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Walmart introduces unlimited grocery delivery plan
As companies lower delivery fees fees, they're inviting more customers in but also making it harder to turn a profit, given the high costs of last-mile fulfillment.
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USTR hearing: 7 days of tariff testimony begin
More than 300 businesses or associations plan to provide testimony on how the proposed tranche four China tariffs would impact their businesses.
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Long Beach import volume down 19.5% year-over-year
The port blamed the ongoing trade war for the large slump in import volume.
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DHL invests $150M to expand pharma, medical supply chain
The life sciences logistics market is highly fragmented, driving 3PLs to invest in temperature-controlled supply chains and specialized facilities to gain a greater share of the growing pie.
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XPO Logistics pilots predictive analytics tool in LTL network
Semi- and fully-automated tools can identify areas where operational efficiency could be improved.
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Uber Eats drone delivery nears liftoff in San Diego
Restaurants participating in the pilot expected to begin this summer will place an order on a drone, which will then fly the food to a courier who will complete the last leg to a customer's door.
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US denies tariff exemptions for Tesla, GM, Uber
The tariff-exempt technologies are material to Beijing's "Made in China 2025" initiative or other critical industrial programs, according to the USTR.
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HP opens 150K-square-foot 3D manufacturing center in Barcelona
The new Center of Excellence represents the largest expansion of HP's global 3D manufacturing network thus far as the company looks to capitalize on a "fourth industrial revolution."
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Volvo's autonomous vehicle to haul DFDS containers to Swedish port
The vehicle called Vera will travel a pre-defined route, including some public roadways, without a driver.
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ColumnThe 4 pillars of procurement for small businesses
One doesn’t have to be a Fortune 500 company to establish strong supply chain management foundations that will contribute to future growth.
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Cargill CEO says industry will 'fall short' of 2020 goals to end deforestation
The CEO pledged $30 million to accelerate new efforts to address deforestation, beginning with the soy industry in Brazil.
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Walmart updates supplier pricing tool to manage tariff costs
The new tool for suppliers is proof the price hikes Walmart executives predicted are not just likely, but the system designed to enable them is already in place.
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Lululemon ups air freight anticipating Asia port congestion
"We are protecting our fall deliveries," said Lululemon CFO PJ Guido, predicting shipment consolidation from carriers and a rush to get product out of China later in the summer.
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Inventories grew by $123.7B in first quarter
This was the third straight quarter in which inventories grew by tens of billions of dollars as companies import goods ahead of tariffs.
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Target expands same-day delivery
Despite Amazon's recent one-day shipping move, expansion of same-day service across Target's network has been fairly inevitable since it acquired Shipt's platform in 2017.
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Panalpina pilots blockchain for ocean, air freight document tracking
Panalpina acknowledged some of the current skepticism surrounding blockchain in its announcement, claiming to take a "rational and realistic approach towards the technology.”
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DOT marks $600M in grants for port, rail infrastructure
The U.S. Department of Transportation announced a slate of grants for coastal ports and state railroads this week, aimed at improving infrastructure, safety, technology and efficiency.
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Trucking industry takes to the Hill with 'competing ideas'
Eight witnesses from the trucking industry discussed everything from hours of service to truck weight in a House Transportation Committee meeting this week.
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Ralph Lauren commits to sweeping sourcing changes in new sustainability strategy
Based on these new goals, Ralph Lauren is going to have a very different supplier base in 2025 than it does today.
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FDA taps Merck for blockchain pilot project
IBM, Walmart and KPMG will also be a part of the initiative, which aims to track medicines and ensure their integrity.
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Gartner: ERPs have dated reputation to overcome in cloud era
If businesses behave with ERP the way they did 20 years ago, they will continue to get the same value.
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Beyond Meat supply chain ready for fast food volume, CEO says
After supply chain bottlenecks in 2017 and 2018, CEO Ethan Brown told analysts Friday the company has secured production capacity beyond what current forecasts require.
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5 things operations managers must know about opportunity cost
Risk and working capital often drive decisions in the supply chain, putting operations managers in a position to weigh one option against another.
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Apple, Nintendo prepared to move production out of China
Foxconn, a Taiwanese manufacturer that builds Apple's iPhones in China, said its global manufacturing capacity outside of China would be expanded to meet customer needs if necessary.
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Northwest Seaport Alliance expands hours to improve turn times
The nighttime hours are starting at Terminal 18, which broke volume records in 2018.
