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August 01, 2012 - Supply Chain Digest On-Target Newsletter

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

Manufacturing: Huge Savings Available to Manufacturers from Better Management of Input Materials and Energy, McKinsey Says

Supply Chain Trends : Timeline of 50 Years of Supply Chain at Walmart

Distribution and Material Handling: SCDigest, Warehouse Education and Research Council, Announce New Distribution Center Complexity Calculator

Global Supply Chain and Logistics: Labor Issues Cause Some Growing Concern for US Importers and Exporters

RFID and Auto ID: Consolidation in Wireless and Auto ID Market Continues, as Motorola Announces It will Acquire Psion

Sourcing and Procurement: Unilever Says Its Supplier Partnership Program is Paying Big Dividends

Transportation: ATA Decides to Challenge Hours of Service Changes in Court

Green Supply Chain: Will Companies Retain Ownership of Products they Sell to Harvest and Re-Use the Materials they Contain?

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

Cartoon Caption Contest for July 24, 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
Aug. 8, 2012.

Winner announced in Aug. 9th, 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: Huge Savings Available to Manufacturers from Better Management of Input Materials and Energy, McKinsey Says

Companies Need to Think Outside the Four Walls of the Factory to Really Make Improvements; Adapting Lean to Energy and Materials Consumption

Siemens Big Investment in ''Mechatronics'' Trainees; Some US Firms Starting to Come on Board

Featured Story: Timeline of 50 Years of Supply Chain at Walmart

From Decision to Embrace Continuous Replenishment with Procter and Gamble to RFID Program Failure, we Detail Key Events and Initiatives from the Largest Retailer in the World

Amazon Now Supports Federal Law; More Pressure for Free Shipping?

Last Chance! Important Research on US Manufacturing and Reshoring

MIT and SCDigest Need Your Help!

Participants Receive New Report from MIT's Dr. David Simchi-Levi, Copy of Results and More

Featured Story: SCDigest, Warehouse Education and Research Council, Announce New Distribution Center Complexity Calculator

Tool is Best of Its Kind to Help Companies Consider their Level of Complexity and Potential Need for Technology Support

Current Retail e-Commerce Model is Largely Broken, but New Thinking between Manufacturers and Retailers on Fulfillment Strategies Might fix the Problem

Featured Story: Labor Issues Cause Some Growing Concern for US Importers and Exporters

Progress Said to be Made in East and Gulf Coast Port Contracts, but Expiration Looms Soon; Clerical Workers Could Shut Down LA-Long Beach

European Countries Dominate the Top 20; Growing Recognition of Tie Between Logistics Competence and Economic Growth

Featured Story: Consolidation in Wireless and Auto ID Market Continues, as Motorola Announces It will Acquire Psion

Smart Move for Motorola, Says VDC, Adding Strength in Truck-Mount Terminals, Market Segments Like Ports, Freezer Applications

A Lot more Volume with the Same Amount of Staff, CFO Says

Featured Story: Unilever Says Its Supplier Partnership Program is Paying Big Dividends

Half of Innovations in Progress Now Come from Suppliers; Moving Away from ''Procurement of the Past''

Average Comp was Down in 2011, but Median was Up to $90,000, Annual ISM Survey Finds; Women CPOs Raking it In

Featured Story: ATA Decides to Challenge Hours of Service Changes in Court

Suit Says Cost-Benefit Analysis Supporting Changes Fundamentally Flawed and Biased

We Compare Trends Since 2008 in the ATA Freight Tonnage Index and the Linehaul Rates Index from Cass Information Systems; Rates Paid Generally Lag Volume Changes

Featured Story: Will Companies Retain Ownership of Products they Sell to Harvest and Re-Use the Materials they Contain?

''Circular Economy'' Thinking is Gaining Momentum; Consumers could Save Big if Washers were Leased, not Sold, Study Says

5.6% Reduction in Economic Growth by 2020, Study Says; Environmentalists Cite Study Flaws, Say Green Rules will Growth the Economy

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.