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May 01, 2014 - Supply Chain Digest On-Target Newsletter

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

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)

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.

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?

Concern about Losing Craftsmanship Causes Change of Direction; Can Robotics be an Inhibitor of Continuous Improvement?

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

Instead of Getting Hung Up on the Definition of 'Big Data,' Learn to Embrace It

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

Concept Started in Europe, as Walmart Sees Now Testing Temperature-Controlled Lockers in the UK

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?

Organized Crime a Growing Factor, Ron Greene Says

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

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?

Current Continental Suppliers of Graphite, Cobalt and More not Nearly Enough to Meet Giant Needs of New Plant, Experts Say; Tesla Targeting ''Logistics Waste''

Featured Story: Amazon Rolling Out Its Own Fleet of Trucks

Willl Company become a True Rival to USP, FedEx in the End?

SCDigest editor Dan Gilmore review of the NASSTRAC conference in Orlando

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

The Challenge: Much Progress has been Made, but Overall Carbon Emissions Continue to Grow

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.

How Companies Think about Growing Network Pressures - and Ways they can Effectively Respond. New Report from CSCO Insights.