Logistics
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Florence squeezes pharmaceutical supply chains
Pharmacies, which rely on sophisticated inventory control and cater to local customers, possess few options when massive storms disrupt logistics.
By Rich Weissman • Sept. 19, 2018
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Tesla is in 'delivery logistics hell'
Suspicion around the automaker's ability to produce cars is a common concern, but logistics bottlenecks are a new problem.
By Emma Cosgrove • Sept. 19, 2018
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UPS to team with tech firms for study on truck congestion
The four-month study in Chicago will find places and times when congestion from delivery trucks worsens or when gridlock makes delivery more difficult.
By Jason Plautz • Sept. 18, 2018
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UPS will hire 100K seasonal employees
The figure is an increase of more than 5% from past years, when the company hired 95,000 workers each season.
By Shefali Kapadia • Sept. 18, 2018
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FedEx leans on automation to handle record-breaking peak season
Executives say that employees can hardly be seen at FedEx's automated sorting hubs.
By Emma Cosgrove • Sept. 18, 2018
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Reno, Nevada conducts FAA-approved drone delivery flight
During the test, a single pilot simultaneously flew several drones from company Flirtey to deliver automated external defibrillators.
By Jason Plautz • Sept. 17, 2018
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Ikea moves up the timeline for for 'zero emissions' in last-mile delivery
Electric delivery vehicles are one step on the road to eventually reaching carbon positive status, according to Ikea.
By Emma Cosgrove • Sept. 17, 2018
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Timeline: How Hurricane Florence is agitating supply chains
Higher logistics costs, plant shutdowns. Even days before the storm reached the shores of the eastern seaboard, supply chains were being disrupted by Hurricane Florence.
By Supply Chain Dive
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UPS zeros in on 'super hubs,' high-margin shipments to grow business
With faster, more automated parcel sorting, UPS seeks to be an early adopter of technology to stay ahead of the competition.
By Emma Cosgrove • Sept. 14, 2018
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Hurricane Florence could spike food freight costs
Even though consumers are stocking up on supplies, a Credit Suisse report found that the storm could create a challenging headwind for food makers' expenses.
By Cathy Siegner • Sept. 13, 2018
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FedEx to deliver 6 days a week year-round
The carrier has for years extended its delivery week during the holiday season, but beginning 2019, six-day weeks will be the norm at FedEx Ground.
By Emma Cosgrove • Sept. 12, 2018
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4 technologies tackling food waste in the supply chain
From reefer sensors to avocado imagery, venture capitalists are pouring hundreds of millions into the trillion-dollar problem of food waste.
By Emma Cosgrove • Sept. 12, 2018
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Deep DiveLogistics is booming in China — but not where you think
Inland cities serve as land bridges between China and Europe, making them ripe for warehouse and transportation development.
By Deborah Abrams Kaplan • Sept. 11, 2018
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Uber for ice cream: Häagen-Dazs tests geo-targeted delivery app
The brand's app enables ice cream to be sent to a customer's exact location and allows users to track deliveries in real time.
By Jessi Devenyns • Sept. 10, 2018
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Come sail away: Airbus taps wind power to move airliner parts more efficiently
The aerospace company is adding sails to one of its roll-on, roll-off vessels to reduce fuel costs and emissions.
By Gary Wollenhaupt • Sept. 10, 2018
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Why USPS is the perfect fit for the last mile
Advanced technology and working with shippers can help the Postal Service survive in an e-commerce dominated world.
By Barry Hochfelder • Sept. 07, 2018
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World Logistics Center goes 'back to square one'
Recent court decisions cast doubt on plans to open a 40-million-square-foot development in Moreno Valley, California, by 2023.
By Edwin Lopez • Sept. 06, 2018
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To see the future of fulfillment at Amazon, you'll have to look up
The e-commerce giant won two patents, one for self-charging drones and another for flying warehouses.
By Emma Cosgrove • Sept. 06, 2018
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Amazon orders 20K vans for last-mile delivery program
The order is more than four times the e-commerce giant's originally anticipated order of 4,500 vans.
By Shefali Kapadia • Sept. 06, 2018
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Walmart pilots new last-mile service for grocery
The pilot would crowdsource drivers and offer live-tracking of deliveries, helping the retailer expand its service to more markets.
By Emma Cosgrove • Sept. 05, 2018
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FAA completes first 4 drone pilots
The Federal Aviation Administration will conduct six more pilots to test the use and regulations needed for the aerial technology.
By Emma Cosgrove • Sept. 05, 2018
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Trade and tech push supply chains from global to local
The vast majority of businesses are exploring localization options, according to a report published by A.T. Kearney — and the trend is here to stay.
By Shefali Kapadia • Sept. 05, 2018
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Walmart.com shoppers find out-of-stocks amid fulfillment revamp
The retail giant is experimenting with ways to more efficiently fulfill bulky or heavy orders, executives at Walmart suppliers told The Wall Street Journal.
By Daphne Howland • Sept. 04, 2018
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Supply chains could help spare $270B of food waste with a few fixes
Industry, not consumers, has the primary responsibility for fixing the trillion dollar problem of food waste, according to a report from Boston Consulting Group.
By Emma Cosgrove • Sept. 04, 2018
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Best Buy speeds up fulfillment with new, partly automated warehouse
Though the electronics retailer has focused on the store experience in recent years, optimizing delivery is top of mind.
By Emma Cosgrove • Sept. 03, 2018