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Important New Research 

The State of Retail and Vendor 
Supply Chain Relations 2017

SCDigest Launches Second Biannnual Benchmark Study

 

Example Chart from 2015 Report

 

 

 

Are We Getting More Integrated and Collaborative - 
Or Heading in the Other Direction? Help Needed from 
Retailers and Vendors/Brand Companies.


 




NEW CARTOON CAPTION CONTEST FOR AUG. 9, 2017

 

Deadline is 8:00 pm ET Sept, 13, 2017

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

Winner announced in Sept, 14th SCDigest Newsletter

May the funniest man or woman win!
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MANUFACTURING
The Opportunities for Using Digital Twins in Manufacturing
Physical Twins Provide Data over Time that Allows Digital Version to Simulate and Optimize Peformance, Among Other Benefits
SUPPLY CHAIN TRENDS AND ISSUES
Supply Chain Thought Leaders Video: Mike Watson on 2017 Trends in Supply Chain Analytics
Dr. Watson Identifies Three Key Trends in Supply Chain Analytics So Far in 2017
DISTRIBUTION AND MATERIAL HANDLING FOCUS
Is the Right Blend a Lot of Humans and Robots Working Side by Side in Distribution Centers?
Lights Out Warehousing May Be Somewhere Down the Road, but for Now Robots Supporting Humans Seems to the Winning Concept
GLOBAL SUPPLY CHAIN
Better Times May Indeed be Here for Ocean Container Carriers, as Shippers should be Ready for Higher Rates
Capacity Discipline, Mergers, Rising Volumes Augur Well for Carriers, Not Shippers
RFID AND AUTO ID FOCUS
New Systems Uses Robots and RFID Readers to Perform Continuous Cycle Counting
Surgere Systems Uses Fetch Robots to Navigate the Aisles, Perform Inventor Reads, Send Data to the Cloud
SOURCING AND PROCUREMENT FOCUS
Supply Chain News Makers Video Series: Quantiying the Advantage of Procurement Leaders
Chris Sawchuk of The Jackett Group Disciussed Procurement Value and Digitization with Dan Gilmore
TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT FOCUS
Strong Q2 for Three of Four Public LTL Carriers, as Profits Soar
Group has One of Its Strongest Quarters in Some Time, as Rates Up Solidly
GREEN SUPPLY CHAIN
Is "Big Wind" Running Over Local Farmers in Iowa, Other States?
Local Farmers in Hawkeye Stare Saying Life Around Turbine Farms is Not Good
RESEARCH AND INSIGHT
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New! The State of Retail and Vendor Supply Chain Relations 2017 Survey and Study
Are We Getting More Integrated and Collaborative - Or Heading in the Other Direction? Help Needed from Retailers and Vendors/Brand Companies.
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