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December 19, 2013 - Supply Chain Digest On-Target Newsletter

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Supply Chain Visibility: A Critical Strategy to Optimize Cost and Service

Manufacturing: Headlines Say US Industrial Production Finally Exceeds Pre-Recession High - but Manufacturing Still Not There

Supply Chain Trends: Supply Chain Digest Cartoon Caption Contests Anticipated Amazon Drones, Parodies

Distribution and Material Handling: In Latest in Stunning 2013 Moves, Reports Say Amazon Preparing to Go After Warehouse Clubs, ''Center Aisle'' Goods

Global Supply Chain and Logistics: G6 Alliance Carriers to Expand Network to Compete with P3, as Container Shipping Industry Chess Match Gets Interesting

RFID and Auto ID: Sudden JC Penney Retreat from RFID Led to Rash of Store Thefts

Sourcing and Procurement: The Timeless Procurement Challenge of Supplier Price versus Cost Part 2

Transportation: Cool New Supply Chain Product of the Month for December, 2013

Green Supply Chain: Growing Number of Companies Using Internal Price for Carbon Emissions, though Extent to which This Impacts Business Decisions Still Unclear

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

New Christmas Supply Chain Cartoon Caption Contest for Dec. 16, 2013

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)

Deadline is 8:00 pm ET

Jan. 15, 2014

Winner announced in Jan. 16th 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: Headlines Say US Industrial Production Finally Exceeds Pre-Recession High - but Manufacturing Still Not There

US Manufacturing Still 2.8% Below 2007 Peak, while Capacity Utilization has Flatlined Below Long Run Average

New Honda Factory in Japan Makes Broad Use of Robotics, Shaves 40 Minutes off Assembly Times; A Testing Lab for Factories Worldwide

Featured Story: Supply Chain Digest Cartoon Caption Contests Anticipated Amazon Drones, Parodies

We are Taking Victory Lap after Our Cartoons Featured Delivery Drones and Rockets Well Ahead of Current Attention

Related Content: What Makes a Good Inventory Buffer?

If You Don’t Set your Inventory Buffers Correctly, it Will Increase Other Costs

Featured Story: In Latest in Stunning 2013 Moves, Reports Say Amazon Preparing to Go After Warehouse Clubs, ''Center Aisle'' Goods

Reports Says Amazon will Ship Standard, Large Case Filled with Bulk Size Items; Four Fulfillment Centers Already Identified to Process and Ship New Orders

Big Data and Logistics; New Talent for the New Normal; Profiting from Global Trade Management

Featured Story: G6 Alliance Carriers to Expand Network to Compete with P3, as Container Shipping Industry Chess Match Gets Interesting

P3 Alliance Operating as if It has Already Achieved Regulator Approval, Federal Maritime Commissioner Says

Timing and Level of GRI Announcements are Amazingly Similar Across Euro Carriers, Alphaliner Finds

Featured Story: RFID News: Sudden JC Penney Retreat from RFID Led to Rash of Store Thefts

EAS Tags were Dropped in Favor of RFID - but then that Program Also Was Largely Abandoned; a $28+ Million Mistake

The Time of Year that Businesses Really Appreciate The Value of Voice Technology Solutions

Featured Story: The Timeless Procurement Challenge of Supplier Price versus Cost Part 2

Need to Understand Cost Drivers at Suppliers, and Manage for Total Supply Chain Costs; Using the Sourcing Grid

Need to Understand Cost Drivers at Suppliers, and Manage for Total Supply Chain Costs

Featured Story: Cool New Supply Chain Product of the Month for December, 2013

Oracle's New Logistics Command Center Solution Delivers Innovative New Approach to Transportation Analytics

Registered Brokers Numbers May be Cut in Half, to 10,000 or So, but Currently Active Ones Likely to Stay in Business or Become Agents for Larger Firms

Featured Story: Growing Number of Companies Using Internal Price for Carbon Emissions, though Extent to which This Impacts Business Decisions Still Unclear

Carbon Disclosure Project Says 29 Major Companies Assigning Cost for Carbon, but Price Levels, Actual Decision Impact Seem to Vary Substantially; Placing Your Bets

In the End, It is Always about the Money, Isn't itt? Historical Responsibility for Greenhouse Gas Emissions?

Featured Story: New Research on Automated Case Picking in Distribution

Be Part of Our Survey to Identify Obstacles and Opportunities in the Rapidly Developing Area of Logistics

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