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September 12, 2017 - Supply Chain Digest On-Target Newsletter

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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, 20, 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, 27th SCDigest Newsletter

May the funniest man or woman win!
Have an idea for a cartoon? We would love that too, and will give you the credit.

See Full Size Cartoon
and send caption

MANUFACTURING

Is 5S Really the Way to Begin Lean Transformation?

Depends on How it is Perceived from the Perpsecpective of Shop Floor Employees, Pracitioner Says

SUPPLY CHAIN TRENDS AND ISSUES

Supply Chain News Makers Video Series: A Look at US Inventory Performance in 2016

Jim Stephens and Dan Gilmore Review Key Inventory Measures and Performance Across Key Industry Sectors in 2016

DISTRIBUTION AND MATERIAL HANDLING FOCUS

Update! More Detail on MIT Releases New Drone and RFID System for Distribution Center Inventories

Inventor Explains How System Expands RFID Read Range 10-Fold, Can Read Cases not Just Pallets

GLOBAL SUPPLY CHAIN

Now, Blockchain Technology Set to Disrupt Dated Maritime Insurance Paradigm

Microsoft, Maersk, EY and Guardtime Partner for New Solution, Attacking Sector Called "Completely Inefficient"

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

Simple Approaches to Assessing Supplier Financial Risk

Procurement Pro Outlines Some Basic Measures Used to Assess a Supplier's Financial Health

TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT FOCUS

Supply Chain Graphic of the Week: Carrier Operating Performance by Mode for Q2 2017

Truckload Carriers are the Weak Sisters in Q2, While Rail Carriers Continue to be Far More Profitable than Truckload or LTL Sectors

GREEN SUPPLY CHAIN

Addressing Global Warming by Sucking CO2 Out of the Atmosphere?

New Technology from Climeworks is Very Interesting - but it Will Take Millions of Machines to Make a Difference

RESEARCH AND INSIGHT

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.