Operations Management: Page 2
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Q&AWalmart adding Ranpak AutoFill machines to more distribution centers
The automated equipment provides customers with data on package volume dimensions, among other benefits, Ranpak CEO Omar Asali said.
By Katie Pyzyk • Aug. 28, 2025 -
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Wayfair expands logistics offering to include multichannel service
Suppliers can now tap the furniture retailer’s CastleGate network as a 3PL alternative for big-and-bulky goods across their entire customer base.
By Kelly Stroh • Aug. 27, 2025 -
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Read how retailers and brand manufactures are rethinking inventory management as an effective strategy against tariffs.
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Home Depot focuses on faster deliveries to boost satisfaction
Dedicated associates and machine learning-driven efficiency improvements helped the retailer achieve its fastest ever delivery speeds during the second quarter.
By Bryan Wassel • Aug. 27, 2025 -
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Target scales back on in-store fulfillment strategy
The retailer will take recent learnings about which stores are "built to fulfill" and apply it to up to 40 more locations by the year's end.
By Kelly Stroh • Aug. 27, 2025 -
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Stop & Shop to close 7 e-commerce warerooms
The grocer expects to offer “an even better omnichannel customer experience” after shuttering the facilities, according to a spokesperson.
By Sam Silverstein • Aug. 26, 2025 -
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Trump’s latest tariff threats target China magnets, digital taxes
The president floated 200% duties on imports from China if the country does not ship magnets to the U.S. and vowed levies for nations with digital service taxes.
By Philip Neuffer • Aug. 26, 2025 -
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Trump says furniture tariffs coming in next 50 days
The president said his administration is conducting an investigation into the sector just days after applying steel and aluminum levies on various household appliances.
By Philip Neuffer • Aug. 25, 2025 -
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Sponsored by DeposcoHow supply chain leaders are investing in peak season 2025
In 2025, peak season is set to test the limits of supply chain leaders as they prepare for volatility while trying to hit demand revenue goals.
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Canada to scale back retaliatory tariffs for US imports on Sept. 1
The country will lift levies on goods compliant with the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement while maintaining sector-specific duties on steel, aluminum and cars.
By Philip Neuffer • Aug. 22, 2025 -
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Logistics management is leveling up with generative AI
Large shippers and TMS vendors have started to incorporate the emerging technology over the last few years with an eye on cutting costs and improving the user experience.
By Shefali Kapadia • Aug. 22, 2025 -
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7-Eleven taps former Amazon, Target exec to run demand chain
Joshua Dolan is responsible for expanding and optimizing 7-Eleven's enterprise-wide logistics capabilities and improving execution.
By Brett Dworski • Aug. 22, 2025 -
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UPS offers buyouts to US operations managers to help network overhaul
Separations would occur between Sept. 30 and July 31, 2026, for employees that volunteer for the program.
By Max Garland • Aug. 22, 2025 -
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US, EU agree to terms of framework trade pact
The two trading partners documented provisions of a deal that would set a 15% tariff on many EU imports, including cars, auto parts, pharmaceuticals and semiconductors.
By Philip Neuffer • Aug. 21, 2025 -
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Target fulfillment operations closure impacts 200 Indianapolis employees
A spokesperson said the retailer is adjusting what operations it performs at the facility as it continues to evolve its supply chain.
By Kelly Stroh • Aug. 19, 2025 -
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Tariff strategies, economic clouds: What to know for the rest of 2025
Industry experts discussed commodity markets and logistics changes at Supply Chain Dive’s annual outlook event.
By Kelly Stroh • Aug. 19, 2025 -
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US expands scope of Section 232 steel, aluminum tariffs
Truck trailers, certain car parts and numerous household appliances will now face 50% levies, per guidance from Customs and Border Protection.
By Philip Neuffer • Aug. 18, 2025 -
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Honeywell, Stereolabs partner on AI-powered vision tool for warehouses
The joint technology aims to eliminate the need for tape measures, scales and handheld devices when gathering dimensions, weight and barcode data to register new SKUs.
By Antone Gonsalves • Aug. 18, 2025 -
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Conagra to invest in supply chain amid production revamp
The food maker embarked on an overhaul of chicken production in fiscal year 2025 following the shutdown of a facility due to product quality issues.
By Antone Gonsalves • Aug. 18, 2025 -
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Producer prices rise as high tariff costs trickle through supply chains
“It’s going to take another two to three quarters for tariffs to play through” the inflation data, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis President Alberto Musalem said.
By Jim Tyson • Updated Aug. 15, 2025 -
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Trump says semiconductor tariffs to come next week
The president indicated that duties on chips would be “approximately 100%” earlier this month.
By Philip Neuffer • Aug. 15, 2025 -
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Tyson adjusts beef production in face of low supply, healthy demand
The meat processor has cut costs from its operation and slowed processing speeds to get the most from record-low cattle availability.
By Antone Gonsalves • Aug. 14, 2025 -
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GE Appliances to invest $3B in US manufacturing
The funds will help the front-load washer manufacturer continue to reshore production from Mexico and China. The company’s first phase of its plans will focus on plants located in Kentucky, Georgia, South Carolina and Alabama.
By Sara Samora • Aug. 14, 2025 -
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Cargo frontloading peaks in July as inventory holding costs surge
The Port of Los Angeles saw record volumes last month, but the influx is putting added pressure on the middle mile, with costs soon expected to flow downstream.
By Philip Neuffer • Updated Aug. 14, 2025 -
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Ace Hardware opens 1.5M-square-foot retail support center
Equipped with automation technology, the facility is nearly twice the size of the company’s average distribution center.
By Kaarin Moore • Aug. 12, 2025 -
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Home Depot to close Missouri distribution center
The retailer will stock inventory at other facilities following the Oct. 26 closure, which impacts 61 employees.
By Kelly Stroh • Aug. 12, 2025
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