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July 21, 2010 - Supply Chain Digest On-Target Newsletter

This Week
	Manufacturing: Card Check Unionization Bill May Quickly Reappear, as US Labor Gets Active	MRO Inventory Optimization Is Now Considered Business Critical Download this report to learn how to establish a competitive advantage by optimizing purchasing and management of MRO inventories.
	Global Supply Chain and Logistics: FedEx Thinks New Boeing 777 Fleet is a Game Changer in Air Freight out of Asia; UPS Disagrees
	Distribution and Material Handling: Thinking Sortation for Distribution? What it will the Costs Be?
	Transportation: Upcoming Requirement for Rail Safety May Bleed Capital Badly Needed for Rail Expansion
	Supply Chain Trends: Additional Insight from the 2009 Inventory Report
	Procurement and Sourcing: Tried and True Strategies for Combating Supply Price Increases
	RFID and Auto ID: Top RFID News of the Week
	Green Supply Chain: Summary of the Annual BP Statistical Review of World Energy Last Chance! Help Us Pick the Top Supply Chain Cartoon for the First Half of 2010! $50.00 Amex Card to the Winner Please Place your Vote. Winner Announced Thursday

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Manufacturing Focus

Featured Story
Supply Chain News: Card Check Unionization Bill May Quickly Reappear, as US Labor Gets Active

Sen. Harkin says Bill Likely to be Re-Introduced in Senate in 2010, as New UAW Chief Vows to Pound Toyota

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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

Supply Chain Trends and Issues

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Supply Chain News: Additional Insight from the 2009 Inventory Report

Which Companies have Shown the Greatest Two-Year Improvements in Inventory Levels? We List Many of the Leaders

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Supply Chain News: Understanding IBM's Bob Moffat's Strange Fall - Cherchez La Femme!

Credited with Integrating IBM's Vast Supply Chain, CEO Candidate Made not One Dollar from the Insider Trading Scandal that will Send him to Jail - but Receiving Other Benefits Counts Too

Distribution and Material Handling Focus

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Logistics News: Thinking Sortation for Distribution? What it will the Costs Be?

Getting Early Cost Estimates from Vendors is Tough; We Offer Ranges by Throughput Levels

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Supply Chain News: Diagnosing the Savings from Labor Management Systems

Predictable Productivity Gains, Low Risk Hard to Beat

Green Supply Chain Focus
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Featured Story
Green Supply Chain News: Summary of the Annual BP Statistical Review of World Energy

Energy Usage and Production Mostly Drop at Levels not Seen Since 1982; Coal, Surprisingly, Reaches Largest Share of Global Energy Since 1970

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Green Supply Chain News: Plastic Versus Paper Versus Re-Usable - the Great Shopping Bag Smackdown

Despite the Hatred for Plastic Bags, They Just Might be the Best Green Choice; Natural Gas Base, not Oil

Global Supply Chain and Logistics Focus

Featured Story
Global Logistics News: FedEx Thinks New Boeing 777 Fleet is a Game Changer in Air Freight out of Asia; UPS Disagrees

FedEx Says it will Take Delivery of Six More of the Planes in Next Year; Global Air Cargo Volume Surges in 2010

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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

RFID and Auto ID Focus

Featured Story
Top RFID News of the Week

Cheap, Printable Tags a Step Closer? Construction Company Chases Ghost Workers; New RFID, GPS, Cellular Trailer Padlock; Item-Level Tagging in Retail Growing - Maybe

Related Content
Auto ID Basics: Reviewing the Differences between RFID and Bar Codes

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

Sourcing and Procurement Focus

Featured Story
Supply Chain News: Tried and True Strategies for Combating Supply Price Increases

From E-Auctions to Unbundling, Procurement Managers Need to have Many Tools Available

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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

Transportation Management Focus

Featured Story
Logistics News: Upcoming Requirement for Rail Safety May Bleed Capital Badly Needed for Rail Expansion

New AAR Study Questions Whether Benefits Worth the Billions in Costs for Positive Train Control; Wyman Study Finds Claimed Benefits for Shippers Non-Existent

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Logistics News: Time to Listen to the Voice of the Carrier?

Carriers are Rating Shipper Attractiveness Every Day, former Owens Corning Transportation Executive Says; Take the Quiz to See How Well You Understand what Carriers Value

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