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Brian Tucker / Supply Chain Dive
Coronavirus: A lesson in supply chain risk management
A quarantine put supply chains' risk management strategies to the test as it left manufacturing facilities without workers needed to reach full production, reduced demand for ocean freight and cut air freight capacity.
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DP World joins Maersk blockchain platform TradeLens
DP World CEO Sultan Ahmed Bin Sulayem said the operator joined TradeLens in order to reduce costs and provide better information to shippers.
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Deep DiveHow tariffs ravaged the COVID-19 medical supply chain
Months into the pandemic, the U.S. faces an ongoing shortage of PPE and some of it is still subject to tariffs.
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Expeditors acquires digital platform from Fleet Logistics to enhance LTL
Acquisition has been a less-common way for traditional brokerage and forwarding players to boost their digital capabilities.
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Rail companies cut capacity as volume slides 20%
Rail volume is expected to increase in the coming weeks as auto plants reopen across the country.
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AutoZone rethinks supplier diversity after coronavirus disrupts parts supply chain
The company has already begun searching for new sourcing countries, but expanding the geographic diversity of its supply chain will be a long game, according to CEO William Rhodes.
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Amazon studies anti-collision method for robots to increase throughput
The proposed framework plans paths for robots by allowing each one to go through multiple goal locations and only requiring a collision-free path for a certain period of time.
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Ocean carriers restore sailings but not enough to indicate a rebound
Analysts and carriers expect additional blank sailings and reductions through the quarter, leaving shippers in an uncertain transportation environment.
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Foot Locker
Foot Locker turns to vendors to contend with 20% inventory spike
As of Friday, Foot Locker had opened 1,400 stores with limited hours and social-distancing protocols. But stores will not fully relieve the company of what the CEO called a "glut of inventory."
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Target
Target resumes grocery pickup pilot
The retailer had paused the rollout of fresh, frozen and refrigerated grocery items to its Drive Up program back in March when the pandemic hit.
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FAA exemption allows cargo to travel in passenger seats
Airlines for America, a trade association, filed for the exemption April 23, arguing it would open up more capacity for airlines to transport critical medical supplies.
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Deep DiveCanceled orders, delayed payments: How supplier collaboration could reverse apparel's nose dive
Stakeholders envision a future where demand, not merchandisers, drive fashion supply chains, and buyers bring vendors into the planning process.
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University of Dayton
Supplier relationships go virtual, data-driven as pandemic pauses travel
The pandemic has placed greater focus on remote communication, audits and quality assurances with suppliers.
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Courtesy of Ford
2 Ford facilities reopen for second time in a week
The auto industry has been open about its hurdles during the pandemic, as positive coronavirus tests can halt production at multiple stages in the supply chain.
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Kohl's expects to reduce receipts 60% in Q2, even as stores open
Addressing inventory was the first action executives took when it became clear stores would need to close, CEO Michelle Gass said.
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Volkswagen Group
Volkswagen boosts manufacturing volume with automated operations planning
The automaker increased personnel utilization by 26% using an automated system that pulled in existing ERP data.
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Drug manufacturer gets $354M federal contract to produce COVID-19 medicines in the US
The contract was awarded to Phlow, a little-known, Virginia-based company that aims to secure a U.S.-based supply chain for essential medicines.
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Research conflicts on drone delivery costs, efficiency as parcel carriers scale operations
While Gartner estimates drone fleets could reduce operations costs by 70%, some research indicates drone operations, at scale, could be up to 10 times less energy efficient than vans.
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Target tests post-store sort center for last-mile delivery
The downstream locations are intended to remove parcel sorting from stores as Target shipped 80% of e-commerce orders from stores in Q1.
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Americold, Ahold Delhaize partner to build 2 automated cold chain warehouses
Automation features in the warehouses will include integrated transportation management systems (TMS), end-to-end forecasting and inventory replenishment technology.
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Port of Los Angeles
Experts: 3 ways coronavirus has shifted supply chains' focus
Practitioners from across the industry came together at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce to discuss how the pandemic is affecting their operations.
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Truck movement increases with help from CPG, food volumes
FourKites' Glenn Koepke warned fleets should not expect sudden jumps in loads, and industrial volumes will likely remain down through Q3.
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Courtesy of Walmart
Walmart expands ship-from-store to 2,500 locations to handle e-commerce volume bump
The company accelerated omnichannel investments in Q1, but may need more fulfillment center capacity to keep up with online order volume.
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COVID-19 may put industrial distribution back in the game
Manufacturers may look to their industrial distribution network as an opportunity to satisfy more customers and rebuild their market share.
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Coronavirus adds to complications heading into hurricane season
Analysts anticipate risk to manufacturing and expect reduced trucking hours at ports to have a knock-on effect on cargo movement.
UPDATED: May 21, 2020 at 11:35 a.m.
