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August 12, 2008 - Supply Chain Digest On-Target Newsletter
 
 
  This Week:  
  Manufacturing: For First Time in More than 100 Years, US Set to Lose Place as Largest Manufacturer in the World  
  Global Supply Chain and Logistics: Doha Trade Agreement Looks Dead, After Seven Years of Effort, but there may be More Opportunity in Efficient Global Logistics  
  Distribution and Material Handling: Can Use of a "Casual Observer" Strategy Help Improve Distribution Operations?  
  Transportation: Mexican Trucking Program Promised by NAFTA Defies Efforts to Kill It, Though Pulse is Far from Strong  
 

Supply Chain Trends: The Eight Steps of the Forecasting Process Using Demand Planning Software

 
  Procurement and Sourcing: The Keys to Implementing Dual Buyer-Supplier Scorecards Successfully
 
  RFID and Auto ID: CompTIA Research Shows Channels for RFID Still Immature  
 
Manufacturing Focus
 
 

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  For First Time in More than 100 Years, US Set to Lose Place as Largest Manufacturer in the World
    Study from Global Insight Says China to be Number 1 in 2009; Rapid Chinese Growth, Combined with US Slowdown, Expected to Bring Change in Top Spot Earlier than Expected; Gap will Continue to Widen
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  What are the Best States for Manufacturing and Logistics?
    Annual Ball State Study Finds Missouri, Utah and Florida on Top; Rhode Island, Maine, and West Virginia on the Bottom; Author says US Manufacturing Still in Growth Mode
 
 
 
Supply Chain Trends and Issues
 
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Featured Story
  The Eight Steps of the Forecasting Process Using Demand Planning Software
   

It Ends, Hopefully, with a Single, Consensus Forecast; Technology Advances are Improving the Process

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Talk is Ahead of Action on Green Supply Chain, According to McKinsey Study
    One Challenge: Most of a Company’s Carbon Footprint is in its External Supply Chain
 
 
 
 Distribution and Material Handling Focus
 
 
   
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  Do We Need Standard Shipping Containers for Domestic Logistics?
   

Ocean Containers Have Ushered in Dramatic Efficiencies in Global Logistics, While we Still Handle Myriad Load Types in Domestic Operations; In Search of "Easy, Open and Efficient"

 
 
Global Supply Chain and Logistics Focus
 
 
Featured Story

Doha Trade Agreement Looks Dead, After Seven Years of Efforts
 

WTO Effort to Reduce Tariffs Worldwide Sputters over Farm Issues; Look to Logistics Improvements Instead, One Expert Says, to Encourage Trade

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From Retail Wire: Retailers Try to Control Overseas Manufacturers
  Investigation Reveals Child Labor Violations; Supplier Deception
 
 
RFID and Auto ID Focus
 
 
Featured Story
CompTIA Research Shows Channels for RFID Still Immature
  Lack of Experience and Talent Probably Limits RFID Growth at the End Customer Level for Now
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The Three Ways RFID Can Impact Business Processes
  Is it Just a Better Bar Code, or Can You Invent a New Process that Maximizes Use of the Technology? An Analytic Framework
 
 
Sourcing and Procurement Focus
 
 
Featured Story
The Keys to Implementing Dual Buyer-Supplier Scorecards Successfully
 

A Wide Range of Best Practices is Needed to Make it Work, Experts Say
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Annual CAPS Benchmark Study - No Surprise - Finds Level of Offshoring, e-Procurement Up in 2007
 

Procurement Overhead Costs Remain Flat for Third Straight Year; $25 million in Average Spend per Procurement Employee

 
 
 
Transportation Management Focus
 
 
Featured Stories
Mexican Trucking Program Promised by NAFTA Defies Efforts to Kill It, Though Pulse is Far from Strong
  Transportation Dept Extends Program for Two Years Over Congressional Objections; Light Participation from Carriers Thus Far; What Happens in November?
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Are We Entering a New Railroad Golden Era?
  Across the Globe, Money is Pouring into Rail Infrastructure; 80% More Miles on a Gallon of Diesel than 30 Years Ago
 
 
 

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