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December 03, 2014 - Supply Chain Digest On-Target Newsletter

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Eight Annual Gartner-SCDigest Supply Chain Study

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LAST CHANCE! CARTOON CAPTION CONTEST FOR NOV. 4

Deadline is 8:00 pm Dec. 4th, 2014.

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 Dec. 5th SCDigest Newsletter
May the funniest man or woman win!
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MANUFACTURING

Amid Some Resurgence in US Manufacturing, Factory Floor Wages Continue to Fall

New Report Summarizes Scary Drop in US Manufacturing Wages over the Past Decade; What Good will US Manufacturing Resurgence be at These Wage Levels?

SUPPLY CHAIN TRENDS AND ISSUES

SCDigest's Cool New Supply Chain Product of the Month for December, 2014

Logility's New Voyager Solutions Platform Adds Many New Capabilities, While Powering Logility's Continued Movement Up-Market

DISTRIBUTION AND MATERIAL HANDLING FOCUS

Vertical Lift Modules and Vertical Carousels Provide High Density Storage in a Small Footprint

Going Vertical Provides DC Cube Optimization & Increased Order Picking Productivity; Differences between the Two Technologies

GLOBAL SUPPLY CHAIN

Supply Chain News Makers Video Series: Changes Coming to Cross Border Logistics with Mexico

Inefficient Customs Clearance Monopoly Cost US Shippers Some $2 Billion Annually, but Relief May be in Sight

RFID AND AUTO ID FOCUS

Will Wide Area RFID Readers Change the Game in RFID Systems?

New Reader from Impinj Shows Where this Technology Is Headed; Real Time Locator Systems with Passive Tags

SOURCING AND PROCUREMENT FOCUS

Calculating Supplier Lead-Time Variability - Not as Easy as It Seems

Knowing Lead-time Variability Helps set the Right Safety Stock Level; Tracking and Calculating the Lead-time Variability is not Always Easy

TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT FOCUS

Oil May Fall to Below $40 per Barrel, Experts Say, but Diesel Costs Much Slower to Respond

Stunning Oil Price Decline Likely to Continue, Experts Say, as OPEC Keeps Pumping; What is the Price Floor?

GREEN SUPPLY CHAIN

Green Supply Chain News: Groundbreaking New Solar Plant in California Struggling Early On, Blames too Many Cloudy Days

Ivanpah Plant is Pioneering New Solar Technology, Which May be Big Part the Issue Too

RESEARCH AND INSIGHT

Eighth Annual Gartner-SCDigest Study to Delve Deeper Into Supply Chain Maturity Impacts, Getting Value from SCM Software

Research has Now Become One of the Most Important Studies in the Supply Chain Discipline; As Always, Complimentary Gartner Reports Available to Respondents