New Walmart fulfillment center to support retailer's next-day shipping push

The facility in Tennessee will use robots to find items within its storage system and bring them to employees for packing before shipping to customers.

By Tatiana Walk-Morris • Dec. 13, 2021

The importance of supply chain visibility

Supply chain visibility is requirement for all business. Here’s what you can do to address visibility challenges right now.

Dec. 13, 2021

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Inventory Management

Read how retailers and brand manufactures are rethinking inventory management as an effective strategy against tariffs.

By Supply Chain Dive staff

Facing long lead times, GMS bulks up on wallboard and steel inventory

Wallboard and steel are among a number of key material shortages that have hamstrung the construction industry, pushing up prices and delaying deliveries.

By Colin Campbell • Dec. 10, 2021

Dell's digitized supply chain makes demand planning easier during chip shortage

The company runs virtual simulations to better detect potential disruptions and shape demand to available supply. 

By Sarah Zimmerman • Dec. 9, 2021

Clorox upgrades 20-year-old ERP for improved data visibility, demand planning

The company is investing $500 million to "significantly increase digital capabilities," CFO Kevin Jacobsen said.

By Colin Campbell • Dec. 9, 2021

7 charts show Southern California's warehousing crunch

Easing the chokepoint is a "balancing act" of labor, warehouse space and goods movement, one expert said.

By Max Garland • Dec. 8, 2021

Ulta to spend up to $180M on ERP overhaul

Modern enterprise resource planning tools can help companies know what's in stock and what's needed where. 

By Roberto Torres • Dec. 8, 2021

Nordstrom leverages pack and hold inventory to mitigate supply chain risk

The retailer is revisiting an inventory strategy that helped it during an expansion period when it needed enough items for new store openings.

By Max Garland • Dec. 7, 2021

'Supply chain comes to the fore' for Under Armour in 20 months of tumult

Colin Browne says the pandemic sped up operational changes already underway at the sportswear brand. 

By Ben Unglesbee • Dec. 7, 2021

Oatly plans 3 new facilities by 2023 to combat supply shortages

The company aims to self-manufacture 50% to 60% of total volume as it looks to build inventory and control costs. 

By Sarah Zimmerman • Dec. 7, 2021

Hiring momentum in manufacturing aids November production

Material shortages and high demand are still dragging down the sector, according to the Institute for Supply Management.

By Sarah Zimmerman • Dec. 2, 2021

Allbirds boosts inventories by 55% due to long lead times, high demand

The shoe and apparel company has relied on careful planning, secondary sourcing and regional diversification to keep product flowing.

By Colin Campbell • Dec. 2, 2021

Furniture retailers struggle with depleted inventories after Vietnam lockdowns

Williams-Sonoma and La-Z-Boy expect continued inventory delays as factories work to ramp up production. 

By Sarah Zimmerman • Dec. 1, 2021

Pandemic opens the door to investments in wearables for supply chain workers

Wearable technology offers a treasure trove of data for supply chain managers. But the question remains how to translate the data into decisions.

By Jen A. Miller • Nov. 30, 2021

Walgreens to open $30M MFC in Kansas City region

The Liberty, Missouri, location is one of nine micro-fulfillment sites that the pharmacy store chain plans to open across the U.S. by the end of 2022.

By Catherine Douglas Moran • Nov. 30, 2021

Returns volume and costs set to climb in pricey supply chain environment, survey says

Those expenses pile onto "rising freight costs, capacity constraints and delays," the executive director of the Reverse Logistics Association said.

By Max Garland • Nov. 30, 2021

Amazon, Walmart among 9 companies to receive FTC order for supply chain data

The information the FTC will solicit is at the forefront of supply chain managers' day-to-day operations, such as the disruptions to obtaining and transporting products.

By Shefali Kapadia • Nov. 30, 2021

Sysco targets transportation and production emissions in sustainability goals

Supply chain activities generate 98% of the food distributor's greenhouse gas emissions, according to its 2021 Corporate Social Responsibility report.

By Max Garland • Nov. 29, 2021

How a global manufacturer automated their supplier management process in days

 Supplier uncertainty led to a sudden need for visibility. See how this manufacturer reached it in days.

Nov. 29, 2021

Want to minimize supply chain risk? Become a disruption shaper.

Businesses have figured out how to reduce the rate of disruption to their supply chains — something most leaders dismiss as even a possibility, Gartner's director of supply chain research writes. 

By Suzie Petrusic • Nov. 23, 2021

JM Smucker to invest $1.1B in manufacturing, distribution center for Uncrustables

The company joins other CPGs expanding domestic manufacturing to add capacity and meet increased demand. 

By Christopher Doering • Nov. 23, 2021

Amazon rolls out recyclable packaging for cold-chain grocery orders

The new shipping material is produced in a variety of U.S. locations, reducing the distance it needs to travel to reach Whole Foods locations and Amazon Fresh grocery hubs and stores.

By Sam Silverstein • Nov. 23, 2021

Damaged packaging, labor constraints hamper Beyond Meat's ability to fill orders

The plant-based food producer is planning more redundancy across its supply chain, its CEO said. 

By Colin Campbell • Nov. 23, 2021

Tupperware to idle factories as it works through inventory backlog

The home products company had stocked up during the first half of the year to prepare for a surge in demand. That surge has yet to come.

By Sarah Zimmerman • Nov. 22, 2021

8 industry reactions: How the infrastructure deal could change supply chains

Biden's signature paves the way for $17 billion in port infrastructure and $25 billion for airports. Here's what trade associations are saying.

By Alejandra Carranza • Nov. 19, 2021