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Retail supply chains were made to be broken. Will brands adapt — or revert?
The past two years have laid bare vulnerabilities that have long existed in the system, including a lack of capacity and geographic concentration in manufacturing.
Ben Unglesbee • Feb. 11, 2022 -
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Food suppliers wade into logistics as trucking rates soar
Businesses can't evade the trucking market, but there are strategies they can adopt to lessen the impact of market forces.
Shefali Kapadia • Feb. 9, 2022 -
Advance Auto Parts has a program to hire people with disabilities at 16 of its 44 distribution centers. Darrin Masters (right), who was hired via the program, poses alongside Jenny Ramos (left), head trainer at Advance Auto Parts' Kutztown distribution center. Advance Auto Parts granted permission to use this image.
Disability inclusion programs help warehouses hire overlooked talent
Retail and logistics companies are accelerating their commitments to workers with disabilities as a labor crunch hampers operations. Experts say the programs have sizeable benefits.
Colin Campbell • Feb. 8, 2022 -
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How grocers are managing the twin pressures of supply chain disruption and inflation
Companies need to be particularly "agile" in 2022, one expert said, as high demand and shortages can make inflation appear quickly.
Jeff Wells • Jan. 31, 2022 -
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Delivery firms deepen restaurant relationships as growth slows
Major aggregators are rolling out white labels, subscription programs and data tools to retain partners as more diners order from operators directly.
Julie Littman • Jan. 31, 2022 -
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Grocers are experimenting with delivery fees. Here are 8 key factors to consider.
Experts said they expect — and encourage — grocers to continue testing strategies for dealing with delivery costs.
Catherine Douglas Moran • Jan. 18, 2022 -
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'Insult to injury': Record rail demurrage adds to shipper costs
Storage fees skyrocketed in 2021 after an import surge snarled transportation networks. The ballooning revenues have shippers and railroads at odds over who's at fault for congestion.
Sarah Zimmerman and Edwin Lopez • Jan. 12, 2022 -
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CPGs grapple with a murky 2022 outlook as inflation, supply chain weigh on operations
Uncertainty is making it hard for CEOs to determine whether they should raise prices or take other actions.
Christopher Doering • Jan. 11, 2022 -
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7 charts show Southern California's warehousing crunch
Easing the chokepoint is a "balancing act" of labor, warehouse space and goods movement, one expert said.
Max Garland • Dec. 8, 2021 -
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Trucking's role in untangling the web of West Coast port congestion
The driver shortage has become a "scapegoat" for bottlenecks as empty containers, low yard productivity, limited space and unavailable chassis converge.
Jim Stinson • Nov. 24, 2021 -
Pricing insanity: Material costs escalate, driving contractor desperation
Amid unprecedented supply chain challenges, firms locked into contracts based on last year's prices are feeling the heat.
Robyn Griggs Lawrence • Oct. 28, 2021 -
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After years of ‘Made in China,’ supply chains consider alternatives
The change in tone from U.S.-based supply chains is not a mass exodus from China. Instead, it's an approach that embraces diversification.
Shefali Kapadia • Oct. 14, 2021 -
The rise of LTL: How e-commerce changed the middle mile
Businesses are shipping smaller quantities of freight more frequently, giving logistics professionals more to manage in increasingly complex networks.
S.L. Fuller • Oct. 6, 2021 -
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Aircraft emissions present a roadblock to supply chain sustainability goals
FedEx's Chief Sustainability Officer says true aviation sustainability "is an intractable problem." Will environmentally conscious shippers move away from airfreight?
Max Garland • Sept. 8, 2021 -
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What 3G's sunset means for tracking, visibility tech
Companies relying on IoT devices for their supply chains have a relatively tight window to upgrade to 4G.
Deborah Abrams Kaplan • Aug. 31, 2021 -
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'You can pay or you can wait': How retailers are navigating a shipping crisis
Consumer demand came raging back this year. The supply chain wasn't ready for it, and now retailers, brands and consumers are paying the price.
Ben Unglesbee • Aug. 3, 2021 -
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From sapling to pure-play LTL: The story of XPO Logistics under Jacobs
Bradley Jacobs is a relentless numbers man and a serial entrepreneur. And he's one thing neither XPO nor GXO can replace.
Jim Stinson • Aug. 2, 2021 -
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As PPE demand grew, organizations stepped up to the challenge — and fought fraud along the way
Bad actors emerged during the pandemic, as a supply-demand imbalance in personal protective equipment left openings and vulnerabilities for fraud and counterfeits.
Deborah Abrams Kaplan • July 15, 2021 -
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Last year, the Transpacific was a 'nightmare.' It's only gotten worse.
One shipper offered a carrier $6,000 for space. It was told $60,000 wouldn't even be enough.
Matt Leonard • June 24, 2021 -
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The misconceptions in the rare earth supply chain
The problem isn't a shortage of raw materials. The problem is getting them out of the ground — and out of China.
Emma Penrod • June 17, 2021 -
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More frequent, severe wildfires threaten California's growing logistics network
Fires can clog and cut off freight arteries, creating choke points for inventory traveling via truck and rail.
Deborah Abrams Kaplan • June 1, 2021 -
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As storms become more frequent and volatile, some ports plan for the risk — but most do not
The interconnectedness of ports leave assets such as warehouses, trucking networks and railroads vulnerable to disruptions from climate change and rising sea levels.
Matt Leonard • Updated June 8, 2021 -
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RFID's e-commerce growth spurt
The need for visibility drove companies to invest in solutions for their complete supply chain while Adidas is using the technology to verify provenance.
Deborah Abrams Kaplan • May 4, 2021 -
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How construction is using technology to mitigate supply disruptions
Soaring material costs and supply chain woes threaten the industry's rebound.
Joe Bousquin • April 30, 2021 -
Supply chains do the math on reshoring's pros and cons
COVID-19 exposed risks and spurred conversations about moving manufacturing, but the pandemic is far from the only factor to consider.
Deborah Abrams Kaplan • April 8, 2021
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