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Peloton struggles to offload manufacturing assets
The connected fitness company is looking to shrink its operating footprint, but it hasn’t been able to find the right buyers.
By Sarah Zimmerman • Feb. 7, 2023 -
FedEx Freight plans more furloughs
The company will offer some employees permanent transfers to other markets where it has hiring needs.
By Colin Campbell • Feb. 6, 2023 -
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TrendlineTop 5 stories from Supply Chain Dive
Here’s how companies are navigating evolving global trade and tariff policies, rising costs and operational uncertainty across supply chain networks.
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2023 outlook: Is this the year supply chains stabilize?
Freight rates are finally easing, but geopolitical turmoil and ongoing economic uncertainty continue to create headaches for businesses.
By Sarah Zimmerman • Feb. 6, 2023 -
Gap teams with UPS unit to offer small businesses outsourced fulfillment
The partnership allows shippers to access the retailer’s distribution network and gain supply chain capabilities “previously only available to billion-dollar brands.”
By Sarah Zimmerman • Feb. 6, 2023 -
Rockwell Automation names new head of supply chain
Company veteran Bob Buttermore will lead the industrial manufacturer's operations, sourcing and logistics beginning later this month.
By Kate Magill • Feb. 6, 2023 -
Deep Dive
Food companies say they can reduce their emissions this year. Experts are skeptical.
Academics and environmental groups say CPGs’ reliance on regenerative agriculture and carbon credits may not be enough to realistically hit their time-based goals.
By Chris Casey • Feb. 6, 2023 -
Amazon focused on streamlining operations after reporting unprofitable year
The e-commerce giant is looking to work out kinks in the intersection between its fulfillment and transportation networks.
By Sarah Zimmerman • Feb. 3, 2023 -
Lululemon looks to increase supplier diversity for indirect spend
The athleisure brand said it will increase the purchasing volume for vendors owned and operated by women and underrepresented groups in its non-merchandise spend.
By Ben Unglesbee • Feb. 3, 2023 -
Amazon cited for safety violations at 3 more warehouses
Federal safety inspectors are calling on the e-commerce giant to implement a “company-wide strategy to protect their employees."
By Sarah Zimmerman • Feb. 2, 2023 -
FedEx to lay off 10% of officers, directors
The cuts will help the delivery giant become “a more efficient, agile organization,” President and CEO Raj Subramaniam told staff.
By Sarah Zimmerman • Updated Feb. 3, 2023 -
Manufacturing production levels fall for third-straight month
Two national indices reported an overall industry contraction based on soft demand from customers still working through inventory backlogs.
By Kate Magill • Feb. 2, 2023 -
Aldi deepens focus on Gulf Coast with new distribution center
The 564,000-square-foot facility will eventually have capacity to serve 100 grocery stores in Louisiana, Alabama, Mississippi and the Florida Panhandle.
By Sam Silverstein • Feb. 2, 2023 -
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Patent Pending: Choosing when to deploy AVs, using drones in intermodal transit
Amazon and UPS have some unusual ideas on how to integrate autonomous vehicles and other technology into their operations.
By Max Garland • Feb. 1, 2023 -
Whirlpool’s production takes a hit after supplier disruption
The hiccup at the unnamed supplier was resolved in mid-January, but not before costing the appliance maker millions in lost sales and profits.
By Ben Unglesbee • Feb. 1, 2023 -
Maersk taps drones for warehouse inventory management
Four facilities are already making use of the Verity drones, and the company is planning to deploy the tech further in 2023.
By Sarah Zimmerman , Alejandra Carranza • Updated Feb. 3, 2023 -
GM investing $650M to develop Nevada lithium mine
The deal with Lithium Americas will help the company make its supply chain more secure and manage cell costs better, said Chair and CEO Mary Barra.
By Ben Unglesbee • Jan. 31, 2023 -
Bed Bath & Beyond to shutter its Harmon beauty banner
The retailer will also close an additional 87 of its namesake stores as a potential bankruptcy filing looms.
By Nate Delesline III • Jan. 30, 2023 -
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Hamburg Süd no more: Maersk to unify brands amid push for end-to-end services
The logistics provider is looking to simplify the customer experience and create more multimodal services.
By Alejandra Carranza , Edwin Lopez • Jan. 30, 2023 -
Levi’s blames $40M in unfilled orders on distribution center constraints
Meanwhile, the denim retailer is also grappling with bloated inventory levels.
By Daphne Howland • Jan. 30, 2023 -
Sam’s Club aims to modernize supply chain with expansion of automated fulfillment
The wholesale club chain is adding more distribution centers as it looks to open 30 new stores across the U.S. over the next few years.
By Sarah Zimmerman • Jan. 27, 2023 -
Sponsored by Digimarc
Product digitization is the future. Here’s how to get started.
Product digitization can perform an almost limitless number of tasks throughout your supply chain, from helping spot counterfeit goods to providing specific recycling instructions.
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Risky business: How suppliers defend themselves against retail bankruptcies
Retailers and their vendors go through a delicate dance when a Chapter 11 looms, with financial hazards for both sides.
By Ben Unglesbee • Jan. 26, 2023 -
Amy’s Kitchen hires a chief supply chain officer to boost resilience
Oksana Woloszczuk joins the food manufacturer in the newly created role, along with a few other supply chain executives.
By Alejandra Carranza • Jan. 26, 2023 -
Logistics layoffs signal industry-wide culling, leave seasoned talent available
Flexport and C.H. Robinson won’t be the last big names to cut jobs as industry demand shrinks, experts say.
By Max Garland • Jan. 26, 2023 -
Amazon robotics and AI leader departs for AV company
Siddhartha Srinivasa will join AV company and GM subsidiary Cruise as it prepares for production of its Origin vehicle, which has delivery capabilities.
By Max Garland • Jan. 25, 2023