Patent Pending: Toyota's plan to manage autonomous cross docking

Supply chain innovators apply to patent what they see as important tools for the future. Sometimes they're brilliant. Sometimes they're funny.

By Matt Leonard • Oct. 8, 2020

H&M plans to scale machine learning to bolster logistics, forecasting

The retailer is building a platform called Yggdrasil, which will give teams across the organization access to centralized data.

By Roberto Torres • Oct. 6, 2020

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Top 5 stories from Supply Chain Dive

Here’s how companies are navigating rising costs, network changes and logistics disruptions across global supply chain networks.

By Supply Chain Dive staff

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

The retailer will use third-party delivery services Shipt and Instacart to grow its omnichannel presence and delivery options.

By A.B. Brown • Oct. 5, 2020

An end-to-end solution for less-than-truckload shipments

How LTL can stabilize costs without expanding resources.

Oct. 5, 2020

Supplier deliveries slow, raw material costs rise as manufacturing improves: ISM

The report shows the industry has learned how to keep supply chains moving during the pandemic, while underscoring the challenges that remain in this new normal.

By Matt Leonard • Oct. 2, 2020

JLL: 78% of US cold storage warehouses are at least 20 years old

Cold chain operators choose between upfront expense with lower operating costs long-term and lower initial cost with more restrictive conditions in the booming, but bifurcated, cold storage logistics market.

By Emma Cosgrove • Sept. 30, 2020

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

To overcome challenges, companies have to get involved in reverse logistical planning and design. 

By A.B. Brown • Sept. 28, 2020

Survey: Coronavirus hit shippers harder than 3PLs, despite better preparedness

Shippers reported higher levels of difficulty with labor, procurement of crucial supplies, driver shortages and operational equipment shortages, according to Infosys Supply Chain Practice Leader Sylvie Thompson.

By Emma Cosgrove • Sept. 25, 2020

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

New orders for Boeing converted freighters and two new conversion lines are signs that air cargo capacity is increasing amid the high demand caused by the pandemic.

By A.B. Brown • Sept. 23, 2020

Walmart, DroneUp, Quest to pilot drone delivery of COVID-19 tests

The same-day service currently being tested in Las Vegas will use drones to drop at-home collection testing kits on driveways, front sidewalks and backyards.  

By Nick Paul Taylor • Sept. 23, 2020

RBC: Amazon Logistics' planned 2020 growth exceeds previous 3 years combined

Amazon grows the number and size of delivery stations, the facilities closest to consumers, as it focuses on capacity-building and speedy last-mile delivery.

By Matt Leonard • Sept. 21, 2020

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

The logistics provider can invest in more properties and automation as cold storage demand is forecast to continue.

By A.B. Brown • Sept. 18, 2020

Maersk and Canadian Pacific to build transload, distribution center to take reliance off trucks

The partnership reduces intermodal handoffs, furthering Maersk's long-term strategy to become an integrated logistics company with end-to-end services.

By S.L. Fuller • Sept. 16, 2020

FedEx says it is shielding small shippers from surcharges

Chief Marketing Officer Brie Carere said large businesses willing to ship on lower-volume days of the week or move their holiday volume earlier in the calendar may also see a pricing benefit in negotiations.

By Emma Cosgrove • Sept. 16, 2020

Chewy's new limited-SKU warehouse is just for volume surges

Chewy is banking on a new kind of fulfillment center, plus automation, to keep lowering fulfillment unit costs. 

By Emma Cosgrove • Sept. 15, 2020

FedEx will ring in new year with price hikes, surcharges

FedEx Express, Ground and Freight will increase shipping rates by about 4.9% or more starting Jan. 4, 2021.

By Matt Leonard • Sept. 15, 2020

Walmart pilots drone delivery for groceries with Flytrex

The test program will deliver grocery and household items from Walmart stores to homes in Fayetteville, North Carolina.

By Matt Leonard • Sept. 10, 2020

UPS to hire 100K seasonal workers to handle parcels for peak

UPS' holiday hiring targets match the number from the last two years amid very different circumstances and a much lower degree of certainty.

By Emma Cosgrove • Sept. 9, 2020

Amazon Prime Air gets FAA clearance for drone delivery on 'highly rural' test range

Amazon said drones will help realize 30-minute delivery and expects the current model to carry 85% of the products sold on its marketplace.

By Matt Leonard • Sept. 1, 2020

DeJoy says USPS service improved in August

The USPS data shows service levels heading in the direction of normal, though pre-sorted, first-class mail remains below 90% on time.

By Emma Cosgrove • Sept. 1, 2020

Ulta to evaluate store fleet with omnichannel operations in mind

The retailer is expanding its ship-from-store program to 100 stores to increase fulfillment capacity and speed while "leveraging store labor and inventory," executives said.

By Emma Cosgrove • Aug. 28, 2020

Direct-to-consumer sales could be the next big thing in the US retail market

The rise in online shopping is pushing brands to try the direct-to-consumer strategy.

Aug. 27, 2020

Spot rates jump, ports remain closed as Laura heads north

Experts anticipate disruptions could last for days, due to high-speed winds and flooding in agricultural and energy supply chain hubs.

By Emma Cosgrove • Updated Aug. 27, 2020

Less stringent cold chain requirements could give Moderna's coronavirus vaccine an edge

A rival shot from Pfizer and BioNTech needs to be stored at colder temperatures and doesn't last as long in a refrigerator, which may limit its use.

By Jonathan Gardner • Aug. 26, 2020

Warehousing, manufacturing employment below pre-pandemic levels as peak nears

Employment in manufacturing dipped 10% year over year in April and 5% in warehousing during the same period.

By Matt Leonard • Aug. 25, 2020