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June 03, 2015 - Supply Chain Digest On-Target Newsletter

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IMPORTANT NEW SUPPLY CHAIN RESEARCH

The State of Retail and Vendor
Supply Chain Relations 2015

Are We Getting More Integrated and Collaborative -
Or Heading in the Other Direction?

Please Help by Taking this Short Survey - Share Your Views

NEW "DUMMIES" CARTOON CAPTION CONTEST FOR MAY 27

Deadline is 8:00 pm ET June 24, 2015

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

Winner announced in June 25th 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.

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and send caption

MANUFACTURING

Greek Yogurt Pioneer Nearly Loses it All Due to Supply Chain Woes

Chobani Invented the Category, but Supply Chain Couldn't Keep Up with Massive Growth

SUPPLY CHAIN TRENDS AND ISSUES

Supply Chain by Design: How Much is Your Supply Chain Data Worth?

Part of the Big Data Movement is the Realization that the Data you Collect can be Valuable; Are you Doing Enough to get that Value from your Supply Chain Data?

DISTRIBUTION AND MATERIAL HANDLING FOCUS

Amazon Comes Up with New Way to Innovate - Let the Grad Students Figure It Out for Almost Free

First Amazon Picking Challenge Sees 28 Robot Entries from Around the Globe, but Many Say Prize Money Needs Jacked to Come Back Next Year

GLOBAL SUPPLY CHAIN

US West Ports Challenged by Larger Ships, Container Alliances

Delays Not Disappearing Anytime Soon, as Terminals Not Designed to Deal with Larger Ships; Savings for Importers Often Lost Now from Congestion Surcharges

RFID AND AUTO ID FOCUS

Auburn Cuts Ribbon on New RFID Lab Moved there in Spirit Last Year from University of Arkansas

Amazon Commits to RFID Research at Grand Opening

SOURCING AND PROCUREMENT FOCUS

Just How Much to Chief Procurement Officers Make? A Lot

Average Total Annual Compensation Bordering on $500,000, CAPS Research Study Finds

TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT FOCUS

Supply Chain News Makers Video Series: Gartner's Dwight Klappich on Key TMS Trends

Key Trends in Transportation Management Systems from the Gartner TMS Magic Quadrant

GREEN SUPPLY CHAIN

Are Natural Gas Trucks Really Better than Diesel in Terms of Total Greenhouse Gas Emissions?

New Study Says Reduction in CO2 from Trucks Outweighed by Leakage of Dangerous Methane Gas Upstream in Production and Distribution

RESEARCH AND INSIGHT

Important New Research! The State of Retailer-Vendor Supply Chain Relations

Are We Getting More Integrated and Collaborative - Or Heading in the Other Direction? New Survey to Answer These and More Important Questions.