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July 24, 2013 - Supply Chain Digest On-Target Newsletter

eBook:
Three Common Global Supply Chain Issues that Affect Your Bottom Line

Manufacturing: If US is in Early Stages of Manufacturing Renaissance, it is Doing it with a Lot Fewer Factories

Supply Chain Trends: Leading High Tech Company Has to Improve S&OP Process, Supporting Tools Rapidly After Outsourcing Strategy Leads to Real Challenges

Distribution and Material Handling: Titans Continue to Battle in E-Fulfillment Wars, as eBay Expands Same Day Delivery Service

Global Supply Chain and Logistics: The First Maersk Triple E has Left the Station, er, Port

RFID and Auto ID: Will Video Kill the RFID Star?

Sourcing and Procurement: Women in Procurement Continue to be Paid Much Less than Men

Transportation: Union Pacific Separates Itself from the Pack in Q2

Green Supply Chain: UPS Makes Big Commitment to Natural Gas Trucks

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

New Cartoon Caption Contest for July 22, 2013

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)

Deadline is 8:00 pm ET
Aug. 7th, 2013

Winner announced in Nov. 11th 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: If US is in Early Stages of Manufacturing Renaissance, it is Doing it with a Lot Fewer Factories

Number of Plant Closing is Slowing, but Openings Even More So; the Procter & Gamble Example

Too Many Companies Buy First, Figure Out Details Later, Gartner Research Finds

Featured Story: Leading High Tech Company Has to Improve S&OP Process, Supporting Tools Rapidly After Outsourcing Strategy Leads to Real Challenges

Radisys Lost Visibility, was Dealing with Multiple Plans of Record; Now, High Levels of Visibility, Single Plan, More Rapid Response to Customer Demand

Anecdotal Evidence Indicates Practices and Policies Vary Significantly Between Companies; New Study will Benchmark Demand Planning Role Across a Number of Key Questions

Featured Story: Titans Continue to Battle in E-Fulfillment Wars, as eBay Expands Same Day Delivery Service

eBay Now Being Rolled Out to More Markets, as Valets will do the Shopping for You; Interesting Hybrid Strategy for e-Fulfillment

Many Companies Apply Simple Flat Allowance, but More Nuanced Calculation is Usually Better; Personal, Fatigue and Delay Factors

Featured Story: The First Maersk Triple E has Left the Station, er, Port

Ship will Likely Operate Less than Full, as Ports Upgrade Equipment; 22,000 TEU Ships Coming?

Maersk Leads Three Largest Container Carriers into New P3 Alliance; Bad News for Shippers?

Featured Story: Will Video Kill the RFID Star?

Facial and Other Visual Identification System Just Might Provide More Value at a Much Lower Cost; If Faces, Why Not Boxes?

Vendors Starting to Source Tag in Earnest, Accuracy will be Key to e-Fulfillment, Exec Says

Featured Story: Women in Procurement Continue to be Paid Much Less than Men

Annual Pay Study from ISM Shows Modest Growth in Pay, while Gender Gap Remains Strong

Metals Price Decline Leads Way; Major Commodity Index Now 24% Below its April, 2011 Peak

Featured Story: Union Pacific Separates Itself from the Pack in Q2

UP Delivers Record Profits even as Industry Volumes Mostly Flat, While Rate Increases Continue Apace; Profit Levels Now Among Best Across All Business Segments

1000 Miles is Magic Number; Some Truckers Say Rules Needed to Keep them from Pushing Too Hard; Are Rates Headed Higher?

Featured Story: UPS Makes Big Commitment to Natural Gas Trucks

Next 700 Class 8 Trucks Ordered will All Run on LNG; Market Share Rising, but Diesel Still Overwhelmingly Dominates

Goal is to Reduce C02 to 17% Below 2005 Levels; Will Plan Hurt US Manufacturing Competitiveness? President Seeks Further Improvement in Truck Mileage Levels

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.