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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

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MANUFACTURING
Supply Chain News Makers Video Series: Just What is "Smart Manufacturing?"
IDC Manufacturing Insights Analyst Bob Parker Discusses Smart Manufacturing with Supply Chain Digest Editor Dan Gilmore
SUPPLY CHAIN TRENDS AND ISSUES
Supply Chain Planning Software Need to Move to a More ''Sense and Respond'' Model, Gartner Says
Planning Mostly Focuses Now On Optimization, Needs to Balance with Design and Responsiveness Capabilities
DISTRIBUTION AND MATERIAL HANDLING FOCUS
Amazon Ponders Ninth Generation Fulfillment Center Design
10 Eighth Generation FCs Make Broad Use of Kiva Robots, more Automation Coming
GLOBAL SUPPLY CHAIN
Big Ship Orders Keep Coming, but 25,000 TEU Ships Possible but Unlikely
Big Ship Orders Changing the Industry, Drewry Says, While Maersk CEO Says 18,000 TEU is the Sweetspot
RFID AND AUTO ID FOCUS
Here it Comes - Office Complex in Sweden Offers Option of Embedded RFID for Workers to Automate Access, Buy Lunch
Many have Concerns, but Group in Country Seeks 100 Participants to Test and Study the Technology; Turning off Your Key Fob if You are Behind on Car Payment?
SOURCING AND PROCUREMENT FOCUS
Procurement Function in Medium-Sized Companies Needs a Management Framework
More Activities Across the Procurement Lifecycle will Need to Be Shared with Non-Procurement Managers, but Governance is Key
TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT FOCUS
Is Higher Pay Really the Key to Solving Driver Shortage?
Wages are Headed Up, but Impact as Yet Unclear; Maybe Carriers Should Increase the Respect Quotient Too
GREEN SUPPLY CHAIN
Walmart Web Site to Name Environmental Leaders in Different Product Categories
Will Consumers Choose the Green Products? That is the Huge Question
RESEARCH AND INSIGHT
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The 13 Keys to Retail Vendor Compliance Program Success
Considering a vendor compliance program? SCDigest details the keys to success.
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