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March 21, 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: Molycorp Rare Earth Metals Deal Causes more Concern of China Dominance

Supply Chain Trends : Top Retail Supply Chains 2011

Distribution and Material Handling: In Astounding Move, Amazon.com Buys Robotic Material Handling Provider Kiva

Global Supply Chain and Logistics: China Effect has Wages Rising Across Much of the Rest of Asia

RFID and Auto ID: Saks Fifth Avenue Item-Level RFID Pilot off to Good Start, has Provided Key Learnings

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

Transportation: ATA Says FMCSA Continues Unfair ''Blame Truck Drivers First'' Policy

Green Supply Chain: Henkel Commits to Reducing its Environmental Impact per Unit by One-Third by 2030

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

Cartoon Caption Contest for March 12, 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 28, 2012

Winner announced in March 29th 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: Molycorp Rare Earth Metals Deal Causes more Concern of China Dominance

Acquisition of Metals Processor Draws Questions because its Facilities are in China; US Metal Production will be Sent There?

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

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: In Astounding Move, Amazon.com Buys Robotic Material Handling Provider Kiva

Will Spend $775 Million to Acquire Boston-Based Technology Provider, an Extremely High Price; Will it Sell System to Its Competitors - or Even Have the Capacity to Do So for Years

Some Retailers Are At Risk of Being Left Out of the Cyberspace Marketplace

Featured Story: China Effect has Wages Rising Across Much of the Rest of Asia

Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, more Raising Wages to Avoid Social Unrest from Growing Income Inequality; Jos. A. Bank Looks to Haiti, Middle East

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''

The Vendor Compliance Federation Presents:

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

Featured Story: Saks Fifth Avenue Item-Level RFID Pilot off to Good Start, has Provided Key Learnings

One Month In, Some Benefits Already Clear, One Manager Says; Shielding the Backroom?

Solution from UK's Transmon Engineering Can Offer Visual/Audio Signals and/or Reduce Vehicle Speed

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: ATA Says FMCSA Continues Unfair ''Blame Truck Drivers First'' Policy

Agency Reverses Earlier Decision, Will Add Accidents Not Caused by Driver to Record of Carrier

Wolfe Trahan says Rail, Truckload Rates will Rise 4-6% Again this Year, above Shipper Predictions

Featured Story: Henkel Commits to Reducing its Environmental Impact per Unit by One-Third by 2030

Factor 3 Program Sets Ambitious Goals, Says it Plans to Decouple Quality of Life from Resource Consumption

Impacts will be Many; Opportunity for 3PLs

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.