Supply Chain Digest On-Target Newsletter

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June 21, 2017 - Supply Chain Digest On-Target Newsletter

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New Report

Supply Chain Executive Brief: How Distributed Order Management (DOM)
and WMS Work Together to Power Omnichannel Supply Chains

Satish Kumar from Softeon and Kevin Hume from Tompkins International
Answer Key Questions on DOM and WMS

LAST CHANCE CARTOON CAPTION CONTEST FOR MAY 15

Deadline is 8:00 pm ET on June 21, 2017

Every month, we'll post a cartoon and ask for witty/humorous captions from our readers.

Winner announced in the June 18th 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.

Winner announced in June 22 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.

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and send caption

MANUFACTURING

What US Metro Regions are Driving the Most Job Growth from Manufacturing?

Rust Belt Cities Lead the Charge, while New York City, Chicago and Los Angeles Sees Manufacturing Job Losses

SUPPLY CHAIN TRENDS AND ISSUES

Supply Chain News Makers Video Series: LLamasoft's Toby Brzoznowski on Trends in Network Design

LLamasoft also Announced Bold New Approach to Supply Chain Planning Solutions

DISTRIBUTION AND MATERIAL HANDLING FOCUS

WMS Vendors - the Walking Dead

New Generation of WMS is Coming, with Far More Flexibility, Lower Costs and Complexity

GLOBAL SUPPLY CHAIN

Digitization to Transform the Container Shipping Industry, Euro Academic Says

Era of Fixed Sailings will Give Way to More Flexible Systems that Focus on Time-Definite Deliveries, Driven by New ''Super Shippers''

RFID AND AUTO ID FOCUS

Five Things for Consumers and Businesses to Worry about Regarding the Internet of Things

Australian Academic Says Beware the Embedded Software - Do You Really Own the Device or Machine?

SOURCING AND PROCUREMENT FOCUS

How Does Your Salary Measure Up in 2017?

Annual ISM Data Finds Procurement Compensation up a Solid 5% in 2016

TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT FOCUS

After More than Two Years of Flatness and Decline, are US Truckload Rates at Last Poised to Head Up?

Spot Rates Up Sharply in May, as Volumes Continue to Rise, Perhaps Auguring Contract Rate Hike Later in Year

GREEN SUPPLY CHAIN

Local Dealer Develops New Truck Tractor that Surprisingly Nears 10 Miles per Gallon Performance

Real Tests with Real Carriers Demonstrating the Promise - before the Super Trucks get Here

RESEARCH AND INSIGHT

Innovation in Shipper-3PL Relationships Benchmark Report

Some of the Best Data We've Had from Any Study! The Confluence of Two Important Trends