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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 8, 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 7, 2021 -
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TrendlineInventory Management
Read how retailers and brand manufactures are rethinking inventory management as an effective strategy against tariffs.
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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 7, 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 6, 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 6, 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 6, 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 6, 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 2, 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 2, 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 1, 2021 -
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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 1, 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.
By Edwin Lopez • Updated July 8, 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 -
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Winnebago grapples with a 'year's worth of demand' in backlog
The motorhome maker is dealing with record-setting backlogs in towage and motorhome segments amid high demand.
By Matt Leonard • June 29, 2021 -
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Is micro-fulfillment tech living up to the hype?
MFC vendors say all systems are go, but industry observers say grocers are having trouble making the economics of scaled-down automation work.
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Gallo to add production, distribution capacity with new $423M facility in South Carolina
With the Port of Charleston nearby, the winemaker also gains a new hub for its import and export business.
By Lauren Manning • June 25, 2021 -
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FedEx to add 16 automated facilities ahead of peak season
Technology enables FedEx to adjust to volume fluctuations, but the logistics provider may struggle to hire enough package handlers.
By Matt Leonard • June 25, 2021 -
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Levi's COO wants to transform the brand's supply chain
The company's focus on product quality, sustainability and loyalty will require transparency and close collaboration with suppliers.
By Kaarin Moore • June 23, 2021 -
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US needs 330M square feet of warehouse space to keep up with e-commerce: CBRE
Retailers looking to build or rent new real estate face potential sticker shock.
By Matt Leonard • June 23, 2021 -
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Ahold Delhaize will insource 85% of distribution by 2022 in supply chain overhaul
The chain says it's on track to control its entire U.S. grocery supply chain by its 2023 deadline.
By Jeff Wells • June 23, 2021 -
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The inventory-to-sales ratio reveals a divide between retail and automotive
Retailers are building up inventory as demand balloons, while auto dealers struggle with a global parts shortage.
By Matt Leonard • June 22, 2021 -
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OpinionSupply chains that don't prioritize DEI risk losing out
Organizations that don’t "walk the talk" will lag competitors in business performance, employment value proposition and meeting their defined purpose, write ASCM's Abe Eshkenazi and Gartner's Dana Stiffler.
By Abe Eshkenazi and Dana Stiffler • June 22, 2021 -
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La-Z-Boy tries to whittle down backlog, up to 9-month lead times
Backlogs are eight times higher than they were before the pandemic, CEO Melinda Whittington said on an earnings call.
By A.B. Brown • June 22, 2021 -
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Kroger opens 2 cross-dock facilities to boost reach of automated fulfillment centers
The grocer will use warehouses, which require 60% of the capital and labor of stores, to meet the rising demand for delivery.
By Edwin Lopez • June 21, 2021 -
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ColumnPatent Pending: Walmart's idea for just-in-time, FourKites' plan for predictive visibility
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 • June 18, 2021
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