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NEW CARTOON CAPTION CONTEST FOR APRIL 10, 2019

 

Deadline is 8:00 pm ET May 15, 2019!

Every month, we post a cartoon and ask for witty/humorous captions from our readers. The winning entry(ies) will be published at the end of each month. You can always find the newest cartoon on the SCDigest home page.

Winner announced in May 16th SCDigest Newsletter

May the funniest man or woman win!

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MANUFACTURING
Engine Maker Cummins Doubling Down on 3D Printing
Company Says Binder Jetting Technology from GE can be Scaled to Produce Higher Volume Parts Quickly
SUPPLY CHAIN TRENDS AND ISSUES
From "Rules of Thumb" to Non-Linear Algorithmic Optimization
Multi-echelon Inventory Optimization (MEIO) Satisfies Customer Needs at Lowest Total Supply Chain Cost by creating Time Phased Safety Stock Targets Driven by a Future Forecast
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DISTRIBUTION AND MATERIAL HANDLING FOCUS
IDCs’s John Santagate Discusses DC Robots at ProMat 2019
It was a coming out party of sorts for robots generally and automated mobile robots (AMRs) in distribution specifically at the ProMat show in Chicago last week.
GLOBAL SUPPLY CHAIN
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With Deadline for Clean Ocean Fuel Looming, How it will Play Out is Anyone's Guess
Who will Pay Costs in the End: Carriers, Shippers or Consumers
RFID AND AUTO ID FOCUS
Lots of Interesting RFID and Bar Code Technology News
Impinj Claims RFID Tag Breakthrough; Radar Raises Big Money for Its RFID and Vision System; Locator X Uses New Bar Code and Phones for Tracking
SOURCING AND PROCUREMENT FOCUS
Hackett Group with Annual Look at Top Procurement Priorities
Improving Analytic Capabilities Tops the List, as Budgets Expected to Barely Rise in 2019
TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT FOCUS
Shell Unveils Very Cool Tractor-Trailer Design for Greatly Improved Mileage
Integrated System Include Solar Panels on Trailer Roof
GREEN SUPPLY CHAIN
Just How much should Water Cost?
Interesting Observations from Dr. Julie Zimmerman of Yale
 
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