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March 07, 2012 - Supply Chain Digest On-Target Newsletter

Analyst Case Study: Manufacturer RedBuilt Saves $700,000 by Moving to the Cloud

Learn how RedBuilt’s Experience Can Help You Have a Successful 2012

Manufacturing: Labor Disputes Settled at Cooper Tire and Caterpillar Canada - with Very Different Ends

Supply Chain Trends: Top Retail Supply Chains 2011

Distribution and Material Handling: Does''Count-Back'' Make Sense for Case Pick-to Belt Applications and Downstream Sortation? Part 2

Global Supply Chain and Logistics: Toyota Taking Massive Effort to Reduce Its Supply Chain Risk in Japan

RFID and Auto ID: Traditional Laser Scanners versus Imagers in Distribution Centers

Sourcing and Procurement: New Procurement Report from KPMG Finds - as Usual - Profession Needs to Expand Scope, Move Up the Food Chain

Transportation: Rail Carriers Enjoy Another Strong Quarter and Year, as LTLs Make Progress

Green Supply Chain: Detailed Emissions Reporting in Logistics is Coming, Gartner Says

Research and Insight: CSCO Insights: The Value of Vendor Compliance Optimization

Supply Chain Volatility
Never Stops: Learn How

to Manage It

Justifying The Cost Of a
TMS By Automating Freight

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Last Chance! Cartoon Caption Contest for Feb. 20, 2012

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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Deadline is 8:00 pm EST
March 8, 2011.

Winner announced in March 9th 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.

Featured Story: Labor Disputes Settled at Cooper Tire and Caterpillar Canada - with Very Different Ends

Cooper Workers In Findlay Finally Reach Deal after Three-Month Lockout; Cat Workers in London See Factory Closed after Refusal to Agree to Major Concessions

With Few Options and Need for Capital to Compete, Welcome Sign Now Out for Chinese Investments

Featured Story: Top Retail Supply Chains 2011

Walmart Dominates the Rankings, more than 60 Percentage Points Ahead of Number 2 Kroger

Annual Kantar Retail List Again Shows Procter & Gamble on Top, but Kraft is Closing, as Heinz makes Further Progress

Green is Smart Business – Get Suppliers on Board and more...

Featured Story: Does''Count-Back'' Make Sense for Case Pick-to Belt Applications and Downstream Sortation? Part 2

Food Industry Practice for Manual Picking May Just Solve Issues Associated with Pick Errors Associates with more Automated Systems

Food Industry Practice to Reduce Case Pick Errors Might Work for Other Sectors - and Reduce Challenges Related to Batch Pick Accuracy?

Featured Story: Toyota Taking Massive Effort to Reduce Its Supply Chain Risk in Japan

Says it will Reduce Its Time to Recovery from Major Disruption from Six Months to Two Weeks; Exec Says Company's Grip on Its Supply Chain was ''Illusion''

Post Big Loss for Year, Cancels Option for Next 10 Triple E Megaships; Loss on Each Container, but Making it Up on Volume?

The Vendor Compliance Federation Presents:

VCF Retail Only Conference and VCF Collaborative East Coast Conference and more...

Featured Story: Traditional Laser Scanners versus Imagers in Distribution Centers

Increased Use of 2D Bar Codes, Improved Read Range of Imagers, May Change the Selection Dynamics

New Report from Accenture and VICS Says Yes; A Simpler Approach to Thinking about ROI

Featured Story: New Procurement Report from KPMG Finds - as Usual - Profession Needs to Expand Scope, Move Up the Food Chain

Survey Also Finds a Lot of Room for Process Maturity Growth in Most Industries

International Monetary Fund Builds Database and Analytic Tools to Identify Potential Worrisome Patterns Sooner

A No-Cost Opportunity Assessment from Experienced Supply Chain Practitioners and more...

Featured Story: Rail Carriers Enjoy Another Strong Quarter and Year, as LTLs Make Progress

Rail Carriers Once Again Show Strong Profit Growth with Modest Volume Gains; a Little More Black Showing Up in LTL Segment, Our Exclusive Analysis Shows

Good 2011 Continues on in Q4, with Asset Discpline Remaining the Key to Higher Rates and Profits; Swift Lowers Deadheading and Adds EOBRs

Featured Story: Detailed Emissions Reporting in Logistics is Coming, Gartner Says

Impacts will be Many; Opportunity for 3PLs

Most Focus has been On the Fuel Cell Trucks Themselves- not the Process for Getting Hydrogen from Refinery to the Facility

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.

How Companies Think about Growing Network Pressures - and Ways they can Effectively Respond. New Report from CSCO Insights.

Justifying The Cost Of a TMS By Automating Freight

Audit and Payment

Justifying The Cost Of a
TMS By Automating Freight