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Instacart collaborates with Fabric to offer automated fulfillment service
The partnership is the first phase of the e-commerce company's “next-generation fulfillment initiative” that moves order picking and packing out of store aisles and into dedicated spaces.
By Jeff Wells • July 22, 2021 -
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Frito-Lay bucks the trend of supply chain simplification
The snack brand is embracing complexity, which demands a supply chain that's primed for efficiency.
By Shefali Kapadia • July 20, 2021 -
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Robotics, conveyor belts and software become staples of the warehouse as e-commerce grows.
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Walmart plans to automate 25 distribution centers with Symbotic
The retailer aims to improve the storage density, pallet density, throughput as measured in cases per hour, system availability and order accuracy of its replenishment system.
By Matt Leonard • July 20, 2021 -
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TSMC says semiconductor capacity will remain tight into 2022
The manufacturer has been investing in expanded capacity with a goal of increasing production by 60% YoY in 2021, but high demand will continue to test semiconductor orders.
By Matt Leonard • July 19, 2021 -
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SpartanNash aims to boost e-commerce operations with first micro-fulfillment center
The company will use the 55,000-square-foot facility to pick and pack online grocery orders for 24 West Michigan stores.
By Sam Silverstein • July 19, 2021 -
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Executives lead the charge in supply chain sustainability efforts: report
The tactics supply chain professionals used to tackle sustainability may have shifted in 2020, but their commitments did not, according to a report by MIT's Center for Transportation and Logistics and CSCMP.
By Edwin Lopez • July 19, 2021 -
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Deep DiveAs 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.
By Deborah Abrams Kaplan • July 15, 2021 -
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Stockouts worsen for the chemical industry as shipping delays exacerbate inventory woes
Shortages may last yet another year due to the lasting effects of a February storm in Texas, increased demand and supply chain congestion.
By Matt Leonard • July 13, 2021 -
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Macy's plan to speed up its supply chain starts with inventory management
By having a supply chain that looks at in-store and warehouse inventory as a whole, the retailer says it can strengthen its margins, and get items to customers quicker and in the ways they prefer.
By Jen A. Miller • July 13, 2021 -
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Walmart's Flipkart cuts single-use plastic packaging from supply chain, shifts sustainability focus to sellers
The e-commerce platform is juggling the rapid growth in online retail with corporate goals and consumer preferences for sustainable packaging.
By Max Garland • July 13, 2021 -
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Levi's diverts freight to East Coast amid 'challenge in Long Beach'
The decision was one of several actions Levi Strauss took to mitigate supply chain disruptions in Q2, according to CEO Chip Bergh.
By Edwin Lopez • July 12, 2021 -
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Hershey and Land O'Lakes partner on sustainability for dairy supply chain
The food CPGs are collaborating with a Chesapeake Bay nonprofit to cut greenhouse gas emissions and boost water quality around Pennsylvania farms supplying milk.
By Samantha Oller • July 09, 2021 -
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OpinionUsing a new supplier can be risky. Traceability can help.
The supply chain is its own complex ecosystem that requires tracking and documenting products from raw materials to finished goods, writes Brian McCaffrey, production operations manager at Rockwell Automation.
By Brian McCaffrey • July 08, 2021 -
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Lead times at record highs and 'still accelerating': ISM
One respondent to ISM's June report said lead times for electronic components went from 16 weeks to more than a year.
By Shefali Kapadia • July 07, 2021 -
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'Real pressure on supply chains': How major players are balancing costs, speed and a new retail world
Executives from PVH, Under Armour, Dollar General, Tractor Supply and American Eagle spoke about current challenges and what it means for supply chains to be agile at NRF's Retail Converge.
By Ben Unglesbee • July 07, 2021 -
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SKU rationalization helps Bed Bath & Beyond achieve 95% in-stock level
The company expects to improve its inventory management even further as it overhauls its technology stack with a new ERP and forecasting system.
By Matt Leonard • July 06, 2021 -
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Ahold Delhaize embraces wearable lifting tech for distribution center workers
When wearing the "exosuit" an item that weighs 22 pounds feels like it's 14 pounds.
By Sam Silverstein • July 06, 2021 -
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Walgreens plans 9 more micro-fulfillment centers for prescription delivery
The facilities will use automation to save pharmacists time and help Walgreens speed its prescription fulfillment process, according to executives.
By Edwin Lopez • July 06, 2021 -
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Ford limits production at multiple factories through July due to semiconductor shortages
Despite signs that the supply of semiconductors is beginning to normalize, it could still take until 2022 to work through backlog amid ongoing high demand.
By Matt Leonard • July 06, 2021 -
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Critical goods industries face existential ransomware decisions
For certain industries, the choice is between paying millions to settle a criminal extortion or allowing a catastrophic supply chain disruption.
By David Jones • July 02, 2021 -
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Zebra to buy Fetch Robotics as interest in warehouse automation grows
The companies worked together in the past on integrations that would synchronize human-robot processes for replenishment workflows.
By Matt Leonard • July 02, 2021 -
Driving operational efficiency is top CPO priority for 2021
The need for agility over the past 18 months forced a shift in priorities for many CPOs, according to Deloitte's 2021 Global Chief Procurement Officer Survey.
By Jen A. Miller • July 01, 2021 -
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Garment factories in Bangladesh stay open despite new lockdown
The lockdown in Bangladesh, extended for seven more days, now ends on July 14 as death tolls from COVID-19 hit record highs.
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HB Fuller leans on 'strong supplier relationships' to navigate shortages, tight freight market
Strategizing for a "ship stuck in the Suez is exactly what they're set up to do," an executive said of its supply chain team.
By Matt Leonard • July 01, 2021 -
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Mondelēz's Triscuit is the latest brand to embrace traceability
The snacking giant said the transparency pilot, allowing consumers to follow white-winter wheat from fields in Michigan to the bakery, is the first of its kind for the company.
By Christopher Doering • June 30, 2021
