Hy-Vee brings online order fulfillment back to stores

The grocer will shut down its four Aisles Online fulfillment centers the week of March 23, according to a company spokesperson.

By Jessica Dumont • March 9, 2020

Costco: It could take weeks to reach routine supply chain operations

The COVID-19 outbreak is affecting multiple parts of Costco​'s supply chain, not just its procurement and in-store operations.

By Matt Leonard • March 6, 2020

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

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Burlington ditches e-commerce, streamlines inventory in push for operational agility

New CEO Michael O'Sullivan said he will demand more flexibility from supply chain teams to increase agility in case sales falter.

By Emma Cosgrove • March 6, 2020

Target's tech for store-based fulfillment operations is ready to scale

Machine learning and robotics will allow Target to fulfill digital orders from stores and avoid stockouts, executives detailed in an investor presentation.

By Emma Cosgrove • March 4, 2020

Coronavirus-driven online order spikes challenge grocery supply chains

Amazon Fresh and Prime Now have experienced significant delivery delays, while Instacart’s sales growth rate has increased tenfold over the past three days.

By Jeff Wells • March 3, 2020

US manufacturing hit by coronavirus but maintains growth

Although the purchasing managers index found the manufacturing sector just within growth territory, coronavirus-related complications are causing supply delays and longer lead times.

By Morgan Forde • March 3, 2020

Do more robots mean a safer warehouse?

Fulfillment robotics pledge to make workers' jobs easier, but whether those jobs are safer is open for debate — even among those making and selling the technology.

By Emma Cosgrove • March 3, 2020

Each industrial robot displaces 1.6 workers: report

China has seen the greatest decline in its manufacturing workforce since 2000, with 550,000 fewer people working in the sector as of 2016.

By Matt Leonard • March 3, 2020

Amazon launches faster same-day delivery with mini-fulfillment centers

The new centers will enable fulfillment, sortation and delivery under one roof, allowing Amazon to bypass the traditional middle-mile journey, a spokesperson said. 

By S.L. Fuller • March 3, 2020

Levi's CEO: Reducing China operations during trade war mitigating coronavirus impact

The company is also keeping an eye on the virus' spread to Europe where it could affect another key segment of its production and supply base.

By Morgan Forde • March 3, 2020

China manufacturing index dips below recession levels amid coronavirus response

Though demand weakened in February, the Caixin index showed new export orders were nowhere near the lows recorded in 2008 and factories have much to do when they resume function.

By Emma Cosgrove • March 2, 2020

FDA reports first drug shortage due to coronavirus impact

Supplies of the drug, which the FDA did not identify, ran short as a result of issues at a site that produces the active ingredient. Other options are available, the agency said.

By Ned Pagliarulo • Feb. 28, 2020

Walmart joins store and online buying after decades of siloed operations

The move to unify buying across delivery channels demonstrates that omnichannel options are widely available to the consumer, but they are still making their way through the organizations that orchestrate them.

By Emma Cosgrove • Feb. 27, 2020

Gartner: Circular supply chain investments must focus on reverse logistics

Seventy percent of supply chain leaders plan to invest in new technologies, from manufacturing to delivery, to achieve circularity by mid-2021.

By Morgan Forde • Feb. 27, 2020

From legacy systems to connected tech, manufacturers face cyber risks

The potential for damage in an operations environment can dramatically affect revenue, if not shut businesses down completely.

By Deborah Abrams Kaplan • Feb. 25, 2020

Internal actors account for 30% of cyberattacks in manufacturing

Proper network segmentation can minimize the threat from internal actors by limiting access to applications or databases to specific employees. 

By Matt Leonard • Feb. 25, 2020

Toyota restarts manufacturing at 4 Chinese facilities shuttered by coronavirus

Operations in China are expected to get back to normal next month, but supply chain impacts are difficult to forecast as coronavirus spreads into Iran and Italy.

By Matt Leonard • Feb. 25, 2020

Walmart launches fulfillment service for 3rd-party marketplace sellers

According to top executives, fulfillment services are as much about driving in-demand products to Walmart.com as they are about driving additional revenue from its existing e-commerce infrastructure. 

By Emma Cosgrove • Feb. 25, 2020

John Deere plans $40M spend on expedited freight for supply continuity amid coronavirus

The OEM's several quarters of inventory leaning and cost-cutting measures put it in a position to handle a business environment in flux.

By Emma Cosgrove • Feb. 24, 2020

Coronavirus: A lesson in supply chain risk management

Companies are finding workarounds as COVID-19 cases and heightened e-commerce demand continue to disrupt supply chains.

By Matt Leonard • Updated June 21, 2022

Advance Auto Parts credits WMS, distribution upgrades for Q4 margin boost

The upgrades are part of a long-term supply chain and IT strategy where the majority of potential margin growth in the near future won't be dependent on sales but on internal optimization, executives said. 

By Morgan Forde • Feb. 19, 2020

Jeff Bezos commits $10B to climate. How should he spend it?

The fund created by Bezos will be separate from Amazon's efforts, which has committed to reaching net-zero carbon emissions by 2040.

By Catherine Morehouse • Feb. 19, 2020

Walmart boosts stores' role in e-commerce fulfillment

The retailer will increase e-commerce fulfillment from stores in 2020, but isn't committing to just one strategy. 

By Emma Cosgrove • Feb. 19, 2020

With the promise of faster speed, inventory moves closer to consumers

Amazon could deliver nearly everything to the lower 48 states within two days by air freight. The decision to offer one-day shipping changed the equation. 

By Matt Leonard • Feb. 18, 2020

Mattel to reduce SKUs 30% by the end of the year

The toymaker embarked on a two-year supply chain simplification process that included factory closures, automated ordering and predictive algorithms for forecasting, resulting in $797 million in 2019 cost savings.

By Emma Cosgrove • Feb. 18, 2020