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June 28, 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 JUNE 26, 2017

Deadline is 8:00 pm ET on July 26, 2017

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

Have an idea for a cartoon? We would love that too, and will give you the credit.

Winner announced in July 27th 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.

See Full Size Cartoon
and send caption

MANUFACTURING

What US Metro Regions are Driving the Most Job Growth from Manufacturing?

Rust Belt Cities Lead the Charge, while New York City, Chicago and Los Angeles Sees Manufacturing Job Losses

SUPPLY CHAIN TRENDS AND ISSUES

Supply Chain News Makers Video Series: State of Logistics Report 2017 - The Movie

Video review and summary of this year's report by SCDigest Editor Dan Gilmore

DISTRIBUTION AND MATERIAL HANDLING FOCUS

Supply Chain Comment: WMS Vendors - the Walking Dead

New Generation of WMS is Coming, with Far More Flexibility, Lower Costs and Complexity

GLOBAL SUPPLY CHAIN

Expanded Panama Canal Reaches First Anniversary, Having Expected Impact

Majority of Ships Through the Canal have been 13,000-TEU or More in First Year of Operation, as Volumes Way Up

RFID AND AUTO ID FOCUS

RFID, AIDC, and IoT News Update for Week of June 26, 2017

We should have Bought Impinj Stock; More IoT Major Security Warnings; New Grocery Self-Scanning App from Barclays

SOURCING AND PROCUREMENT FOCUS

Trends in Measuring Procurement’s Value

Beyond Efficiency and Cost Savings, Procurement Leaders Push New Ways of Capturing Value Creation

TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT FOCUS

After More than Two Years of Flatness and Decline, are US Truckload Rates at Last Poised to Head Up?

Spot Rates Up Sharply in May, as Volumes Continue to Rise, Perhaps Auguring Contract Rate Hike Later in Year

GREEN SUPPLY CHAIN

Local Dealer Develops New Truck Tractor that Surprisingly Nears 10 Miles per Gallon Performance

Real Tests with Real Carriers Demonstrating the Promise - before the Super Trucks get Here

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