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October 16, 2013 - Supply Chain Digest On-Target Newsletter
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Transforming Big Blue's Procurement Operations


Manufacturing: United Autoworkers Last Stand at Mississippi Nissan Factory an Inflection Point in Union Fate
Supply Chain Trends: Production Footprint and Capacity Analysis - Opportunities in Manufacturing and Distribution Networks
Distribution and Material Handling: A Detailed Plan Is Key To Having A Successful Materials Handling Project
Global Supply Chain and Logistics: Continuing Good News for Ocean Shippers, as Container Lines Just Cannot Bring Capacity Down
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: What Happens to Logistics if Aging US Bridges are Deemed Impaired?
Green Supply Chain: Electric Trucks Work Out Well for Staples - in the Right Application
Research and Insight: Closing the Gaps in S&OP Benchmark Report 2013

Cartoon Contest
New Cartoon Caption Contest for Oct. 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)

Send Cartoon Entry

Deadline is 8:00 pm ET
Nov. 6, 2013.
Winner announced in Nov. 7th 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.

Who Won the People's Vote for Top Cartoon Caption of 1H 2013?

 

Winner is Announced - View Winning Cartoon Here



   
Manufacturing Focus
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?

Manufacturing Focus
Featured Story: Found Money Part 3: Production Footprint and Capacity Analysis - Opportunities in Manufacturing and Distribution Networks
-Opportunities in Manufacturing and Distribution Networks
Related Content: 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?

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.

 



Manufacturing Focus
Featured Story: A Detailed Plan Is Key To Having A Successful Materials Handling Project
Converting a Vision into a Successful Project Requires Attention to Details
Related Content:Research on Automated Case Picking in Distribution
ACP Interest is Growing in US, Already Well-Established in Europe. New Study for 2013

Manufacturing Focus
Featured Story: Continuing Good News for Ocean Shippers, as Container Lines Just Cannot Bring Capacity Down
Despite Over Supply, Just 1.7% of Capacity is Idled, While Many New Big Ships Still Coming Soon
Related Content: 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
Manufacturing Focus
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
Related Content: FTC Finally Approves Honeywell Acquisition of Intermec, Leaving Near Duopoly for Wireless Devices in US
Honeywell and Motorola Solutions Now Dominate the Landscape; Can Datalogic Make it Three Players Again?

Manufacturing Focus
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?
Manufacturing Focus
Featured Story: What Happens to Logistics if Aging US Bridges are Deemed Impaired?
Are US Infrastructure Woes Finally Starting to Show? Running Circuitous Routes in Pennsylvania
Related Content: Focus on Transportation Costs is Increasing at Many Companies
In Period of Shrinking Margins, Transportation Emerges as Most Directly Controllable Supply Chain Expense

Manufacturing Focus
Featured Story: Electric Trucks Work Out Well for Staples - in the Right Application
Urban Routes the Sweet Spot, Staples Manager Says; Like Driving in a Reclining Chair?
Related Content: 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

Manufacturing Focus
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.
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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