A.B. Brown

64 articles by A.B. Brown

• Shortages and other challenges across liquor supply chain throw a wrench in summer rebound

  Aug. 19, 2021

• Under Armour on alert for product cancellations as sourcing challenges mount in Vietnam

  Aug. 6, 2021

• Starbucks says advance coffee purchasing helps it stay competitive

  July 29, 2021

• MSC Industrial Direct ups prices amid 'fast and furious' supplier price increases

  July 15, 2021

• Unilever backs UK accelerator for diverse suppliers

  July 1, 2021

• USPS considers setting longer benchmarks for 32% of first-class packages

  June 28, 2021

• La-Z-Boy tries to whittle down backlog, up to 9-month lead times

  June 22, 2021

• Increased containerboard output not enough to keep prices down

  June 17, 2021

• USDA to invest over $4B to strengthen the food supply chain

  June 11, 2021

• Kimberly-Clark taps biotech supplier for alternative to single-use plastics

  June 10, 2021

• Disruptions to rare earth supply would be far-reaching at time of heightened demand: DOE

  May 27, 2021

• Casper sidesteps product shortage with third-party manufacturers

  May 20, 2021

• Chocolate makers map 600K cocoa farms in Ghana, Ivory Coast

  May 13, 2021

• Under Armour restricts inventory despite high demand

  May 11, 2021

• Walmart gives diverse suppliers option for early payment to help increase access to capital

  May 5, 2021

• Starbucks says it will help distribution partners struggling with labor shortages

  April 30, 2021

• Supply chains turn to Vietnam, India to diversify sourcing: Qima

  April 29, 2021

• Study: Spend analytics, category management top priorities for supply chain leaders

  April 22, 2021

• 'Chaotic' supply chain pushed up supplier prices: MSC

  April 15, 2021

• Chipotle reaches 31M pounds of locally sourced produce

  April 8, 2021

• Gap designs fulfillment system to prioritize 'most valuable' customers

  April 6, 2021

• Procurement leaders upgrade supplier data as agility trumps cutting costs: survey

  March 25, 2021

• Starbucks to improve sustainable coffee sourcing, reducing its largest carbon culprit

  March 23, 2021

• Buyers opt for digital, remote interactions with suppliers

  March 18, 2021

• Procurement at the bottom of the barrel on diversity, Gartner study shows

  March 11, 2021

• Starbucks' real-time alerts allow for disruption response in days, not weeks

  March 8, 2021

• FedEx to convert parcel fleet to EVs by 2040, eyeing a carbon neutral future

  March 5, 2021

• Hershey threatens to suspend non-compliant suppliers in effort to cut deforestation

  March 4, 2021

• Kohl's investor group proposes sourcing, inventory changes to win back margins

  Feb. 25, 2021

• La-Z-Boy ramps production to shorten up to 9-month lead times

  Feb. 23, 2021

• Unilever finds short-term sustainability costs lead to long-term savings

  Feb. 22, 2021

• Gartner: 77% of companies invest in deeper supplier relationships for resilience

  Feb. 18, 2021

• Ball, Molson Coors increase production and sourcing to combat aluminum can shortage

  Feb. 12, 2021

• CDP projects $120B in climate-risks costs, buyers call on suppliers to take action

  Feb. 11, 2021

• Dry ice demand rises more than 1,100% as procurement leaders navigate vaccine rollout: Thomas

  Feb. 4, 2021

• Prologis expects US warehouse rental rates to rise 5% in 2021

  Feb. 2, 2021

• Nestlé sets goal of 100% responsibly sourced coffee by 2025

  Jan. 29, 2021

• Timberland, Vans parent maps supply chains through tier 4

  Jan. 21, 2021

• Frontline e-commerce worker is the top job on the rise: LinkedIn

  Jan. 15, 2021

• BDO: 50% of manufacturers plan to secure backup suppliers in 2021

  Jan. 14, 2021

• FAA: New drone rules address safety, provide more operational flexibility

  Jan. 5, 2021

• Nordstrom brings supply chain talent into the C-suite

  Dec. 22, 2020

• Ultra-cold freezer sourcing up 522% with vaccine logistics underway: Thomas

  Dec. 16, 2020

• Transport groups request vaccine priority for supply chain workers

  Dec. 10, 2020

• How companies worked to elevate small, diverse suppliers in 2020

  Dec. 7, 2020

• US blocks cotton imports from leading producer in Xinjiang region of China

  Dec. 3, 2020

• Port of Rotterdam warns of no transport if Brexit paperwork incomplete

  Dec. 1, 2020

• Is Amazon Air making Cincinnati a supply chain hub for small business?

  Nov. 17, 2020

• DHL raises parcel prices for customers across the board

  Nov. 13, 2020

• How COVID-19 amplified the importance of the cold chain

  Nov. 13, 2020

• DHL Express anticipates 50% volume increase for peak

  Oct. 28, 2020

• Port of Virginia to double size of on-dock rail yard with $44M expansion project

  Oct. 26, 2020

• Coupa initiative focuses on business spend to increase supplier diversity

  Oct. 22, 2020

• CBP issues forced labor finding for stevia imports from manufacturer in China

  Oct. 21, 2020

• FedEx, Happy Returns partner on 'return bars,' streamline reverse logistics

  Oct. 20, 2020

• UPS to raise China-US peak surcharges again after lowering them 2 weeks ago

  Oct. 19, 2020

• Americold will acquire fourth largest cold chain provider for $1.7B

  Oct. 14, 2020

• Robust analytics, data sharing are crucial to procurement risk management, experts say

  Oct. 8, 2020

• MSC says hydrogen, biofuels are the future of ocean decarbonization

  Oct. 7, 2020

• Bed Bath & Beyond, Shipt partner on same-day delivery ahead of peak

  Oct. 5, 2020

• Record 2.7M industrial robots are in operation, but demand has slowed: report

  Sept. 30, 2020

• Gartner: 51% of supply chain pros expect to increase circular economy focus

  Sept. 28, 2020

• Strong airfreight demand in China and Singapore spur Boeing 737 orders and new conversion lines

  Sept. 23, 2020

• Lineage Logistics' $1.6B raise preps the cold chain giant for warehouse tech investment, future M&A

  Sept. 18, 2020