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May 10, 2012 - Supply Chain Digest On-Target Newsletter

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Managing the Flow of Goods to Your Customer has never been More Complex

Manufacturing: Spirit Aerosystems Finds Creative Approach to Labor Relations Pays Big Dividends

Supply Chain Trends: JDA Focus 2012 Conference Video Review and Comment

Distribution and Material Handling: While The Trend Towards Automation in the DC is Undeniable - Still 70% of DCs Are Not Automated

Global Supply Chain and Logistics: Port Efficiency Must Keep Pace with Growth in Megaships, APM Executive Says

RFID and Auto ID: The Supply Chain Visibility Tool Kit

Sourcing and Procurement: ISM Honors One of Its Own as Joseph Cavinato Receives Supply ManagementTop Award

Transportation: Can Pre-Rating Each Shipment in TMS before Optimization Run Provide Valuable Insight into Transportation Performance?

Green Supply Chain: Annual Study on Green Supply Chain Practices on Logistics Finds Some Progress, but Increasing Focus on ROI

Research and Insight: CSCO Insights: The Value of Vendor Compliance Optimization

Last Chance! Cartoon Caption Contest for April 24, 2012

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)

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May 10, 2012

Winner announced in May 11th SCDigest Newsletter
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Featured Story: Spirit Aerosystems Finds Creative Approach to Labor Relations Pays Big Dividends

Variable Pay, New Approach to Layoffs in Return for Commitments to Keep Jobs in USA; Typical Win-Lose Nature of Contract Negotiations had to Change, CEO Jeff Turner Says

Mid-Sized Manufacturers are Somewhat Less Likely to Consider Reshoring; Strong Majority of Respondents Agree Costs from China Are Over Initial Estimates

Featured Story: JDA Focus 2012 Conference Video Review and Comment

SCDigest Editor Dan Gilmore was in Las Vegas this week for the 2012 JDA Focus User Conference.

Make It Actionable, and Learn the Cost Justification Math among Key Recommendations

Featured Story: While The Trend Towards Automation in the DC is Undeniable - Still 70% of DCs Are Not Automated

Pallet Jacks & Order Picker Trucks Preferred Over Automation for a Majority of Distributors

Make it Hard and Throw Some Curves, Long Time Industry Consultant John Pearce Says; Make Sure You Do Not Allow Vendors to Get You Off Script

Featured Story: Port Efficiency Must Keep Pace with Growth in Megaships, APM Executive Says

Containers will be Stuck in Ports for Extra Days Unless Productivity Significant Improves

Port of Savannah Deepening Project Update; Ocean Rate Hikes Seem to be Sticking for Now on Asia to North America Routes; Panama Canal Proposes 7-8% Increases in Tolls for 2012 and 2013, Plus New Segment Definitions

100% Online Training from the #1 Supply Chain Management Program!

Top-Ranked MSU now offers Supply Chain Management training 100% online. Learn from the same campus-based faculty on your own schedule through video-based e-learning. Advance your career potential with a SCM Certificate from MIchigan State!

Featured Story: The Supply Chain Visibility Tool Kit

From RFID to the Cloud, Technology Support for Turbo Supply Chain Visibility is Here; Now it’s a Matter of Resolve to get There

Stores Almost Always Overestimate their Current Levels of Inventory Accuracy, He Says; Getting to 70% Takes ''Extraordinary Effort'' without RFID

Featured Story: ISM Honors One of Its Own as Joseph Cavinato Receives Supply Management Top Award

Academic Has Had Great Influence on Procurement Through Teaching, Thought Leadership, Connecting Supply Management to Finance and More

Focus on Supplier Relationship Management with Tier Ones can Cause Issues, Choi and Linton Say; Downstream Visibility Helped LG Electronics See Demand was Accelerating in 2009 before Many Competitors Did

Featured Story: Can Pre-Rating Each Shipment in TMS before Optimization Run Provide Valuable Insight into Transportation Performance?

A Three-Level Analysis of Transportation Performance Could Help Measure Effectiveness and Reduce Cost Leakage, but Cost Allocation is a Challenge

One Point Improvement over Q3 at Least Stops Rising Levels Since Start of 2010

Featured Story: Annual Study on Green Supply Chain Practices on Logistics Finds Some Progress, but Increasing Focus on ROI

Companies are Very Interested in Green Logistics, but ROI is Increasingly Required for Project Approval

New Sustainability Reports Details What Retail Giant is Doing in Dozens of Areas Worldwide; A Caring Program for Logistics

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.