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Weekly On Target Newsletter
July 15, 2008 - Supply Chain Digest On-Target Newsletter
 
 
  This Week:  
  Manufacturing: Trade Policy Likely to be Key Issue in Presidential Election - with Potentially Large Impact for US Manufacturers  
  Global Supply Chain and Logistics: Where does Your Company Have Savings Leakage in Global Sourcing and Logistics?  
  Distribution: Order and SKU Velocity Profiling is Key to Picking System Design and Technology  
  Transportation: Pilots Union, Ohio Legislators, Try to Throw Wrench in DHL-UPS Deal  
 

Supply Chain Trends: Tools for Understanding Supply Chain Risk

  
  Procurement and Sourcing: Manufacturers Struggling with Unexpected Steel Prices, but Not So; $820 a Ton Surcharge from AK Steel; Will Manufacturers Find Substitute Materials?
 
  RFID and Auto ID: Cost Justifying an Automatic Identification System  
 
Manufacturing Focus
 
 

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  Trade Policy Likely to be Key Issue in Presidential Election - with Potentially Large Impact for US Manufacturers
    Has Open Trade Hurt or Helped Key Swing State Ohio? The Results and Voter Opinion are Mixed
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  Will Rising Logistics Costs Finally Reverse Trend of Offshore Production?
    Mini-Trend Seems to be Underway; DESA Moves All Heater Production back from China to Kentucky; Reverse Globalization?
 
 
 
Supply Chain Trends and Issues
 
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  Tools for Understanding Supply Chain Risk
    Risk Can be Analyzed Using Several Types of Matrix Tools; HP Matches Risk Areas with Supply Chain Processes
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Costs, Uncertainty and Sustainability Top Logistics Executive Agenda, Gene Tyndall Says
    Many Factors Causing Some Companies to Rethink Existing Supply Chain Paradigms and Strategies
 
 
 
 Distribution and Material Handling Focus
 
 
   
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Order Picking Systems Decisions Are Closely Tied To Location and Storage Mode Decisions, Says Cliff Holste
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  Understanding Warehouse Management System Support for New Order Picking Technologies
   

Ensure you Understand Supporting Software Options and Costs before Deciding on a Technology; Upgrade, Modify, or Interface?
 
 
Global Supply Chain and Logistics Focus
 
 
Featured Story

Where does Your Company Have Savings Leakage in Global Sourcing and Logistics?
 

As Companies Fail to Reach Savings Goals, is the Cause Overly Optimistic Expectations or Poor Execution?

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Are Chinese Manufacturers Simply Low-Cost Producers - or Serious Global Competitive Threats?
  McKinsey Survey Latest to Show Disconnects Between Western Beliefs, Chinese Company Actions; the "Dragons" have Ambitious Plans
 
 
RFID and Auto ID Focus
 
 
Featured Story
Cost Justifying an Automatic Identification System
  Basics of Calculating Return on Investment Should be the Same for Bar Code, RFID
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RFID Versus Bar Codes On the Shop Floor - Who is Ready for a "Smackdown?"
  SCDigest and Wright State University Looking for Job Shop Manufacturer to Test Benefits of Bar Code Versus RFID
 
 
Sourcing and Procurement Focus
 
 
Featured Story
Manufacturers Struggling with Unexpected Steel Price Surcharges
 

Many Thought they Had Firm Prices, but Not So; $820 a Ton Surcharge from AK Steel; Will Manufacturers Find Substitute Materials?

Related Content

15 Negotiation Pitfalls - and How to Avoid Them
 

It’s Easy to Let Personality and Emotion Get in the Way of Getting the Best Deal

 
 
 
Transportation Management Focus
 
 
Featured Stories
Pilots Union, Ohio Legislators, Try to Throw Wrench in DHL-UPS Deal
  Groups Asking Justice Department to Look at Potential Anti-Trust Issues or Union Contract Violations; Several Recent Mergers have Reduced Overall Express Competition, Congressman Says
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Is the Quick Answer to Soaring Fuel Costs Ethanol and Methanol in the End?
  Rapid Move to Alcohol-Capable Vehicles Would Effectively Put a Ceiling on Traditional Oil Prices, Author Says, and Could Happen Quickly with One Law from Congress
 
 
 

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