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May 16, 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: RedPrairie RedShift 2012 Conference Video Review and Comment

Distribution and Material Handling: Warehouse Education and Research Council (WERC) 2012 Conference Video Review and Comment

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

RFID and Auto ID: MIT Researchers have Plan to Monitor, Reduce Fresh Food Spoilage in Retail

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

Transportation: Q1 Again a Strong One for Truckload Carriers, as Asset Discipline Continues to Pay Off

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

New Cartoon Caption Contest for May 14, 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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Deadline is 8:00 pm EST
May 30th.

Winner announced in May 31st 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: Supply Chain News: 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: Supply Chain News: RedPrairie RedShift 2012 Conference Video Review and Comment

SCDigest with his review and comment on the RedPrairie User Conference from Hollywood, FL

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

Featured Story: Supply Chain News: Warehouse Education and Research Council (WERC) 2012 Conference Video Review and Comment

SCDigest Editor Dan Gilmore was in Atlanta, GA last week for the 2012 Warehouse Education and Research Council (WERC) annual conference.

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

Featured Story: Global Logistics: 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

Featured Story: RFID and Auto ID News: MIT Researchers have Plan to Monitor, Reduce Fresh Food Spoilage in Retail

Innovative Sensor Tied to RFID Could Lead to Much Improved Produce Inventory Management, but will Farmers or Retailers Bear the Cost?

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

Featured Story: Supply Chain News: ISM Honors One of Its Own as Joseph Cavinato Receives Supply ManagementTop 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: Logistics News: Q1 Again a Strong One for Truckload Carriers, as Asset Discipline Continues to Pay Off

Revenues and Especially Profits Surge, though Growth Outside of Straight Truckload Carriage is Leading the Way for Many

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

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.