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March 26, 2014 - Supply Chain Digest On-Target Newsletter
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Manufacturing: It's not Over Until It's Over, as NLRB Reviewing Circumstances of Failed Union Vote at Volkswagen Factory in Tennessee
Supply Chain Trends: Logility User Conference 2014 Video Review and Comment
Distribution and Material Handling: Best of MODEX 2014 Day 1 Individual Videos
Global Supply Chain and Logistics: Ambassador John Bolton on Risk to Supply Chains from China Aggression in the Pacific Ocean
RFID and Auto ID: As Internet of Things becomes Real, New Opportunities for Supply Chain
Sourcing and Procurement: ISM Studies Corporate Supply Chain Risk Management Practices
Transportation: US Truck Driver Turnover Rate Remains High, but for Now Seems to Remain Just Below Crisis Levels
Green Supply Chain: Green Supply Chain News: Climate Change Impact to Bring War, Dramatic Social Change, New UN Report Says
Research and Insight: CSCO Insights: The Value of Vendor Compliance Optimization

Cartoon Contest
New Cartoon Caption Contest for March 20, 2014

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)

Send Cartoon Entry

Deadline is 8:00 pm ET
April 16, 2014
Winner announced in April 17th 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.

Manufacturing Focus
Featured Story: It's not Over Until It's Over, as NLRB Reviewing Circumstances of Failed Union Vote at Volkswagen Factory in Tennessee
Situation getting More Complicated, but Order for New Vote, if it Comes, Likely Months Off
Related Content: Manufacturing Recovery Continues On - but Varies Dramatically by Sector
US Likely to Finally Exceed 2007 Production Levels this Year, but Most Industries Still Lag

Manufacturing Focus
Featured Story: Logility User Conference 2014 Video Review and Comment
SCDigest Editor Dan Gilmore trip report the Logility software Connections user conference in Atlanta last week.
Related Content: Supply Chain Digest, CSCMP, Announce Big Ideas Videocast Series for 2014
Monthly Broadcasts will Tackle the Leading Issues in Supply Chain, Identify Key Trends; Register Now for Full Series


Manufacturing Focus
Featured Story: Best of MODEX 2014 Day 1 Individual Videos
New Printer-Applicator, Multi-Carton Palletizing Robot, Blimp-Like Aircraft for Moving Heavy Cargo and More
Related Content:Best of MODEX 2014 Day 2 Individual Videos
New Mid-Range AS/RS, Omni-Directional Sortation System, Automated Empty Pallet Dispenser, Voice in the Cloud and More

Manufacturing Focus
Featured Story: Ambassador John Bolton on Risk to Supply Chains from China Aggression in the Pacific Ocean
SCDigest Editor Dan Gilmore in Major Interview wih Former US Ambassador John Bolton on Supply Chain Risks from Increasingly Aggressive Territorial Claims by China
Related Content:East Coasts Ports Continue Race to Handle Larger Ships
New Sailings from P3 and G6 Networks to Create Pressures Soon even with Panama Canal Delay; Depths, Tides, Port Rotations and More


Manufacturing Focus
Featured Story: As Internet of Things becomes Real, New Opportunities for Supply Chain
26 Billion Connected Devices by 2020, Gartner Predicts, Saying the Time to Start Planning is Now
Related Content:Ups and Downs of Impinj Trace History of RFID Market
After Blow from Initial Walmart RFID Fail, Item-Level Apparel Fueling Growth, Revenues Up 30% in 2013

Manufacturing Focus
Featured Story: ISM Studies Corporate Supply Chain Risk Management Practices
New Report Looks at How Many Tiers Down Companies Plan, Triggers for Refreshing Risk Plans
Related Content: Sourcing Practices Continue to Gain Scrutiny from Environmental and Other Consumer Groups
Oxfam Rates Leading Food Companies on a Variety of Sourcing and Sustainability Measure; Should Supply Management Lead Charge for more Formal Strategies


Manufacturing Focus
Featured Story: US Truck Driver Turnover Rate Remains High, but for Now Seems to Remain Just Below Crisis Levels
Rate Fell in Q4, ATA Says, but has been Over 90% for Eight Quarters; At Least 30,000 Current Openings, Maybe Much More
Related Content: Michigan Florist May Beat Amazon to the Punch in Drone Delivery
Ready to Continue Its Tests after Federal Judge Rules FAA Does Not Have Authority to Regulate Some Drone Use

Manufacturing Focus
Featured Story: Climate Change Impact to Bring War, Dramatic Social Change, New UN Report Says
Violence, Hunger, Coastal Devastation Among Woes Coming, IPCC Predicts
Related Content: Palm Oil Battles Continue, as Greenpeace Accesses Procter & Gamble Headquarters, Unfurls Protest Banners
Report Says Consumer Products Giant Exaggerating its Palm Oil Progress; Does Greenpeace Know More about Company Supply Chain than P&G Does?

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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