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September 18, 2013 - Supply Chain Digest On-Target Newsletter
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On Demand Webinar:

Transforming Big Blue's Procurement Operations
Manufacturing: Managing Fragility in Lean Manufacturing Systems
Supply Chain Trends: Food Giant Mondelez in Midst of Dramatic Supply Chain Transformation
Distribution and Material Handling: DC Managers Want Task Interleaving - What it is All About?
Global Supply Chain and Logistics: Maersk Triple E Cost Advantages are Too Great to Ignore
RFID and Auto ID: FTC Finally Approves Honeywell Acquisition of Intermec, Leaving Near Duopoly for Wireless Devices in US
Sourcing and Procurement: Still Something Wrong with Procurement ?
Transportation: In a Continued Mixed Market, US Truckload and LTL Rate Increases are Slowing
Green Supply Chain: Green Supply Chain News: New UN Climate Report Said to Dial Back Global Warming Predictions
Research and Insight: Closing the Gaps in S&OP Benchmark Report
Cartoon Contest
New Cartoon Caption Contest for Sept. 16, 2013

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)

Send Cartoon Entry

Deadline is 8:00 pm ET

Oct. 2, 2013
Winner announced in Nov. 11th 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.
Manufacturing Focus
Featured Story: Managing Fragility in Lean Manufacturing Systems
The Fragility of Lean Systems is its Strength, Expert Says
Related Content: Growing US Manufacturing Competitiveness to Lead to Export Surge, Job Growth
New Report from Boston Consulting Group Says US to have Major Advantages for Next Decade; Reshoring will Accelerate Around 2015
Manufacturing Focus
Featured Story: Food Giant Mondelez in Midst of Dramatic Supply Chain Transformation
Improvements Expected to Increase Cash Flow by $1 Billion Annually; How Many Projects Can One Company Manage at the Same Time?
Related Content: 3PLs Often Caught Between a Rock and a Hard Place
Video Discussion on the Many Challenges 3PLs Face, and Where They are Turnign for Answers

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Manufacturing Focus
Featured Story: DC Managers Want Task Interleaving - What it is All About?
Recent Study Says Logistics Pros See More Task Interleaving in their Futures - but It Is Harder to Achieve than Some Would Have You Believe
Related Content:The Complex Challenges of Designing an Automated Distribution Center
Peapod Decides to Build New Northeast DC, but Finding the Right Level of Automation is Tricky; In the End, a Design that Adds Automation but Stays within Reduced Budget
Manufacturing Focus
Featured Story: Maersk Triple E Cost Advantages are Too Great to Ignore
Drewry Shipping Says 35% Advantage in Bunker Fuel Costs, 30% Lower in Total Operating Costs
Related Content: Efforts Continue to Unionize Drayage Drivers - Would DCs best Next?
Small New Effort to Get Drayage Drivers in Teamsters New Tactic in Larger Strategy
Manufacturing Focus
Featured Story: FTC Finally Approves Honeywell Acquisition of Intermec, Leaving Near Duopoly for Wireless Devices in US
Honeywell and Motorola Solutions Now Dominate the Landscape; Can Datalogic Make it Three Players Again?
Related Content:RFID News Round-Up for Week of Sept. 2, 2013
Privacy Advocates Win Some RFID Battles for Now; New Tag has Built-In Sensor; American Apparel to Augment Store Reader Technology
Manufacturing Focus
Featured Story: Still Something Wrong with Procurement ?
Is the Fact that Salespeople are Trained to Get Past Procurement a Sign Something is Still Wrong?
Related Content: More Consolidation in the Procurement Software Space, as SciQuest to Acquire CombineNet
CombineNet Brings Advanced Technology, High Profile Customers and New Sectors to Much Larger SciQuest
Manufacturing Focus
Featured Story: In a Continued Mixed Market, US Truckload and LTL Rate Increases are Slowing
Rates Overall have Risen Just 1-2% in 2013, though Mid-Sized Shippers May be Taking More than Large Ones
Related Content: Interesting Predictions on How US Freight Market Will Play Out over Next 12 Years
Latest ATA Freight Tonnage Forecast Provides Interesting Picture of Current US Transportation Patterns, Predictions for 2024
Manufacturing Focus
Featured Story: New UN Climate Report Said to Dial Back Global Warming Predictions
Small but Meaningful Reductions in Estimates of Climate Sensitivity; Benefits Might Outweigh Costs
Related Content: Latest Report from UN Global Compact Report Shows Corporate Progress, But Says the Supply Chain Area is the Most Behind
Too Much Talk, not Enough Action; Will Business Benefits of Sustainability Drive Others to Find the Religion?
Manufacturing Focus
Featured Story: Closing the Gaps in S&OP Benchmark Report 2013
Analysis of where and how customers of vendor compliance optimization/management solutions find value from the software.
Related Content: Supply Chain Executive Brief: Five Strategies for Reducing Supply Chain Network Inventories
How Companies Think about Growing Network Pressures - and Ways they can Effectively Respond. New Report from CSCO Insights.
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