Hybrid Engine, Carbon Fiber Trailer
Related Content: Truckload Capacity in US Seen by Shippers as Increasingly Tight, Spot Rates Heading Higher
Wolfe Research Expects Rates to Rise 3.5% in both 2014 and 2015
Manufacturing Focus
Featured Story: Latest Addition of IPCC Climate Report Predicts Range of Woes from Global Warming, Changes Focus to Risk Management
IPCC Expects Significant Impacts from Warming, but Admits Difficulty of Accurate Predictions
Related Content: Climate Change Impact to Bring War, Dramatic Social Change, New UN Report Says
Violence, Hunger, Coastal Devastation Among Woes Coming, IPCC Predicts
Manufacturing Focus
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.
Related Content: Supply Chain Executive Brief: Five Strategies for Reducing Supply Chain Network Inventories
How Companies Think about Growing Network Pressures - and Ways they can Effectively Respond. New Report from CSCO Insights.
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