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June 07, 2017 - Supply Chain Digest On-Target Newsletter

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New Report

Supply Chain Executive Brief: How Distributed Order Management (DOM)
and WMS Work Together to Power Omnichannel Supply Chains

Satish Kumar from Softeon and Kevin Hume from Tompkins International
Answer Key Questions on DOM and WMS

NEW CARTOON CAPTION CONTEST FOR MAY 15, 2017

Every month, we'll post a cartoon and ask for witty/humorous captions from our readers.

Winner announced in the June 18th SCDigest Newsletter.

May the funniest man or woman win!

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MANUFACTURING

Dayton, OH Illustrates the Challenges Manufacturers Face Finding Workers

Growing Shortage Almost Reaching Crisis Levels, as Millennials Shun Factory Jobs - and Many Cannot Pass Drug Tests

SUPPLY CHAIN TRENDS AND ISSUES

Lots of News in Self-Driving Truck Sector

Google Parent Jumping in Mix; Uber Kills Otto Brand among Legal Issues; Autonomous Trucks to Cause Massive Driver Job Losses, New Report Says

New SCDigest Retail Vendor Performance Management Bulletin for May

• Greg Holder on Vendor Compliance and eCommerce
• Auburn University's Brian Gibson on Driving Vendor ASN Performance

• Walmart, Sainsbury's Both Demand Big Savings from Vendors

DISTRIBUTION AND MATERIAL HANDLING FOCUS

Market for Warehouse Space Continues to be Red Hot, as Rates Headed Still Higher

Expect Sticker Shock on Lease Renewals, JLL Says

GLOBAL SUPPLY CHAIN

Which if Any Ocean Container Carriers are Making Money in Continued Tough Environment?

Q1 Again Saw Mostly Losses, but Rates Really, Really are Headed Up this Time, Drewry Says

RFID AND AUTO ID FOCUS

RFID and IoT News Round Up for Week of May 31, 2017

Different New Studies on RFID Market Growth; New RFID Tag with Multiple Sensors, Longer Read Range; Apple Receives Patent for RFID and Mobile Nutrition App

SOURCING AND PROCUREMENT FOCUS

Purchasing and Procurement Professionals - How Does Your Salary Measure Up in 2017?

Annual ISM Data Finds Procurement Compensation up a Solid 5% in 2016

TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT FOCUS

Lots of News on the eFulfillment Front Last Week

Walmart Testing Deliveries by Employees on Way Home, Domino's Australia Wants a 10 Minute Delivery Cycle, UPS Joint Venture with Chinese Parcel Firm

GREEN SUPPLY CHAIN

How Soon will Peak Oil Demand Arrive?

Predictions Vary by Decades, but Most Agree it is Coming, with Major Implications

RESEARCH AND INSIGHT

Innovation in Shipper-3PL Relationships Benchmark Report

Some of the Best Data We've Had from Any Study! The Confluence of Two Important Trends