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August 01, 2012 - Supply Chain Digest On-Target Newsletter
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Learn More About the Visible Supply Chain and Spring 2012 Retail Supply Chain Videocasts


Manufacturing: Huge Savings Available to Manufacturers from Better Management of Input Materials and Energy, McKinsey Says
Supply Chain Trends : Timeline of 50 Years of Supply Chain at Walmart
Distribution and Material Handling: SCDigest, Warehouse Education and Research Council, Announce New Distribution Center Complexity Calculator
Global Supply Chain and Logistics: Labor Issues Cause Some Growing Concern for US Importers and Exporters
RFID and Auto ID: Consolidation in Wireless and Auto ID Market Continues, as Motorola Announces It will Acquire Psion
Sourcing and Procurement: Unilever Says Its Supplier Partnership Program is Paying Big Dividends
Transportation: ATA Decides to Challenge Hours of Service Changes in Court
Green Supply Chain: Will Companies Retain Ownership of Products they Sell to Harvest and Re-Use the Materials they Contain?
Research and Insight: CSCO Insights: The Value of Vendor Compliance Optimization

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Manufacturing Focus
Featured Story: Huge Savings Available to Manufacturers from Better Management of Input Materials and Energy, McKinsey Says
Companies Need to Think Outside the Four Walls of the Factory to Really Make Improvements; Adapting Lean to Energy and Materials Consumption
Related Content: German Firms Take US Skill Shortage into Own Hands, Launch Manufacturing Training Programs Here
Siemens Big Investment in ''Mechatronics'' Trainees; Some US Firms Starting to Come on Board

Manufacturing Focus
Featured Story: Timeline of 50 Years of Supply Chain at Walmart
From Decision to Embrace Continuous Replenishment with Procter and Gamble to RFID Program Failure, we Detail Key Events and Initiatives from the Largest Retailer in the World
Related Content: Internet Sales Tax Barriers Seem Likely to Fall, with Major Sales Channel and Logistics Implications
Amazon Now Supports Federal Law; More Pressure for Free Shipping?

Last Chance! Important Research on US Manufacturing and Reshoring

MIT and SCDigest Need Your Help!

Participants Receive New Report from MIT's Dr. David Simchi-Levi, Copy of Results and More



Manufacturing Focus
Featured Story: SCDigest, Warehouse Education and Research Council, Announce New Distribution Center Complexity Calculator
Tool is Best of Its Kind to Help Companies Consider their Level of Complexity and Potential Need for Technology Support
Related Content:Supply Chain Thought Leadership: Making e-Commerce Economically Sustainable in the Consumer Goods to Retail Sector Using Supply Chain
Current Retail e-Commerce Model is Largely Broken, but New Thinking between Manufacturers and Retailers on Fulfillment Strategies Might fix the Problem

Manufacturing Focus
Featured Story: Labor Issues Cause Some Growing Concern for US Importers and Exporters
Progress Said to be Made in East and Gulf Coast Port Contracts, but Expiration Looms Soon; Clerical Workers Could Shut Down LA-Long Beach
Related Content: Third Logistics Performance Index from the World Bank Puts Singapore at Top of Rankings, While US Jumps to 9th Place
European Countries Dominate the Top 20; Growing Recognition of Tie Between Logistics Competence and Economic Growth
Manufacturing Focus
Featured Story: Consolidation in Wireless and Auto ID Market Continues, as Motorola Announces It will Acquire Psion
Smart Move for Motorola, Says VDC, Adding Strength in Truck-Mount Terminals, Market Segments Like Ports, Freezer Applications
Related Content:Fast Growing BlueStar Distribution Uses Wireless Technology Combined with Mobility Software to Power Growth and ROI
A Lot more Volume with the Same Amount of Staff, CFO Says

Manufacturing Focus
Featured Story: Unilever Says Its Supplier Partnership Program is Paying Big Dividends
Half of Innovations in Progress Now Come from Suppliers; Moving Away from ''Procurement of the Past''
Related Content: Purchasing and Procurement Professionals - How Does Your Salary Measure Up?
Average Comp was Down in 2011, but Median was Up to $90,000, Annual ISM Survey Finds; Women CPOs Raking it In
Manufacturing Focus
Featured Story: ATA Decides to Challenge Hours of Service Changes in Court
Suit Says Cost-Benefit Analysis Supporting Changes Fundamentally Flawed and Biased
Related Content: Supply Chain Graphic of the Week: Freight Tonnage Versus Freight Rates Since 2008
We Compare Trends Since 2008 in the ATA Freight Tonnage Index and the Linehaul Rates Index from Cass Information Systems; Rates Paid Generally Lag Volume Changes

Manufacturing Focus
Featured Story: Will Companies Retain Ownership of Products they Sell to Harvest and Re-Use the Materials they Contain?
''Circular Economy'' Thinking is Gaining Momentum; Consumers could Save Big if Washers were Leased, not Sold, Study Says
Related Content: Manufacturing Group Study Says California Cap and Trade, Other Rules will Cost State Billions
5.6% Reduction in Economic Growth by 2020, Study Says; Environmentalists Cite Study Flaws, Say Green Rules will Growth the Economy

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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