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October 11, 2012 - Supply Chain Digest On-Target Newsletter

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Four Pillars of Demand Planning Excellence

How Strong is Your Supply Chain`s Foundation?

Manufacturing: US Manufacturers Turning Lean Attention to Factory Labor

Supply Chain Trends : Supply Chain Network Design: Where the Real Money Is

Distribution and Material Handling: Our Review of the Annual Third Party Logistics Study

Global Supply Chain and Logistics: European Union Says it Is Considering Carbon Tax on Container and Bulk Ships Into and Out of Ports

RFID and Auto ID: Maybe SpyChips Book had a Point, as Students and Parents Protest Personal Tagging at Texas Schools

Sourcing and Procurement: Commodities Largely Up in Q3 but Remain Down for Full Year to Date

Transportation: T Boone Pickens on the Present and Future of Natural Gas Freight Trucks

Green Supply Chain: US Solar Panel Installation Levels Soar, Though Few are Made in US

Research and Insight: CSCO Insights: The Value of Vendor Compliance Optimization

Cartoon Caption Contest for Oct. 1, 2012

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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Deadline is 8:00 pm EST
Oct. 24, 2012.

Winner announced in Oct. 25th 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.

Featured Story: US Manufacturers Turning Lean Attention to Factory Labor

Manufacturers Increasingly Turning to Casual to Reduce Costs, Improve Flexibility; Staying Profitable Even in Recessions?

Meet Baxter; Company Says Robot will Help Save US Manufacturing, Can be Programmed by Non-Techies in About One Hour

Featured Story: Supply Chain Network Design: Where the Real Money Is

Too Many Companies Still Stuck in Old Approaches, Expert Says; How to Think About Customer Service in the Context of Supply Chain Costs

SCDigest Editor Dan Gilmore from the Conference Floor in Atlanta

Featured Story: Our Review of the Annual Third Party Logistics Study

Those Planning More Outsourcing Almost Triple Percent Favoring Taking More Work Back in House; 3PL IT Gap Continues

Gilmore on Voices, ''Wearables,'' Labor Management; Holste on AGVs for Distribution

Featured Story: European Union Says it Is Considering Carbon Tax on Container and Bulk Ships Into and Out of Ports

Move Would Mirror Controversial Approach for Airlines; Tax Would Likely be On Full Voyage Distance

2000 Workers in Melee, as Foxconn Now Says it Will Pay Overtime Fairly; Beware Company Security Guards

Featured Story: Maybe SpyChips Book had a Point, as Students and Parents Protest Personal Tagging at Texas Schools

A Number of Student Tracking Systems are Out There, It Turns Out; Monitoring More than Just Attendance?

Voice Deployments Keep Getting Easier, but Some Still Have More Success than Others; New SCDigest Report

Featured Story: Commodities Largely Up in Q3 but Remain Down for Full Year to Date

Commodities Mostly Down Sharply from Peak in April 2011

Conflicting Reports over Changes to Walmart Relationship to Trading Giant Li & Fung

Featured Story: Supply Chain Video News: T Boone Pickens on the Present and Future of Natural Gas Freight Trucks

Legendary energy investor T. Boone Pickens discusses a variety of topics related to his Pickens Plan and natural gas trucks.with Dan Gilmore

MAN in Germany Says New Design will Reduce Fuel and Carbon Emissions by an Average of 25%; Sleek Curves Replace Traditional Boxy Design

Featured Story: US Solar Panel Installation Levels Soar, Though Few are Made in US

China Dominates Solar Panel Production, Amid Complaints of Unfair Subsidies and Chinese Manufacturers Losing Money

Tax Would Raise Gas Price $3.00 per Gallon, he Says, but Have Other Benefits

Featured Story: CSCO Insights: The Value of Vendor Compliance Optimization

Analysis of where and how customers of vendor compliance optimization/management solutions find value from the software.

How Companies Think about Growing Network Pressures - and Ways they can Effectively Respond. New Report from CSCO Insights.