20-01-15

Supply Chain Digest:
PO Box 714
Springboro, Ohio 45066

Jan. 15, 2020 - Supply Chain Digest On-Target Newsletter

FEATURED SPONSOR

(Almost) Last Chance: The State of Retailer-Vendor Supply Chain Relationships 2020 Research
		Are Things Getting Better and More Collaborative - or Heading in the Other Direction? Third Biannual Study - Please Participate

SANTA CARTOON CAPTION CONTEST FOR DEC. 17, 2019

Deadline is 8:00 pm ET Jan. 18, 2020!

Every month, we post a cartoon and ask for witty/humorous captions from our readers. The winning entry(ies) will be published at the end of each month. You can always find the newest cartoon on the SCDigest home page.

Winner announced in Jan. 19th 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

See Full Size Cartoon
and send caption

MANUFACTURING

The More Supply Chains Change, the More they Stay the Same

Toy Giant Mattel Opportunities for Improvement in Supply Chain Basics

SUPPLY CHAIN TRENDS AND ISSUES

Greg Holder

Traverse Systems

Supply Chain Magic - Lessons from Popeye's and Santa

Your greatest marketing or merchandising win could be your greatest loss without a supply chain that's dynamic and able to respond

New "Little Book of Distributed Order Management"

Learn More about this Increasingly Important Software Category
- for Omnichannel Retail and Beyond.

Download the eBook Version or Request a Hardcopy

DISTRIBUTION AND MATERIAL HANDLING FOCUS

	As Micro-Fulfillment Systems Gain Traction, Walmart Gives Technology a Test
	Picking Speeds are much Higher with New System, but Headcount at Walmart has thus Far has not Dropped

GLOBAL SUPPLY CHAIN

Rules for Low Sulfur Ship Emissions Arrives, as Carriers Embrace Different Strategies to Comply, with Cost Implications for Shippers

Expensive Scrubbers still Thought to be Cheaper than New Fuels, but Maersk Betting Costs will Come Down

RFID AND AUTO ID FOCUS

Co-Inventor of Bar Code George Lauer Dies

Lauer Took a Risk with then New Linear Design for UPC Instead of Existing Circular Bar Code

SOURCING AND PROCUREMENT FOCUS

Three Negotiation Tips to Drive Improved Procurement Performances

Learning More about People than Product Categories will Drive Success, Negotiations Expert Says

TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT FOCUS

States Stepping Up Spending on Logistics Infrastructure. Awaiting New Federal Plan that Never Comes

New Report says Amount Needed Just to Catch Up on Deferred Maintenance is $1 Trillion

GREEN SUPPLY CHAIN

December UN Climate Summit Ends with Even more of a Whimper than Usual

No Agreement on Any Major Issue, Pushed to the 2020 Summit amid Strong Criticism from Environmentalists