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Weekly On Target Newsletter
Sept. 15, 2010 - Supply Chain Digest On-Target Newsletter
This Week:
bullet Manufacturing: Manufacturing News Round-Up for Week of Sept. 15, 2010

bullet Global Supply Chain and Logistics: Despite Growing Recovery In Container Volumes, Ocean Shipping Capacity Still Growing Faster than Demand
bullet Distribution and Material Handling: Key to Lift Truck Optimization may Lie in Fixing Inventory Accuracy
bullet Transportation: Federal Judge Rules for Port of LA in Drayage Truck Emissions Case, Perhaps Ushering in Era of More Local Control over Trucking
bullet Supply Chain Trends: On-Demand Developments by Supply Chain Software Category
bullet Procurement and Sourcing: The Category Manager and the New Skill Requirements for Procurement Professionals
bullet RFID and Auto ID: RFID News Round Up for Week of Sept. 15, 2010
bullet Green Supply Chain: Is it time for Carbon Management as a Corporate Strategic Priority
 

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New Caption Contest for Sept. 15, 2010!

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).

Deadline is 8:00 pm EST
Sept. 29, 2010.

Winner announced in Sept. 30th SCDigest Newsletter

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transportation Transportation Management Focus

Featured Story


Federal Judge Rules for Port of LA in Drayage Truck Emissions Case, Perhaps Ushering in Era of More Local Control over Trucking

American Trucking Association Promises Appeal; Is the Issue the Environment - or Unionization?


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FedEx Wins Important Ruling in Contractor Legal Battle, but War far From Over

Multi-District Federal Judge Rules Kansas Contractors are not Employees, sends most Cases Back to States; Final Outcome will Now Likely Take Years to Play Out, as FedEx Looks for Contractors to Incorporate; Vestige of RPS


 
supply Supply Chain Trends and Issues

Featured Story

On-Demand Developments by Supply Chain
Software Category

Global Trade Management , TMS and Procurement Lead the Way, but Other Categories Moving Rapidly; In some Areas, Solutions Available, but Adoption is Still Slow


Related Content


The Pros and Cons of On-Demand Supply Chain Software

On-Demand Model Brings Lots of Potential Benefits, but There may be Trade-Offs; Both Sides Claim TCO Advantages



The Power of VisibleEdge®

  • Real-Time Load and Location Information
  • 3-Dimensional Inventory Positioning
  • Eliminate the Errors Associated with Bar Code Scanning Processes
  • Optimize Lift Truck Performance

 

 
distribution Distribution and Material Handling Focus

Featured Story


The Key to Lift Truck Optimization May Lie in Fixing Inventory Accuracy

Focusing on Vehicle Management Only often doesn't Hit True Performance Drivers; A Maturity Model for Vehicle Management


Related Content

Is it Finally Time for Warehouse Management in the Cloud?

Fast-paced discussion on changes that are finally enabling Cloud-based WMS, and the benefits for companies versus the traditional deployment models.


Upcoming Webinar

Expand your Supply Chain Playbook!

 

Outpace your competition with game changing mobility strategies in distribution, transportation and manufacturing

October 6th, 2010 @ 1pm EST

 

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

Featured Story


Is it time for Carbon Management as a Corporate Strategic Priority?

New Report from the Carbon Disclosure Project - Naturally - Says Yes; Looking at Supply Chain Network through a Carbon Lens

Related Content

To Surprise of Many, California Ban on Plastic Bags Fails to Pass


Bill Proponents Cite Lobbying Spend by American Chemicals Council as Reason Bill Dies in Senate; Will Failure Stop Other States from Pursuing their Own Bans


 
global Global Supply Chain and Logistics Focus

Featured Story


Despite Growing Recovery In Container Volumes, Ocean Shipping Capacity Still Growing Faster than Demand


New Report from Sea-Axis more Bearish for Carriers than Other Estimates; ''Effectively Fleet'' Capacity Growth to Far Exceed Demand Growth of 10% in 2010 and 2011


Related Content


Supply Chain Video: Building an Effective Export Management Process for Medium and Small Businesses


A fast-paced discussion on what it takes to build an effective export management process, especially for small and medium business - though there are many insights here for larger companies as well...

 

 

Featured Video

 

Building an Effective Export Management Process for Medium and Small Businesses

 
RFID RFID and Auto ID Focus

Featured Story

RFID News Round Up for Week of Sept. 15, 2010

Air Ducts Supercharge RFID Signals? Schoolchildren now Center of RFID Privacy Concerns; Rush Tracking and Precyse Technologies Win Frost & Sullivan Best Practice Awards for RFID Solutions


Related Content

Mobile RFID Readers Now also in Short Supply?

What a 20,000 Unit WalMart Order will Do to You; 300% RFID Market Growth in 2011?


 

 
sourcing Sourcing and Procurement Focus

Featured Story

The Category Manager and the New Skill Requirements for Procurement Professionals

Survey Finds Broad Changes in Procurement Skills that will be Needed by 2015; Knowledge Bottlenecks are an Issue


Related Content


Supply Chain News: Key Drivers of Successful Supplier Risk Management


Big Difference between the How Important Companies Says Risk Management Is versus What they are Really Doing about it, Research Finds; Could we Just have a Little Training?

 

manufacturing Manufacturing Focus

Featured Story

Supply Chain News: Manufacturing News Round-Up for Week of Sept. 15, 2010

Harley-Davidson Gets Concessions, will Keep Plants in Wisconsin; New Volvo Owner to Build Three Plants in China; Last US Incandescent Bulb Factory to Close, as 2007 Law Sends Jobs Overseas

Related Content

Are Manufacturers Really bringing Back Work to US?

Anecdotes and some Data Say Yes - Even as Trade Deficits with China Rise; US Now has Total Cost Advantage in Some Areas, GE Executive Says

 

 
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