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June 06, 2012 - Supply Chain Digest On-Target Newsletter

Learn More About the Visible Supply Chain and Spring 2012 Retail Supply Chain Videocasts

Manufacturing: US Manufacturing Still Strong in May, ISM Report Says, Though a Couple of Worrying Signs

Supply Chain Trends: Industrial Giant 3M on Mission to Remove Its Supply Chain “Hairballs”

Distribution and Material Handling: Annual DC Metrics Report Released at WERC Conference; Time for More Focus on Soft Metrics?

Global Supply Chain and Logistics: Pacific Maritime Association Says that West Coast Port Automation is Coming, but is Still in Early Stages

RFID and Auto ID: Will Multi-Channel Commerce Be the Catalyst that Finally Drives RFID into Retail?

Sourcing and Procurement: In Surprise Move, SAP to Acquire Procurement Software Vendor Ariba for $4.3 Billion

Transportation: Rail Carriers Kept Rolling in in Q1, While LTL Sector Muddles Along Like Usual

Green Supply Chain: Will Sustainable Products and Strategies be the Key Source of Revenue Growth?

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

New Cartoon Caption Contest for June 5, 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

June 20, 2012

Winner announced in June 21st 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: US Manufacturing Still Strong in May, ISM Report Says, Though a Couple of Worrying Signs

Manufacturing Expands for 34th Straight Month, New Order Grow, as US Looks Like Island of Strength in Global Sea of Concern

Decision Cheered by Business Groups, but Victory on Technical Grounds Likely to be Short-Lived

Featured Story: Industrial Giant 3M on Mission to Remove Its Supply Chain “Hairballs”

Solution Involves Large Manufacturing Hubs, Reduced Outsourcing

VICS Organization's New Report Could Usher Groundbreaking Model for Consumer Goods to Retail Supply Chain

Featured Story: Annual DC Metrics Report Released at WERC Conference; Time for More Focus on Soft Metrics?

Key Takeaway: Core Operational and Financial Performance Converging from Top to Bottom Performers

VoiceExpress from Vocollect Leverages Existing RF Transactions to Enable Voice Applications in the WMS

Featured Story: Pacific Maritime Association Says that West Coast Port Automation is Coming, but is Still in Early Stages

Longshoremen Union has Signed Off on Need to Move to Future, Eliminating a Major Obstacle to Automation

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

Featured Story: Will Multi-Channel Commerce Be the Catalyst that Finally Drives RFID into Retail?

Super High Levels of Inventory Accuracy become Necessary to Commit and Fulfill Multi-Channel Orders

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

Featured Story: In Surprise Move, SAP to Acquire Procurement Software Vendor Ariba for $4.3 Billion

Some Expect Another Firm to Make a Higher Bid; How Solutions will be Rationalized not Clear

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

Featured Story: Rail Carriers Kept Rolling in in Q1, While LTL Sector Muddles Along Like Usual

Rail Carrier Profits Continue to Soar on Modest Volume Growth; LTL Sector Continues Struggles, but Conway Joins Old Dominion in Showing Strong Profits

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

Featured Story: Green Supply Chain News: Will Sustainable Products and Strategies be the Key Source of Revenue Growth?

Company Execs Say Customer Demand Now Bigger Driver of Sustainable Strategies than Cost Reduction or Image Concerns

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

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.