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Jan. 22, 2020 - Supply Chain Digest On-Target Newsletter

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(Almost) Last Chance: The State of Retailer-Vendor Supply Chain Relationships 2020 Research
		Are Things Getting Better and More Collaborative - or Heading in the Other Direction? Third Biannual Study - Please Participate

LAST CHANCE! CARTOON CAPTION CONTEST FOR DEC. 17, 2019

Deadline is 8:00 pm ET Jan. 23, 2020!

Every month, we post a cartoon and ask for witty/humorous captions from our readers. The winning entry(ies) will be published at the end of each month. You can always find the newest cartoon on the SCDigest home page.

Winner announced in Jan. 24th SCDigest Newsletter

May the funniest man or woman win!

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MANUFACTURING

Learning from Toyota Way Principles versus Copying Toyota Practices

Copying is not Thinking, Dr. Jeffrey Liker Says

SUPPLY CHAIN TRENDS AND ISSUES

Greg Holder

Traverse Systems

Supply Chain Magic - Lessons from Popeye's and Santa

Your greatest marketing or merchandising win could be your greatest loss without a supply chain that's dynamic and able to respond

New "Little Book of Distributed Order Management"

Learn More about this Increasingly Important Software Category
- for Omnichannel Retail and Beyond.

Download the eBook Version or Request a Hardcopy

DISTRIBUTION AND MATERIAL HANDLING FOCUS

	As Micro-Fulfillment Systems Gain Traction, Walmart Gives Technology a Test
	Picking Speeds are much Higher with New System, but Headcount at Walmart has thus Far has not Dropped

GLOBAL SUPPLY CHAIN

Ocean Container Carriers will Increase Capacity Faster than Demand Again in 2020

Carriers will be Still Price-Takers this Year, but with a Little Luck could Stay Profitable

RFID AND AUTO ID FOCUS

Toray Industries Claims Breakthrough In Printer RFID Chips

Company Says Technology will Reduce Tag Costs by 80 Percent, to Just 1.8 Cents Apiece

SOURCING AND PROCUREMENT FOCUS

Three Negotiation Tips to Drive Improved Procurement Performances

Learning More about People than Product Categories will Drive Success, Negotiations Expert Says

TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT FOCUS

States Stepping Up Spending on Logistics Infrastructure. Awaiting New Federal Plan that Never Comes

New Report says Amount Needed Just to Catch Up on Deferred Maintenance is $1 Trillion

GREEN SUPPLY CHAIN

Nestle Faces Challenges in Removing Plastics from Its Packaging

Plastics Touching Food have Special Requirements, while Recyclable Market Barely Exists