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August 07, 2012 - Supply Chain Digest On-Target Newsletter

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Supply Chain Optimization Technology Breakthrough Videocast
Featuring Dr. Michael Watson of IBM

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

Supply Chain Trends: Major Distributor Fleet Pride Hits ROI Target within 45 Days from Supply Chain Planning in the Cloud

Distribution and Material Handling: Amazon to Add 18 New Distribution Centers Worldwide in 2012. as It Keeps Investing in Logistics

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: Truckload Carriers Once Again Post Generally Solid Q2 Results, as Asset Discipline Continues to Pay Off

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

Last Chance! Cartoon Caption Contest for July 24th, 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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Aug. 8th, 2012.

Winner announced in Aug. 9th. SCDigest Newsletter
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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: Major Distributor Fleet Pride Hits ROI Target within 45 Days from Supply Chain Planning in the Cloud

Rapid Deployment Pays Off Big While Not Impacting Current Operations During Project at All

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

Featured Story: Amazon to Add 18 New Distribution Centers Worldwide in 2012. as It Keeps Investing in Logistics

Building Out Fulfillment Centers at a Frenetic Pace; What Does it Mean for E-Commerce and Third Party Logistics?

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

Featured Story: Global Logistics News: 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: RFID and Auto ID News: 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: Truckload Carriers Once Again Post Generally Solid Q2 Results, as Asset Discipline Continues to Pay Off

Profit Growth in Strong in Q2, While Worries about Driver Shortage Continue

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

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.