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Reallocating Resources to What Really Matters:

Order Management’s Impact on Supply Chain Excellence

 

 

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Errors in the Order-to-Cash Process

 

 


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Deadline is 8:00 pm ET Sept, 13, 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

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MANUFACTURING
Whirlpool Wins Major Ruling Against Imports in Rarely Used Filing – will Others Follow Suit?
Solar Panel Makers also Likely to Get Tariffs on Imports, as Protectionism Might get Real
SUPPLY CHAIN TRENDS AND ISSUES
IDC's Simon Ellis on a Framework for Supply Chain Digitization
Ellis Introduces his 5C Model for Digital Transformation

New On-Demand 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


 




DISTRIBUTION AND MATERIAL HANDLING FOCUS
Market for Warehouse Space Continues to Defy Gravity, with Rates Up and Vacancies Down again in Q3
Reports from JLL and CBRE Agree it is a Great Market for Real Estate Firms, as Shippers have to Keep Paying More
GLOBAL SUPPLY CHAIN
US Importers Benefitting from a "Cold War" in Container Rates Even as Volumes Improve
Carriers Just Can't Achieve Higher Rates Even as Utilization is on the Rise
RFID AND AUTO ID FOCUS
Still Lots of Different Bar Code Labels on HP Printer
Even if RFID Gains Hold, Bar Codes and Human Readable on Labels Likely to be with US for Many Years
SOURCING AND PROCUREMENT FOCUS
Vodafone Drives Big Results from X-Raying Procurement Process
Mobile Giant Turns to Technology to Understand Process Exceptions rather than Traditional Analysis, with Great Results
TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT FOCUS
Highlights from the 22nd Annual Third-Party Logistics Study Part 2
Special Topics Review Includes use of Blockchain, Automation and Digitization, and Talent Management
GREEN SUPPLY CHAIN
Former CEO of UK's Asda Grocery Chain Tells Retailers, Manufacturers to Get Rid of Plastics Right Now
Are You Ready for the Plastics Free Aisle? Much more Interest in UK than US
RESEARCH AND INSIGHT
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Last Chance! The State of Retail and Vendor Supply Chain Relations 2017 Survey and Study
Are We Getting More Integrated and Collaborative - Or Heading in the Other Direction? Help Needed from Retailers and Vendors/Brand Companies.
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