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                            New Videocast! 
                            
                          Supply Chain Optimization Predictions and Misses: A Look at Back at  
                            Optimization Trends in 2017 - Where We're Headed in 2018 
                            
                         
                            
                            
                          A Look at How Events this Year Impacted Supply Chain Design and  
                            Optimization - and How You can Be Ahead of the Curve in 2018 
                            
                           
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                | NEW CARTOON CAPTION CONTEST FOR SEPT 28, 2017 | 
               
              
                
                  
                     
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                     Deadline is 8:00 pm ET Nov. 1, 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 the Nov. 2 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. 
                         
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                | SUPPLY CHAIN TRENDS AND ISSUES | 
                 
              
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                | GLOBAL SUPPLY CHAIN | 
                 
              
                
                  
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                        | Cost in Global Supply Chain | 
                         
                      
                        | For Global Supply Chains, Defining Cost is Incredibly Complex, Driven by a Myriad of Factors and Considerations, Some of Which are Unpredictable | 
                         
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