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Deadline is 8:00 pm ET Aug. 23, 2018

Monthly, we'll post a cartoon and ask for witty/humorous captions from our readers. The winning entry will be published the day after the deadline. The newest cartoon will be posted on the SCDigest home page every month and in our weekly newsletter.

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MANUFACTURING
Parts and Component Shortages Crimping Manufacturing Supply Chains
Heavy Demand, Lean Supply Chain Causing Production Woes, as Some Manufacturers Decide to Bulk Up on Inventories
SUPPLY CHAIN TRENDS AND ISSUES
Supply Chain Newsmakers Video Series: Mike Watson on Using Artificial Intelligence at Carrier Landstar
It is an interesting story on its own, but even better as a trigger for thinking about how AI may add value in your supply chain

 

New Report: WMS Cloud is Ready for Prime Time 2018

Lessons Learned from Actual Deployments, as Number
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DISTRIBUTION AND MATERIAL HANDLING FOCUS
Amazon Files Patent for Augmented Reality Putaway, Critics Again Erroneously Worry about Big Brother
Not Clear What Amazon Can Patent at This Point, but Horse of DC Employee Tracking has been Out of the Barn for Decades
GLOBAL SUPPLY CHAIN
US Better Positioned than China for Trade War, Economist Says
China has Much More of Its Economy Connected to Exports, while State Own Newspaper Threatens Apple in China
RFID AND AUTO ID FOCUS
Controversial 2007 Prediction that RFID Would not Replace Bar Coding in the Supply Chain Still Proving Accurate More than 10 Years Later
Noteworthy Blog Post by Heavey RF's Ronan Clinton is More Right than Wrong more than 10 Years Later
SOURCING AND PROCUREMENT FOCUS
Supply Chain News: Eight New Ways Procurement Managers Can Drive Value
From Insisting Suppliers Buy Your Products to Bartering Some Interesting Ideas from Airline Procurement Exec
TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT FOCUS
More Smart Ideas for Reducing Transportation Costs
Geoffrey Milsom of Consulting Firm enVista Offers Other Ideas to Take Out Freight Costs
GREEN SUPPLY CHAIN
Iconic Blue Jeans Maker Levi's Goes Big Time Green
Goal of 40% Reduction in CO2 from Supply Chain May be Most Aggressive Ever
RESEARCH AND INSIGHT
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SCDigest's Benchmark Study on the State of Retail-Vendor Supply Chain Relationships
Outstanding Insight from Major Survey of Retailers and Manufacturers
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