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December 2, 2009 - Supply Chain Digest On-Target Newsletter

This Week
	Manufacturing: Supply Chain News: Asset-Oriented Supply Chains Need Supply Chain Network Optimization more than Ever
	Global Supply Chain and Logistics: Global Supply Chain: How Many Process Steps Does it Take to Execute a Global Import?
	Distribution and Material Handling: Logistics News: Walgreens on How to Make a Program for Disabled Workers in the DC Work
	Transportation: Logistics News: Is New STB Re-authorization Bill Looming Soon?
	Supply Chain Trends: Breaking Supply Chain News: Gartner to Acquire AMR Research, as Supply Chain Industry's Largest Two Analyst Firms Combine
	Procurement and Sourcing: Supply Chain News: Walmart Joins Kohl's in Offering Factoring Program to Apparel Suppliers
	RFID and Auto ID: RFID News Round-Up, Nov. 16, 2009
	Green Supply Chain: Climate-Gate and the Green Supply Chain

Manufacturing Focus

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Supply Chain News: Asset-Oriented Supply Chains Need Supply Chain Network Optimization more than Ever
Tools Now Used for Range of Planning Horizons, Manufacturing Insights Says; the Difference between Making it or Not in this Recession?

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Supply Chain News: Did Tuesday's Election Sink Card Check in the Near Term?
Yes, says Michael Barone, as Labor Leaders Now Push for Laws at the State Level; Test Case in Oregon?

Supply Chain Trends and Issues

Featured Story

Breaking Supply Chain News: Gartner to Acquire AMR Research, as Supply Chain Industry's Largest Two Analyst Firms Combine
Number of Client-Centered Supply Chain Analysts Firms Continues to Dwindle; Does it Matter?

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Supply Chain News: Is "Vested Outsourcing" the Key to Fixing What Ails Most Outsourcing Relationships? Part 2
Strategy Fits Somewhere Between Strategic Supplier Relationships and Joint Ventures, Vitasek Says; Being OK with Outsourcers Making Higher Margin

Distribution and Material Handling Focus

Featured Story

Logistics News: Walgreens on How to Make a Program for Disabled Workers in the DC Work
Goal is for 10% of Total Distribution Employees to be Disabled; 700 Workers Already; "The Best Thing We Have Ever Done," SVP Randy Lewis Says

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Logistics News: Time Now to Relook at SKU and Activity Profiles in the Distribution Center
Wildly Changing Customer Demand Patterns, DC Consolidation, Mean Profiles have Changed for Many Companies; Key to Optimizing Order Picking Strategies and Technologies

Green Supply Chain Focus from - [TheGreenSupplyChain.com] (an SCDIGEST Website)

Featured Story

Climate-Gate and the Green Supply Chain
In Addition to Creating Global Warming Doubts, Email Scandal Could Push Out Cap and Trade in US; Regulated Versus Un-Regulated CO2 Emissions

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Breaking Green Supply Chain News: No Binding CO2 Treaty will Come out of Copenhagen Summit
France Blames US; Action Pushed back to 2010 or Later; "Political Commitment" in December?

Global Supply Chain and Logistics Focus

Featured Story

Global Supply Chain: How Many Process Steps Does it Take to Execute a Global Import?
106, New Stanford Study Finds; Lots of Opportunity for Process Automation

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Global Supply Chain News: US-China Trade Dispute Ratchets up a Notch, as US Imposes Strong Tariff on Steel Oil Pipes
Most Think Strong Protectionism Unlikely, but Cost for Some Importers Going Up; "Skepticism about Trade" Here, US Official Says

RFID and Auto ID Focus

Featured Story

RFID News Round-Up, Nov. 16, 2009
Apple May Put Reader in iPhone; ABI Research Does Not See Much Core Supply Chain Use for RFID; Rhode Island RFID Bill Vetoed Again, More News

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RFID News: Will Combining Tracking and Theft Protection in One Tag Drive RFID More Aggressively into the Consumer Goods-to-Retail Value Chain?
Metro Group to Pilot Concept with Checkpoint Systems; Could Make Incremental Cost of Item-Level RFID Modest

Sourcing and Procurement Focus

Featured Story

Supply Chain News: Walmart Joins Kohl's in Offering Factoring Program to Apparel Suppliers
More than 1000 Invited to Join "Supplier Alliance Program" - will Other Retailers also Jump In? Can this Approach Make Sense Outside of Retail?

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Supply Chain News: What are the Keys to Supplier Relationship Management Success?
Many Companies have Embraced SRM, but Not All Achieve Potential Benefits; Six Practices from SRM Leaders

Transportation Management Focus

Featured Story

Logistics News: Is New STB Re-authorization Bill Looming Soon?
Shrouded in Secrecy, Rumors Say Sen Rockefeller will Release within Month; Boon for Rail Shippers, or more Balanced Approach

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Logistics News: Worst May be Behind Truckers in Terms of Volumes, Rates
After Steep, Recession-Led Declines, Shippers Can Expect Flat to Slightly Increasing Rates in 2010, Say Baird Analysts

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