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April 14, 2010 - Supply Chain Digest On-Target Newsletter

This Week
	Manufacturing: Supply Chain News: Manufacturing Sector Looks Bright across the Globe, but can Everyone Bank on Exports? Technology Spending Up 22% so far in 2010	Download the Excellent Export Benchmark Report
	Global Supply Chain and Logistics: Global Supply Chain News: Will a Foldable Box Now Re-Change the World?
	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: US Truckload Industry Struggles Likely to Continue, as Market and Carrier Strategy Changes Mean Shippers will Face New Landscape
	Supply Chain Trends: Supply Chain News: Understanding the PMI and other Indexes from the Institute for Supply Management
	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: Pickens Plan, House and Senate Bills, May Soon Set US Trucking on a Dramatically Different Course Through Use of Natural Gas

New Cartoon Caption Contest, April 12, 2010:
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).
Deadline is 8:00 pm EST April 21, 2010. Winner announced in April 22 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
Supply Chain News: Manufacturing Sector Looks Bright across the Globe, but can Everyone Bank on Exports? Technology Spending Up 22% so far in 2010

An Outbreak of Positive PMIs; China Experiences Trade Deficit for First Time in Six Years – even as Exports Grow 22%

Related Content
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

Supply Chain Video:

The Overlooked Role of Manufacturing Labor in Supply Chain Performance

Supply Chain Trends and Issues

Featured Story
Supply Chain News: Understanding the PMI and other Indexes from the Institute for Supply Management

Real Value is Near Real-Time Snapshot of the Economy and Direction; Just what is a Diffusion Index? We Explain

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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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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

Related Content
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

Industrial Mobile Robots for Distribution

Seeing is Believing!

Green Supply Chain Focus
from - [TheGreenSupplyChain.com] (an SCDIGEST Website)

Featured Story
Green Supply Chain News: Pickens Plan, House and Senate Bills, May Soon Set US Trucking on a Dramatically Different Course Through Use of Natural Gas

Bills May be Passed by Memorial Days, Pickens Says; Impact on Carriers and Shippers; Tied to Cap and Trade?

Related Content
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

Compliance Optimization and
Strategic Supplier Management

Global Supply Chain and Logistics Focus

Featured Story
Global Supply Chain News: Will a Foldable Box Now Re-Change the World?

Collapsible Containers Long a Goal, but Solutions have been Elusive; We Profile Four New Promising Products

Related Content
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

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

On-Demand Videocast:

Consumer-Driven Category Management, Featuring Dave Boissevain of Frito-Lay

Transportation Management Focus

Featured Story
Logistics News: US Truckload Industry Struggles Likely to Continue, as Market and Carrier Strategy Changes Mean Shippers will Face New Landscape

As Hunt, Schneider Continue to Emphasize Intermodal, Long-Haul Truckload Market Will Shift; Role of Bid Optimization in Commoditizing Freight

Related Content
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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