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August 07, 2013 - Supply Chain Digest On-Target Newsletter
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Transforming Big Blue's Procurement Operations
Manufacturing: A Look at US Manufacturing Trends for the 1H of 2013
Supply Chain Trends: Which Companies have Seen Strong Inventory Performance Since 2006?
Distribution and Material Handling: Material Handling Automation Projects - By the Book
Global Supply Chain and Logistics: As Chinese Manufacturing Advantage Wanes, Which are the 16 Countries Poised to Fill the Void?
RFID and Auto ID: Will Video Kill the RFID Star?
Sourcing and Procurement: Overall, Payment Terms to Suppliers Stayed Flat in 2012
Transportation: Hours of Service Changes Here to Stay, as Court Challenge Fails
Green Supply Chain: Lessons from European Experience with Renewable Energy Sources
Research and Insight: CSCO Insights: The Value of Vendor Compliance Optimization
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Manufacturing Focus
Featured Story: A Look at US Manufacturing Trends for the 1H of 2013
Several Sectors Hit All-Time Highs in Terms of Output; Overall, Still Well Below 2007 Base Year
Related Content: 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
Manufacturing Focus
Featured Story: Which Companies have Seen Strong Inventory Performance Since 2006?
SCDigest Provides Expanded Sector List of Inventory Performance Since 2006; List of Outstanding DIO Performers in 2012
Related Content: 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

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Manufacturing Focus
Featured Story: Material Handling Automation Projects - By the Book
Detailed Documentation of a Project from Beginning to End Provides Central Record for All Stakeholders - but is Not Commonly Used
Related Content: A Carton Sortation Dictionary 2013
A Refresh of Our Popular Glossary First Published in 2008 to Help Logistics Managers Considering Sortation
Manufacturing Focus
Featured Story: As Chinese Manufacturing Advantage Wanes, Which are the 16 Countries Poised to Fill the Void?
New Analysis Says Chinese Era Coming to An End, as it Always Does; The Post-China 16
Related Content: 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?
Manufacturing Focus
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?
Related Content:Macy's Gives Update on Its RFID Rollout and Plans, Connects RFID and Multi-Channel Commerce
Vendors Starting to Source Tag in Earnest, Accuracy will be Key to e-Fulfillment, Exec Says
Manufacturing Focus
Featured Story: Supply Chain News: Overall, Payment Terms to Suppliers Stayed Flat in 2012
Despite Some Signs Companies are Extending Payment Terms to Suppliers, No Rise in DPO in 2012, and Metric is Surprisingly Down over Last 10 Years
Related Content: 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
Manufacturing Focus
Featured Story: Hours of Service Changes Here to Stay, as Court Challenge Fails
Federal Appeals Court Upholds All but One Small Provision Relative to Short Haul Drivers; Impact of New Rules Still Unclear
Related Content: Mixed Q2 for US Truckload Carriers, as Evolution Continues for Many
Decent Profits in Slow Freight Environment, with Profits Up 6.2%, though Results Vary Significantly Across Carriers; Attraction to Intermodal, Dedicated and Brokerage Continues
Manufacturing Focus
Featured Story: Lessons from European Experience with Renewable Energy Sources
Wind and Solar Share of Energy have Soared in Germany and Denmark; US Should Use that Experience to Improve Policies Here, Experts Say
Related Content: 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
Manufacturing Focus
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.
Related Content: Supply Chain Executive Brief: Five Strategies for Reducing Supply Chain Network Inventories
How Companies Think about Growing Network Pressures - and Ways they can Effectively Respond. New Report from CSCO Insights.
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