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October 09, 2013 - Supply Chain Digest On-Target Newsletter

On Demand Webinar:

Transforming Big Blue's Procurement Operations

Manufacturing: United Autoworkers Last Stand at Mississippi Nissan Factory an Inflection Point in Union Fate

Supply Chain Trends: Amidst Rising Inventories, Walmart is Cutting Back Supplier Orders - Or Maybe It Is Not

Distribution and Material Handling: Research on Automated Case Picking in Distribution

Global Supply Chain and Logistics: Getting It Right: Key Pieces to Successful Global Trade Management

RFID and Auto ID: Important Trends in Voice Technology in Distribution

Sourcing and Procurement: Giant Accenture Roils Procurement Outsourcing Market with Acquisition of Procurian

Transportation: Focus on Transportation Costs is Increasing at Many Companies

Green Supply Chain: IPCC Report Released, Generates Strident Commentary on Both Sides of the Debate

Research and Insight: Closing the Gaps in S&OP Benchmark Report 2013

Last Chance! Cartoon Caption Contest for Sept. 16, 2013

Every other week, we'll post a cartoon and ask for witty/humorous captions from our readers. The winning entry will be published the following week. The newest cartoon will be posted on the SCDigest home page every other Monday and in that week's newsletter (usually emailed on Thursdays)

Deadline is 8:00 pm EST
Nov. 10, 2011.

Winner announced in Nov. 11th 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.

Featured Story: United Autoworkers Last Stand at Mississippi Nissan Factory an Inflection Point in Union Fate

UAW Focus is Less on Workers than External Opinion and Pressure; Protests at Dealerships in Brazil

Related Content: Packaging Megatrends

Status of Packaging has Risen Rapidly of Late, Driven by Sustainability, but Many Challenges Remain; How Will Packaging Needs Change in High Growth Emerging Markets?

Featured Story: Amidst Rising Inventories, Walmart is Cutting Back Supplier Orders - Or Maybe It Is Not

Bloomberg Reports Inventories Rising at Walmart, Company Says Email Source ''Misleading''; Too Much and Too Little Inventory?

Identifying Clusters of Different Buying Behaviors Leads to Tailored Inventory Strategies that Can Unlock $Millions in Savings

Important New Research

Automated Case Picking in Distribution 2013

Key Research Questions: Is interest in Automated Case Picking

(ACP) growing with the increasing number of proof
points and distribution challenges? What are

the barriers - and the opportunities?

Please take our very short (8-minutes) survey.

Featured Story: Research on Automated Case Picking in Distribution

ACP Interest is Growing in US, Already Well-Established in Europe. New Study for 2013

Obstacles to Interleaving are Many, but Some are Achieving Significant Productivity Gains; 9 to 13 Moves an Hour at One Company

Featured Story: Getting It Right: Key Pieces to Successful Global Trade Management

Survey of the Landscape and Issues Facing Supply Chain Professionals as they Manage Their Global Trade

Drewry Shipping Says 35% Advantage in Bunker Fuel Costs, 30% Lower in Total Operating Costs

Featured Story: Important Trends in Voice Technology in Distribution

From Increasing Use of Voice with DC Automation to ''Gamification,'' we Look at Four Voice Trends

Honeywell and Motorola Solutions Now Dominate the Landscape; Can Datalogic Make it Three Players Again?

Featured Story: Giant Accenture Roils Procurement Outsourcing Market with Acquisition of Procurian

Two Firms Together Will Control near to 30% of Procurement Outsourcing Market; Other Smaller Providers Now in Play?

Related Content: Still Something Wrong with Procurement?

Is the Fact that Salespeople are Trained to Get Past Procurement a Sign Something is Still Wrong?

Featured Story: Focus on Transportation Costs is Increasing at Many Companies

In Period of Shrinking Margins, Transportation Emerges as Most Directly Controllable Supply Chain Expense

Number of Incidents and Average Value Rise in Latest 3 Month Period, FreightWatch Says; Basic Moves Can Greatly Reduce Risk; Big Hauls in Alcohol

Featured Story: IPCC Report Released, Generates Strident Commentary on Both Sides of the Debate

UN More Certain than Ever Temperatures are Rising from Man-Made Causes, but has Scaled Back Carbon Sensitivity a Bit

Small but Meaningful Reductions in Estimates of Climate Sensitivity; Benefits Might Outweigh Costs

Featured Story: Closing the Gaps in S&OP Benchmark Report 2013

Brand New Report Benchmarks S&OP Strategies and Practices; Most Detailed Report in S&OP History.

How Companies Think about Growing Network Pressures - and Ways they can Effectively Respond. New Report from CSCO Insights.