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June 08, 2010 - Supply Chain Digest On-Target Newsletter

This Week
	Manufacturing: China now set to Enter US Steel Market with Direct Manufacturing in Joint Venture	The News You Need To Stay One Step Ahead
	Global Supply Chain and Logistics: Is the Cheap Chinese Labor Party Quickly Coming to an End?
	Distribution and Material Handling: The Material Handling Equipment Manufacturer as System Integrator
	Transportation: Mood Starts to Shift as Shippers Expect Freight Rate Increases, Capacity to Tighten, according to Latest State of the Freight Report
	Supply Chain Trends: Supply Chain Digest Releases New Tool for Comparing Total Cost of Ownership between On-Demand and Traditionally Deployed Supply Chain Software
	Procurement and Sourcing: In times of Reduce Staff in Procurement, New Tool to Help Prioritize the Work
	RFID and Auto ID: SCDigest Reader Improves RFID 2009 Excel Spreadsheet
	Green Supply Chain: Video: Procter & Gamble's Rick Hughes on Consumer Goods Giant's New Supplier Sustainability Scorecard

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Manufacturing Focus

Featured Story
Supply Chain News: China now set to Enter US Steel Market with Direct Manufacturing in Joint Venture

Anshan will Invest in Mississippi Steel Bar Plant, with Potential for Four More to Follow; Market Access and Advanced Technology?

Related Content
Supply Chain News: Most Recent MESA Study Finds Progress but Still Lots of Room to Go in Manufacturing Metrics and Shop Floor Data Collection

Yet Another Survey Shows Growing Gap between Leaders and the Rest in Terms of Performance; Keys to Selecting the Right Metrics for Manufacturing

Supply Chain Trends and Issues

Featured Story
Supply Chain Digest Releases New Tool for Comparing Total Cost of Ownership between On-Demand and Traditionally Deployed Supply Chain Software

Doing a Quality TCO is Hard Work, but Key to Understanding True Costs; Be Careful about Assumptions Underlying Cost Estimates

Related Content
Supply Chain News: Keep an Eye on IBM in Supply Chain Software Market, as Big Blue Acquires Sterling Commerce in Another Deal that Adds to Its Capabilities

Acquisition further Expands its B2B Integration Capabilities and Presence, but also Adds TMS and Distributed Order Management to Growing Portfolio of Supply Chain Solutions

Distribution and Material Handling Focus

Featured Story
Logistics News: The Material Handling Equipment Manufacturer as System Integrator

Growing Trend for MHE Manufacturers to Position themselves as Single Source for Full Distribution Center Systems, Including other Equipment; What Should MHE Users Do?

Related Content
Logistics News: GNC Uses In-House Developed Pick Carts to Turbocharge Piece Picking

After Considering Voice and Pick to Light, Retailer goes with Unique Solution that Produces High Throughput and almost Perfect Accuracy

Green Supply Chain Focus
from - [TheGreenSupplyChain.com] (an SCDIGEST Website)

Featured Story
Green Supply Chain Video: Procter & Gamble's Rick Hughes on Consumer Goods Giant's New Supplier Sustainability Scorecard

P&G's Chief Purchasing Officer Sits down with Dan Gilmore to Explain for New Open Scorecard - and How Procter & Gamble will its Train Managers to Use it

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Green Supply Chain News: World Peak Oil to Hit in 5-10 Years, Industry Analyst Says

Oil Prices to Reach $150 by 2015, $300 by End of Decade; Global Demand to Keep Growing Even as it Shrinks some in Developed Markets

Interview with P&G's Rick Hughes

Global Supply Chain and Logistics Focus

Featured Story
Global Supply Chain News: Is the Cheap Chinese Labor Party Quickly Coming to an End?

Strike at Honda Plant in China - though Technically Illegal - Shows Changing Wage and Social Policy Dynamics; How Big will Wages have to Rise for Companies to Source Elsewhere?

Related Content
Global Supply Chain News: Will Chinese Currency Revaluation have Any Impact on US Imports?

Despite Many Calls for Yuan Appreciation, Changes Unlikely to Really Impact Import Volumes or US Manufacturing Levels; New Bill Plans Chinese Tariffs Nonetheless

It’s Time — FedEx Freight A.M

RFID and Auto ID Focus

Featured Story
RFID and Auto ID News: SCDigest Reader Improves RFID 2009 Excel Spreadsheet

Wayne Munn of Getting to Global adds Search Features at the Top of each Column; Available at No Charge to SCDigest Readers

Related Content
RFID and Auto ID News: 2D Bar Codes will Win in Item Level in Pharmaceuticals, Expert Says - Should Other Industries Take Note?

Manufacturers have Greater Costs for RFID versus Two-Dimensional Bar Codes, GS1 Workgroup Co-Chair Says

Sourcing and Procurement Focus

Featured Story
Supply Chain News: In times of Reduce Staff in Procurement, New Tool to Help Prioritize the Work

Product Impact Matrix can help Produrement Focus on Most Important Tasks - but can Internal Customers Pick up the Remaining Work Load?

Related Content
Supply Chain News: How Medical Equipment Manufacturer Hologic Measures Suppliers

Organizing the Right Measures and Reviews Weekly, Monthly, Quarterly and Annually Key to Success

Transportation Management Focus

Featured Story
Logistics News: Mood Starts to Shift as Shippers Expect Freight Rate Increases, Capacity to Tighten, according to Latest State of the Freight Report

75% Expect Truckload Capacity to Further Tighten; Biggest Rate Hike seen for Ocean Shipping

Related Content
Logistics News: WalMart takes Control of Inbound Transportation - and its Vendors are Wary; Really a Preemptive Move over Fuel Surcharges?

Beyond Dynamic Inbound Routing, WalMart will bring its Trucks to Vendor Docks; How much Leverage will be Lost?

It’s Time — FedEx Freight A.M

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