If a recession lands, companies plan to ramp up cyber, innovation investments

More than half of C-suite officials, 55%, plan on ramping up their cybersecurity investments as a recession looms over the economy, according to a Grant Thornton survey.

By Samantha Schwartz • Sept. 24, 2019

Sweetgreen will create delivery program with $150M investment

The tech-centric chain also plans to use the funding, which brings its valuation to $1.6 billion, to put more designated delivery locations within office buildings. 

By Julie Littman • Sept. 23, 2019

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Retail Supply Chains

Retailers are making operational investments and adjustments to maintain supply chain resilience. Here’s how.

By Supply Chain Dive staff

Wing Aviation to begin FedEx, Walgreens drone deliveries in Virginia

The trial is set to begin in designated delivery zones in Christiansburg, Virginia, next month and will serve as a test-case for FedEx and Walgreens to conduct last-mile drone deliveries at scale. 

By Morgan Forde • Sept. 19, 2019

UPS and HubBox partner on last-mile delivery, BOPIS solutions

By partnering with UPS and HubBox, retailers can offer online customers a variety of BOPIS-style delivery options. 

By Morgan Forde • Sept. 18, 2019

As e-grocery matures, fulfillment strategies diverge

The role of the store in order picking is changing for some major players in online grocery as dedicated fulfillment facilities and hybrid models emerge. 

By Emma Cosgrove • Sept. 17, 2019

Convoy Now launch provides shippers access to real-time price data

This pricing information will be available on multiple Transportation Management Solutions and shippers can connect directly to Convoy's API if they use an internal TMS.

By Matt Leonard • Sept. 17, 2019

How to safeguard global pharmaceutical supply chains

Big pharma is tapping the cloud to address its supply chain woes, but challenges remain.

By Jeff Newman, VP of Supply Chain Visibility Solution Sales at CalAmp • Sept. 16, 2019

Will advanced analytics solve challenges like OTIF?

The amount of data in the world has rapidly accelerated in the last two years, and supply chains can leverage analytics to improve business operations, according to the 2020 Third-Party Logistics Study presented at the CSCMP Edge conference. 

By Shefali Kapadia • Sept. 16, 2019

Blockchain adoption will remain elusive for financial services industry until 2022, Gartner says

Immature, fragmented standards will prevent blockchain from fully entering the financial services realm in the near term.

By Roberto Torres • Sept. 16, 2019

Deliv CEO shares 4 reasons last-mile delivery costs skyrocket

At GroceryShop in Las Vegas, Deliv's CEO walked through the costly perils of last-mile delivery, how to avoid them and why grocers have it particularly tough. 

By Emma Cosgrove • Sept. 16, 2019

Micro-fulfillment companies adapt to a changing industry

Takeoff Technologies announced a new warehouse model and $25 million in Series C funding, while CommonSense Robotics rebranded as Fabric.

By Jeff Wells • Sept. 16, 2019

Waymo expands self-driving technology to Class 8, last mile delivery trucks

At a conference this week, Waymo's CEO announced the company has begun testing its driverless technology on Class 8 trucks and last-mile delivery vehicles. 

By Morgan Forde • Sept. 13, 2019

Global supply chain startup funding at over $12B for the year: report

Supply chain startups raised more than $13.59 billion in 2018 and have already raised $12.47 billion year to date, with 416 deals so far this year compared to 520 in 2018.

By Matt Leonard • Sept. 13, 2019

Schneider taps AI to give shippers real-time data on load arrival times

In a pilot earlier this year, Schneider found its new technology provided a 39% improvement in estimated arrival times.

By Shefali Kapadia • Sept. 12, 2019

DHL opens Chicago innovation center highlighting supply chain tech

At the center, DHL will research the latest operations and logistics technologies, seeking to improve efficiency and productivity for its customers. 

By Matt Leonard • Sept. 12, 2019

Procurement was a 'pain in the neck.' Now CPOs help alleviate the pressure point

Procurement is in a strategic role to find the best price while identifying vendors and suppliers — often with an assist from AI and ML. 

By Jen A. Miller • Sept. 12, 2019

How cobots are changing the nature of fulfillment

Collaborative robots promise greater efficiency and safety, although their functions still have limits — at least for now.

By Jen A. Miller • Sept. 10, 2019

Shopify will acquire robotics startup 6 River Systems for $450M

The announcement comes as e-commerce platforms expand their offerings to include supply chain services and the business case for cobots becomes increasingly clear. 

By Shefali Kapadia • Sept. 10, 2019

Maersk, Ports America invest $19M in Loadsmart Smart Drayage initiative

The Smart Drayage program, which matches containers with trucks based on ease of access, load times and haul distances, promises to reduce truck time spent at a port by 25% and container shuffles by 50%. 

By Morgan Forde • Sept. 6, 2019

McDonald's expands delivery with Grubhub partnership

The fast food chain continues to diversify after ending its exclusivity with Uber Eats. The new partnership also offers tech to improve order fulfillment.

By Julie Littman • Sept. 6, 2019

How Cimpress leveraged analytics to cut procurement costs by 11%

The Vistaprint parent company deployed a digital platform across its subsidiaries to centralize bulk contracts while giving brands room to manage specialized orders independently.

By Morgan Forde • Sept. 5, 2019

Maersk creates platform to manage US, Canada customs using 1 broker

The tool, known as Maersk Customs Navigator, follows the Danish carrier's acquisition of customs broker Vandegrift in February. 

By Shefali Kapadia • Sept. 5, 2019

Robots as a Service: A low-risk path to warehouse automation?

RaaS revenues and deployments are rapidly eclipsing those from robot purchases, as end users discover more value in securing robotic solutions rather than just equipment.

By Craig Guillot • Sept. 3, 2019

Warehouse robotics companies raise hundreds of millions in VC funding

When Amazon acquired Kiva in 2012 it opened up the robotics market to new competitors. Those new firms have since raised millions as e-commerce companies recognize the value of robotics for operations.

By Matt Leonard • Sept. 3, 2019

Kuehne + Nagel, Air France-KLM team up on direct online bookings

The partnership, following a proof of concept, allows K+N to book directly on Air France-KLM based on real-time capacity data and dynamic pricing.

By Shefali Kapadia • Aug. 30, 2019