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November 16, 2016 - Supply Chain Digest On-Target Newsletter

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NEW CARTOON CAPTION CONTEST FOR NOV. 8, 2016

Deadline is 8:00 pm ET Dec. 7, 2016

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MANUFACTURING

GE Makes Major Strides in 3D Printing, as Advances in Metals-Based Composition Opens Up Many New Applications

GE's Success and Acquisitions Likely has Other Manufacturers Scrambling to Build their Own Capabilities; Printing Process is Slow, but Still Often Much Faster than Casting and Machining

SUPPLY CHAIN TRENDS AND ISSUES

Supply Chain Newsmakers Video Series: Should Companies be Doing More to Combat Supply Chain Fraud?

Supply chain fraud - of various types - is a large and growing problem that many companies are doing little to combat

New Videocast!

Successful Supply Chain Vendor
Compliance - for Retailers and Beyond

Author Norm Katz on Vendor Compliance "By the Book"

DISTRIBUTION AND MATERIAL HANDLING FOCUS

Detailed Recap of Outstanding MHI Conference Panel - Focus on Supply Chain Technology

Still too Early to Tell What the Technology Winners will be, Jonathon Rader of FedEx Says, while JDA's Fab Brasca Sees Software "Apps" as Providing More Flexibility

GLOBAL SUPPLY CHAIN

As Ocean Container Carriers Finalize Alliance Plans, Shipper Group Warns about Impact of Alliances and Megaships

Alphaliner Details Alliance Share by Major Trade Lanes, While New Report from Global Shippers Forum Says Alliances, Megaships Not Good for Shippers

RFID AND AUTO ID FOCUS

SAP Betting Big on the Internet of Things

Software Giant Plans $2.25 Billion in IoT Investments, Making Multiple Acquisitions

SOURCING AND PROCUREMENT FOCUS

To Outperform, Procurement Organizations Must Add More Value, Embrace Digital Transformation

Move Transactional Work to Shared Services, Create Procurement COEs, Hackett Group Says

TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT FOCUS

LTL Carriers Again Manage Pricing Stength in Q3 Despite Weak Freight Volumes

Net Income for Our LTL Group was Down 4.8% in the Quarter, but Revenue per Hundredweight Solidly Up for Most Carriers

GREEN SUPPLY CHAIN

Walmart CEO Announces Still More Aggressive Sustainability Goals for 2025

Pledges to be Powered by 50% Renewable Sources, Help Workers to Build Careers Even Outside of Walmart

RESEARCH AND INSIGHT

It's Back! 10th Annual Gartner-SCDigest Supply Chain Study!

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