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June 23, 2010 - Supply Chain Digest On-Target Newsletter

This Week
	Manufacturing: IHS Global Insights Now Says China Manufacturing to Exceed US Levels in next 3-4 Years	The News You Need To Stay One Step Ahead
	Global Supply Chain and Logistics: Update - Labor Dynamics Continue to Change in China as Workers get Bold
	Distribution and Material Handling: Diagnosing the Savings from Labor Management Systems
	Transportation: Is New Bill Regulating Freight Brokers and Freight Forwarders Really Good for Independent Truckers?
	Supply Chain Trends: Buiding Sense and Respond Supply Chain Networks
	Procurement and Sourcing: CAPS Research Benchmarks Corporate Strategies for Supplier Financial Risk Management
	RFID and Auto ID: Reviewing the Differences between RFID and Bar Codes
	Green Supply Chain: Pepsico, Waste Management Tackle the Reverse Supply Chain for Disposable Bottles with the Dream Machine

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Manufacturing Focus

Featured Story
Supply Chain News: IHS Global Insights Now Says China Manufacturing to Exceed US Levels in next 3-4 Years

China Still 23% below the US in 2009, but Double Digit Growth there Means US Loses Lead it has had for 110 Years by 2014; NAM says No So Fast

Related Content
Supply Chain News: China now set to Enter US Steel Market with Direct Manufacturing in Joint Venture

Anshan will Invest in Mississippi Steel Bar Plant, with Potential for Four More to Follow; Market Access and Advanced Technology?

Supply Chain Trends and Issues

Featured Story
Supply Chain News: Buiding Sense and Respond Supply Chain Networks

Moving from Supply Chains Focused on Trying to Predict Demand to a Customer-Driven Chains that are Organized to Respond to Demand with Lightning Speed

Related Content
Supply Chain Digest Releases New Tool for Comparing Total Cost of Ownership between On-Demand and Traditionally Deployed Supply Chain Software

Doing a Quality TCO is Hard Work, but Key to Understanding True Costs; Be Careful about Assumptions Underlying Cost Estimates

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Distribution and Material Handling Focus

Featured Story
Supply Chain News: Diagnosing the Savings from Labor Management Systems

Predictable Productivity Gains, Low Risk Hard to Beat

Related Content
Logistics News: The Material Handling Equipment Manufacturer as System Integrator

Growing Trend for MHE Manufacturers to Position themselves as Single Source for Full Distribution Center Systems, Including other Equipment; What Should MHE Users Do?

Green Supply Chain Focus
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Featured Story
Green Supply Chain News: Pepsico, Waste Management Tackle the Reverse Supply Chain for Disposable Bottles with the Dream Machine

New Technology Supports Green Supply Chain and Social Network Marketing; Strategy to Fend off Deposits on Beverage Containers as Well?

Related Content
Green Supply Chain News: With Cap and Trade Comes Fraud and Corruption, Experts Say; the 10 Ways to Game the Carbon Market

US likely Unprepared for Preventing Fraud and Enforcing the Markets, as Europe's Experience Suggests

Global Supply Chain and Logistics Focus

Featured Story
Global Supply Chain News: Update - Labor Dynamics Continue to Change in China as Workers get Bold

Brief Walkoff at Toyota Plant Follows Honda Action; Apparel Companies Prepare to Find New Low Cost Country Sources; Minimum Wage Up 20% in Guangdong

Related Content
Global Supply Chain News: Is the Cheap Chinese Labor Party Quickly Coming to an End?

Strike at Honda Plant in China - though Technically Illegal - Shows Changing Wage and Social Policy Dynamics; How Big will Wages have to Rise for Companies to Source Elsewhere?

It’s Time — FedEx Freight A.M

RFID and Auto ID Focus

Featured Story
Auto ID Basics: Reviewing the Differences between RFID and Bar Codes and RFID

Each Auto ID Technology will Continue to have its Place, but RFID Offers a Number of Unique Advantages

Related Content
RFID and Auto ID News: SCDigest Reader Improves RFID 2009 Excel Spreadsheet

Wayne Munn of Getting to Global adds Search Features at the Top of each Column; Available at No Charge to SCDigest Readers

Sourcing and Procurement Focus

Featured Story
Supply Chain News: CAPS Research Benchmarks Corporate Strategies for Supplier Financial Risk Management

While Vast Preponderance Track Financial Health of Key Suppliers, Approaches Vary Dramatically; Should ''Dependency'' be Critical Concern

Related Content
Supply Chain News: In times of Reduce Staff in Procurement, New Tool to Help Prioritize the Work

Product Impact Matrix can help Produrement Focus on Most Important Tasks - but can Internal Customers Pick up the Remaining Work Load?

Transportation Management Focus

Featured Story
Logistics News: Is New Bill Regulating Freight Brokers and Freight Forwarders Really Good for Independent Truckers?

Motor Carrier Protection Act May Offer Some Protections, but also Reduce Competition, Some Truckers Say; Putting the Small Broker Out of Business; More Fees Coming to Owner-Operators?

Related Content
Logistics News: Mood Starts to Shift as Shippers Expect Freight Rate Increases, Capacity to Tighten, according to Latest State of the Freight Report

75% Expect Truckload Capacity to Further Tighten; Biggest Rate Hike seen for Ocean Shipping

It’s Time — FedEx Freight A.M

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