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January 11, 2012 - Supply Chain Digest On-Target Newsletter
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Manufacturing: US Manufacturers Must Make Progress in Six Key Areas to Regain Competitiveness
Supply Chain Trends: The Supply Chain Year in Numbers and Graphs
Distribution and Material Handling: When it Come to Warehouse Management Implementation, there Can be No Short Cuts When it Comes to User Testing, Fralick Says
Global Supply Chain and Logistics: Supply Chain Thought Leadership Video Series: Building a Powerful Global Supply Chain Visibility Platform at Levi's
RFID and Auto ID: US Air Force Tracking Global Assets with Data Matrix 2D Bar Codes, has Labeled its 1 Millionth Item on Way to 2.1 Million
Sourcing and Procurement: Still Stinging from 787 Supply Chain Disaster, Boeing Now Putting Suppliers to the Test
Transportation: Shippers, Carrier Groups not Pleased with Hours of Service Changes
Green Supply Chain: Water Risks Becoming Investor Concerns, as New Interactice Tool Helps Companies Assess their Own Risk Levels
Research and Insight: CSCO Insights: The Value of Vendor Compliance Optimization

Cartoon Contest
New Cartoon Caption Contest for Jan. 9, 2012 - New Year's Objectives Edition!

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)

 

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Jan. 25, 2012
Winner announced in Jan. 26th SCDigest Newsletter
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Manufacturing Focus
Featured Story: US Manufacturers Must Make Progress in Six Key Areas to Regain Competitiveness
Survey Finds Execution Gap Between Awareness of What Needs to be Done and What is Happening; Few Have Both Lean Talent and Programs
Related Content: NLRB Set to (Maybe) Approve Modestly Watered Down Unionization Measure, While Indiana Legislators Moving to Enact Right-to-Work Law
Labor Issues Continue to Loom Large Nationally and at the State Level; New Hampshire Governor Vetoes Granite State Right to Work Law

Manufacturing Focus
Featured Story: The Supply Chain Year in Numbers and Graphs
From Factory Utilization to Oil Prices, we Chart the Year in Supply Chain
Related Content: A Distributed Order Management Thought Leaders Discussion
DOM as a Powerful Driver of Supply Chain and Customer Service Excellence



Manufacturing Focus
Featured Story: When it Come to Warehouse Management Implementation, there Can be No Short Cuts When it Comes to User Testing, Fralick Says
Companies Implementing WMS Should Change Thinking to Hitting a Testing Date, Not a Go-Live Date
Related Content: Understanding Fuel Cell Technology and Its Impact in the Distribution Center
Hydrogen Fuel Cell Powered Lift Trucks - A Matter of Efficiency versus Cost

Manufacturing Focus
Featured Story: Supply Chain Thought Leadership Video Series: Building a Powerful Global Supply Chain Visibility Platform at Levi's
SCDigest Editor discusses the supply chain visibility success story at Levis with Sanjay Mishra
Related Content: Yet Another Report Sees China Manufacturing Advantage Shrinking
Total Landed Costs for US Companies Lowest in Mexico, 2011 Manufacturing-Outsourcing Cost Index Find



Manufacturing Focus
Featured Story: US Air Force Tracking Global Assets with Data Matrix 2D Bar Codes, has Labeled its 1 Millionth Item on Way to 2.1 Million
Program went Ahead of Schedule, as 72,000 Assets Labeled and Scanned Each Month
Related Content: Dayton RFID Business Incubator Gaining Critical Mass
16 Supported Companies are Developing Breakthrough Technologies, Executive Director Brad Proctor Says; Many Large Companies Actively Involved in the Program

Manufacturing Focus
Featured Story: Still Stinging from 787 Supply Chain Disaster, Boeing Now Putting Suppliers to the Test
Daily Visits to Suppliers Now Not Uncommon; One Vendor Says Scrutiny Caused it to Replace its Scheduling Software
Related Content: New ISM Supply Management Certification for Non-Degreed Professionals Goes Live
New Certified in Supply Management Credential First Announced in September Now Available for Training, Testing



Manufacturing Focus
Featured Story: Shippers, Carrier Groups not Pleased with Hours of Service Changes
New Rest Period Requirements ''Disruptive'' NASSTRAC Says; Drivers Need Flexibility, Owner-Operators Group Argues
Related Content: New Hours of Service Rules Finally Announced
Industry Avoids Lost Hour of Driving as Feared, but Truckers Blasts Other Changes they Say Will Hurt Productivity with No Gains for Safety

Manufacturing Focus
Featured Story: Water Risks Becoming Investor Concerns, as New Interactice Tool Helps Companies Assess their Own Risk Levels
Water Usage will Continue to Surge, Presenting Real Supply Chain Problems; ''Aqueduct'' Web Tool from Coca-Cola and others is a Real Gem
Related Content: Green Supply Chain Year in Review
Setbacks on Many Fronts, but Individual Companies Continue to Make Great Strides

Manufacturing Focus
Featured Story: CSCO Insights: The Value of Vendor Compliance Optimization
Analysis of where and how customers of vendor compliance optimization/management solutions find value from the software.
Related Content: Supply Chain Executive Brief: Five Strategies for Reducing Supply Chain Network Inventories
How Companies Think about Growing Network Pressures - and Ways they can Effectively Respond. New Report from CSCO Insights.
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