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March 31, 2010 - Supply Chain Digest On-Target Newsletter

This Week
	Manufacturing: The Overlooked Role of Manufacturing Labor in Supply Chain Performance	Seeing is Believing Seegrid delivers unprecedented cost savings and labor relief to your warehouses and manufacturing plants! Learn More
	Global Supply Chain and Logistics: Global Supply Chain News: Conviction of Rio Tinto Employees Shows Risks of Doing Business in China
	Distribution and Material Handling: Logistics News: Should You Keep, Replace and Enhance Your Current WMS?
	Transportation: Logistics News: Increasing Stress, New Generation of Drivers, Leading to Rising Incidents of Road Rage among Truckers
	Supply Chain Trends: Supply Chain News: Recession Showed the Bullwhip Effect in Action, Arizona State Researchers Say
	Procurement and Sourcing: Supply Chain News: The Dos and Don'ts for Procurement Leaders
	RFID and Auto ID: Signs are Pointing Up for RFID, AMR Analyst says, though Broad-based Supply Chain Applications still Lagging
	Green Supply Chain: Green Supply Chain News: The Crazy World of Carbon Tariffs

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Manufacturing Focus

Featured Story
The Overlooked Role of Manufacturing Labor in Supply Chain Performance

Dan Gilmore, editor of Supply Chain Digest, and Gregory Flessas, president of ScheduleSoft, discuss a much overlooked topic: what is the role of manufacturing labor in supply chain performance?

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Supply Chain News: BMW Uses Creative Thinking -- and Employee Input -- to Reduce Productivity Impact of Aging Workforce in Manufacturing

Workers Spawn 70 Ideas that Cost Just $40,000 Euros to Implement, and Increase Productivity by 7% While Improving Ergonomics; fro Orthopedic Footwear to Changing the Angle on Computer Monitors

Watch the Video Discussion

Supply Chain Trends and Issues

Featured Story
Supply Chain News: Recession Showed the Bullwhip Effect in Action, Arizona State Researchers Say

Manufacturers, Wholesalers, much Slower to Reduce Inventories than Retailers; Traditional Bullwhip Causes, or Something Else?

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Supply Chain News: Walmart to Lead New Round of Grocery Price Wars, but it May be a Sign the Economy is Recovering

New Consumer Normal is Here for Awhile, One Expert Says; What are the Supply Chain Implications?

Distribution and Material Handling Focus

Featured Story
Logistics News: Should You Keep, Replace and Enhance Your Current WMS?

Economic Recovery Will Bring New Demand for WMS Technology; A ''Baby Boom'' n Replacement of Aging Systems? Surrounding Old WMS with Bolt-Ons and Technology also an Option

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Logistics News: Early Results from DC Complexity Calculator

More than 50 Companies have Tested On-Line Beta Version; Insight Emerging on How to Improve, but Need More Reader Feedback

Green Supply Chain Focus
from - [TheGreenSupplyChain.com] (an SCDIGEST Website)

Featured Story
Green Supply Chain News: The Crazy World of Carbon Tariffs

Somewhat Quietly, Many Calls to Impose Tariffs on Developing Country Imports; Potential Huge Impact on Supply Chains; Time to get Educated and Prepared

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As Green Supply Chain Focus Increases, Complexity Abounds; What is Your Chemicals Inventory?

Data Collection and Reporting are Growing Challenges, especially for Chemicals; Little Software Support to Date

Global Supply Chain and Logistics Focus

Featured Story
Global Supply Chain News: Conviction of Rio Tinto Employees Shows Risks of Doing Business in China

Four Employees may have been Taking Bribes, but Timing is Suspicious; 18 Other Australians Now Being Investigated for Economic Crimes; Staying Squeaky Clean

Related Content
Global Supply Chain News: Back again - Bottlenecks in Shipping US Exports to World Markets

Amid Growing Exports and Major Changes in Ocean Carrier Strategies, Some US Exporters Can'' Make Timely Shipments; US Infrastructure Built for Imports, not Exports; A Soybean Order Lost

New Videocast

Rise of Wearable Wireless Devices in Distribution Center Applications

Tuesday, April 06, 2010

Learn how the benefits of flexible, hands-free mobile solutions drive supply chain accuracy, efficiency and visibility - and how logistics service provider OHL increased labor productivity 20% over voice technology.

Featuring Robert Ulery, Director, Engineering, OHL

RFID and Auto ID Focus

Featured Story
Signs are Pointing Up for RFID, AMR Analyst says, though Broad-based Supply Chain Applications still Lagging

Crawling Up from ''the Trough of Disillusionment''; More and More Production Projects Moving Forward

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How well do You Know RFID?

Take Our Short Quiz to Test Your RFID Prowess

Sourcing and Procurement Focus

Featured Story
Supply Chain News: The Dos and Don''ts for Procurement Leaders

CPO of Axa Group Offers advice for Succeeding as Procurement Executive

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Supply Chain News: The 40 Risks and Mistakes of Supply Chain Outsourcing

With Pressure to Outsource More at Many Companies, to Relook at List Developed Several Yeara Ago

Transportation Management Focus

Featured Story
Logistics News: Increasing Stress, New Generation of Drivers, Leading to Rising Incidents of Road Rage among Truckers

Trash Talk on Channel 19; One Driver Fatally Stabs Another in Wisconsin

Related Content
Logistics News: The Many Ways Companies are Using TMS

The Use Cases for Transportation Management are as Varied as Companies and their Supply Chains; We Provide an Overview of Six Recent Successful TMS Examples

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