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May 01, 2014 - Supply Chain Digest On-Target Newsletter
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Care, Custody, and Control of Your Cool Cargo Nationwide


Manufacturing: NLRB Holds Hearings on Microwave Election Rules, while UAW Drops Volkswagen Vote Appeal
Supply Chain Trends: JDA Software User Conference 2014 Video Review and Comment
Distribution and Material Handling: Slotting in the DC is Often More of a Journey than a Destination
Global Supply Chain and Logistics: Bangladesh Fork in the Road for Nike
RFID and Auto ID: Zebra Acquisition of Motorola Wireless and Scanner Business a Surprise, but Keeps Duopoly Status in North America
Sourcing and Procurement: As Payment Terms are Stretched, and Financing is Still Tough, Companies Increasingly Serving as Banks to Key Suppliers
Transportation: Amazon Rolling Out Its Own Fleet of Trucks
Green Supply Chain: Walmart Covers an Amazing Range of Programs and Initiatives in 2014 Global Responsibility Report
Research and Insight: CSCO Insights: The Value of Vendor Compliance Optimization

Cartoon Contest
New Cartoon Caption Contest for April 23, 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
May 23, 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: NLRB Holds Hearings on Microwave Election Rules, while UAW Drops Volkswagen Vote Appeal
New Voting Changes Certain to Pass (Again), but Court Challenge Likely; Was UAW Afraid of a Second Loss?
Related Content: 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?

Manufacturing Focus
Featured Story: JDA Software User Conference 2014 Video Review and Comment
Dan Gilmore with his video report from the conference this week in Las Vegas
Related Content: Supply Chain By Design: More on Big Data in the Supply Chain
Instead of Getting Hung Up on the Definition of 'Big Data,' Learn to Embrace It


Manufacturing Focus
Featured Story: Slotting in the DC is Often More of a Journey than a Destination
Getting the Right Data at the Right Level of Granularity is Key
Related Content:''Click and Collect'' is Gaining Momentum for eCommerce Fulfillment in Grocery and Beyond
Concept Started in Europe, as Walmart Sees Now Testing Temperature-Controlled Lockers in the UK

Manufacturing Focus
Featured Story: Bangladesh Fork in the Road for Nike
Just Before Tragic Building Collapse, Nike Decided to Pull out of Bangladesh Sourcing; Safety or Margins?
Related Content: Cargo Theft is Back on the Rise in Europe, Freightwatch Says
Organized Crime a Growing Factor, Ron Greene Says


Manufacturing Focus
Featured Story: Zebra Acquisition of Motorola Wireless and Scanner Business a Surprise, but Keeps Duopoly Status in North America
Zebra in the End Hopes to Profit from Internet of Things Strategy
Related Content: The Internet of Things - the Movie
Video Interview with Michael Burkett of Gartner on the Internet of Things and the Supply Chain

Manufacturing Focus
Featured Story: As Payment Terms are Stretched, and Financing is Still Tough, Companies Increasingly Serving as Banks to Key Suppliers
IKEA Makes $3 Million Loan to Get a Yarn Factory Off Ground; Smart Use for Piles or Corporate Cash?
Related Content: 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''


Manufacturing Focus
Featured Story: Amazon Rolling Out Its Own Fleet of Trucks
Willl Company become a True Rival to USP, FedEx in the End?
Related Content: Trip Report: NASSTRAC 2014Supply Chain News - Trip Report: NASSTRAC 2014
SCDigest editor Dan Gilmore review of the NASSTRAC conference in Orlando

Manufacturing Focus
Featured Story: Walmart Covers an Amazing Range of Programs and Initiatives in 2014 Global Responsibility Report
From Fleet Operations to Food Safety and Made in the US and More, Walmart is Busy
Related Content: Walmart CEO on its Sustainability Progress
The Challenge: Much Progress has been Made, but Overall Carbon Emissions Continue to Grow

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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