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December 01, 2010 - Supply Chain Digest On-Target Newsletter

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	Manufacturing: Supply Chain News: Has US dug its Own Manufacturing Hole with Approach to China?	Your Operations Can Be Costly And Complex. Infor SCM Can Conquer That. Rethink Warehouse Management. Get The SCM White Paper Today!

	Global Supply Chain and Logistics: Global Supply Chain News: Japan Now Moving Rapidly Down the Low Cost Country Path, as Currency Makes Domestic Production Even More Expensive

	Distribution and Material Handling: Supply Chain News: Getting Cross Dock DC Design Right

	Transportation: Supply Chain News: With CSA Looming, Trucking Groups Move to Halt Implementation; Should Shippers Care?

	Supply Chain Trends: Top Consumer Packaged Goods Supply Chains for 2010

	Procurement and Sourcing: Supply Chain News: In Dynamic Economic Times, Do we Need Predictive Tools to Better Highlight Supplier Financial and Operational Risk?

	RFID and Auto ID: RFID and AIDC News: A Retro View - the Ten Commandments of Bar Coding

	Green Supply Chain: Green Supply Chain News: China's Thinking on Coal Liquefication Remains Cloudy, but Major Plant Gaining Steam

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Manufacturing Focus

Featured Story
Supply Chain News: Has US dug its Own Manufacturing Hole with Approach to China?

Economist Clyde Prestowitz says Yes; US Needs Major Changes, but Demonization of China will not Work; China, Germany Made for Exporting, US to Consume

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Supply Chain News: Manufacturing Growth Up in US and Globally, but Hole Dug in Recession by Developed Economies was Very Deep

PMI Numbers for October looked Good Across Most of the World, but US, Europe and Japan not Near Back to Pre-Recession Production Levels while China and India Have Soared

Supply Chain Trends and Issues

Featured Story
Top Consumer Packaged Goods Supply Chains for 2010

Annual Kantar Retail List Again Shows Procter & Gamble on Top, but Unilever, Heinz make Big Moves

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What Supply Chain Execs Think about Flexibility

Survey Results from Georgia Tech Supply Chain Executive Forum Show Improved Flexibility at the Top of the Priority List, Technology Seen as Biggest Barrier

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Distribution and Material Handling Focus

Featured Story
Supply Chain News: Getting Cross Dock DC Design Right

I-Shaped is Most Popular for Pure Cross Dock Facilities, but Optimal Design Depends on Many Factors

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Logistics News: CHEP Parent Acquiring IFCO, Creating a Pallet and Container Giant

CHEP has had Stumbled in US Market, but New CEO Gorman is Righting the Ship

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Green Supply Chain Focus
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Featured Story
Green Supply Chain News: China's Thinking on Coal Liquefication Remains Cloudy, but Major Plant Gaining Steam

China Scaled Back Projects in 2008, but One New Plant Ups Production; Cost Effective at Oil above $40 per Barrel

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Green Supply Chain News: EPA Issues ''Guidance'' in Controversial Plan to Regulate Greenhouse Gas Emissions; New Requirements Mostly for Large Factories

Not Immediately Clear How Burdensome New Rules will Be; EPA says Approach Will Not Slow Down New Construction or Expansions

Global Supply Chain and Logistics Focus

Featured Story
Global Supply Chain News: Japan Now Moving Rapidly Down the Low Cost Country Path, as Currency Makes Domestic Production Even More Expensive

Self-Fulfilling Manufacturing Decline already Experienced in the West; Sony TV Unit makes First Profit in Six Years Due to Offshoring

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Global Supply Chain News: Donald Trump Says US being Taken to Cleaners in Trade Relationship with China

Calls for Tariff of 25% on Chinese Imports; Stop Buying Chinese-Made Toys for Your Kids, The Donald Says Last Week

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RFID and Auto ID Focus

Featured Story
RFID and AIDC News: A Retro View - the Ten Commandments of Bar Coding

There was a Time when Bar Coding was Very Hard; Do we Need a New 10 Commandments for RFID?

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RFID News of the Week for Nov. 23, 2010

New Passive Tag System for Cold Chain Monitoring; Alien Tries New CEO; ABI Predicts 16% Jump in RFID Spend for 2011

Sourcing and Procurement Focus

Featured Story
Supply Chain News: In Dynamic Economic Times, Do we Need Predictive Tools to Better Highlight Supplier Financial and Operational Risk?

Costs of Supplier Failure or Trouble Higher than Companies Realize, New Report Says; Companies must Become their Own Credit Ratings Agencies, Use Multiple Assessment Factors

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Supply Chain News: Companies that Do Not Manage Commodity Price Swings Well Leave Lots of Dollars Off the Bottom Line

Cross-Functional Collaboration is Key, McKinsey Consultant Says; Reducing Margin Volatility 20-40%

Transportation Management Focus

Featured Story
Supply Chain News: With CSA Looming, Trucking Groups Move to Halt Implementation; Should Shippers Care?

Suit Filed One Week before Implementation of Revised Carrier Safety Reporting; Rates Hikes Ultimately in Double Digits, One Freight Broker Says

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Logistics News: UPS, FedEx Rate Hike Could be More Painful to Shippers than Many Realize

DIM Weight, Accessorial Changes May Increase Costs Well above Headline Increase Levels; 18.7% Increase in One Example

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