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Oct. 5 , 2010 - Supply Chain Digest On-Target Newsletter
This Week:
bullet Manufacturing: Bill Targeted to Reduce Offshoring will not Make it Out of US Senate



Seegrid Video Case Study
How It Works: G-Series Industrial Mobile Robots



bullet Global Supply Chain and Logistics: Will Western and Japanese Car Makers Capitulate to Proposed Chinese Demand to Turn Over Electric Car Technology?
bullet Distribution and Material Handling: Review of the 2010 3PL Study
bullet Transportation: New UPS Ad Campaign Gives Logistics Profession a Big Boost
bullet Supply Chain Trends: Kraft Drives Out Supply Chain Costs for Itself and Retailers, Expects to Share in Benefits to Drive Growth
bullet Procurement and Sourcing: Little Reported Amid Still Wobbly Economy, Commodity Price Shocks and Supply Concerns Surging Again
bullet RFID and Auto ID: GSI Issues New Guidelines for RFID Pallet Tagging
bullet Green Supply Chain: Consumer Green Preference only Goes So Far, as Frito-Lay Kills Biodegradable SunChips Bag
 

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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).

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Oct. 14, 2010.

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supply Supply Chain Trends and Issues

Featured Story

Kraft Drives Out Supply Chain Costs for Itself and Retailers, Expects to Share in Benefits to Drive Growth

Supply Chain Innovation, Formally Acknowledging the Joint Benefits, are Key, Kraft's Lambotte Says




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CSCMP 2010 Day 3 Video Review

Dan Gilmore wraps up the final day of the Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals (CSCMP) annual conference in San Diego. The War on Trucking? Supply Chain Innovation Award winner, and more.



The Next Generation of Cost Savings

 
transportation Transportation Management Focus

Featured Story


New UPS Ad Campaign Gives Logistics Profession a Big Boost


''What Can Brown Do for You?'' Retired for Now in Favor of ''We Love Logistics''; Tens of Millions to Hear the Message that Logistics Can Drive Competitive Advantage



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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?


 
distribution Distribution and Material Handling Focus

Featured Story


Review of the 2010 3PL Study

Survey Finds Spend Through 3PLs Declined Substantially in 2009; Change in Strategy, or Result of Efficiency? Gainsharing Appeals to Both Sides

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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


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


Consumer Green Preference only Goes So Far, as Frito-Lay Kills Biodegradable SunChips Bag

Extreme Crunch Noise Irritates Consumers, as Sales Drop 11%; What are the Lessons for Other Companies

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Global Warming, Global Climate Change Out, ''Global Climate Disruption'' in as New CO2 Lead Phrase

White House Climate Guru Says Temperature Change has Broader Implications; The Five Myths of Climate Change


 
global Global Supply Chain and Logistics Focus

Featured Story


Will Western and Japanese Car Makers Capitulate to Proposed Chinese Demand to Turn Over Electric Car Technology?


Policy ''Violates Sanctity of Intellectual Property Law,'' Congressman Dingell Says; Nissan Already Rolling Over


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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

GSI Issues New Guidelines for RFID Pallet Tagging

Many Points of View on Tag Placement and Data Structure; Need to Address both the Asset and the Load



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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

 

sourcing Sourcing and Procurement Focus

Featured Story

Little Reported Amid Still Wobbly Economy, Commodity Price Shocks and Supply Concerns Surging Again

Agriculture, Metals Prices Soaring, Pressuring Bottom Lines; Longer Contracts, Direct Investment, Among the Weapons; Nestle Spending $500 Million to Help Coffee Growers Produce More


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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

manufacturing Manufacturing Focus

Featured Story

Supply Chain News: Bill Targeted to Reduce Offshoring will not Make it Out of US Senate

Strongly Opposed by Chamber of Commerce based on Keeping US Businesses Competitive Globally, Growing Percent of Public Blames Offshoring for Economy, Job Woes

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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

 
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