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August 15, 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 : IDC Supply Chain Finds Procurement Seen as Top Driver to Reduce Overall Supply Chain Costs

Distribution and Material Handling: Key Trends in WMS and Supply Chain Execution Technology (Part 1)

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

RFID and Auto ID: JC Penney CEO Says Retailer Going All in on RFID, Perhaps with Significant Impact on the Industry

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

Transportation: Rail Carriers Enjoy Solid Q2 Results Despite Collapse of Coal Shipments

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

New Cartoon Caption Contest for Aug. 13, 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. 29, 2012

Winner announced in Aug. 30th SCDigest Newsletter
May the funniest man or woman win!
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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: IDC Supply Chain Finds Procurement Seen as Top Driver to Reduce Overall Supply Chain Costs

Improving Forecast Accuracy Viewed as Critical, but Is that a False Opportunity?

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

New Videocast:

Achieving Powerful Results at Medtronic with SAP Enterprise Inventory Optimization

Detailed Case Study Supported by Educational Overview of Inventory Optimization Software

FeaturingTim Boos, Sr. Program/Project Manager, Medtronic, Dave Strothmann,

Senior Director, SCM Business Development, SAP

Featured Story: Key Trends in WMS and Supply Chain Execution Technology (Part 1)

E-Commerce, Complex Networks, Changing Requirements Having an Impact, Leading Vendors and Consultants Say; WMS Category is Mature, but Always Evolving

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

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: JC Penney CEO Says Retailer Going All in on RFID, Perhaps with Significant Impact on the Industry

Strategy is More Customer Experienced Focused than Inventory; Buy Anywhere in Store, as Cash is Gone

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

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: Rail Carriers Enjoy Solid Q2 Results Despite Collapse of Coal Shipments

Modest Total Volume Growth Offset for Most By Strong Core Pricing Gains, Improved Productivity

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

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.