Operations Management: Page 15

  • Primark's distribution center located in Jacksonville, Florida.
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    Primark expands US footprint with Florida distribution center

    The fashion retailer is importing cargo through the Jacksonville Port Authority.

    By • Feb. 13, 2024
  • Flexport CEO Ryan Peterson stands on a stage at the Manifest Vegas 2024 conference.
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    How Flexport improves ocean transit times with machine learning

    The technology has helped boost transit times by 20%, CEO Ryan Petersen said at Manifest Vegas 2024.

    By • Feb. 13, 2024
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    Trendline

    Peak season management

    Higher peak season surcharges are one risk for shippers to manage this year.

    By Supply Chain Dive staff
  • Three of ArcBest's new Vaux autonomous forklifts stand in a row with their lights illuminated in a dark warehouse.
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    ArcBest debuts line of automated forklifts, reach trucks

    The company has piloted the remotely operated equipment in customers' distribution centers and manufacturing facilities, CEO Judy McReynolds said in an interview.

    By • Feb. 13, 2024
  • Zulily's webpage
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    Online retailer Zulily’s inventory is up for sale as it winds down

    After throwing in the towel in December, the struggling e-tailer’s remaining products — $85 million worth — are being liquidated along with warehouse equipment.

    By • Feb. 12, 2024
  • The Whirlpool logo on a home appliance product.
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    Whirlpool plans further supply chain cost reductions

    The home appliance company expects to cut at least $100 million more from its operations as it sees productivity improvements.

    By • Feb. 12, 2024
  • Speakers speak on a panel at Manifest Vegas 2024.
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    How Schneider Electric used AI to improve delivery performance, cut costs

    The company saved hundreds of thousands of dollars after AI helped it perfect a conveyor system at one of its smart warehouses, an executive said at Manifest Vegas 2024. 

    By • Feb. 9, 2024
  • The left side of a Boeing 737 Max 9 grounded on a cloudy day.
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    Courtesy of National Transportation Safety Board.

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    Spirit AeroSystems ups production oversight as skepticism over quality looms

    The Boeing supplier vowed to increase inspections, improve training and add automation to its processes after last month's Alaska Airlines incident.

    By Sara Samora • Feb. 8, 2024
  • Foot Locker COO Elliott Rodgers and Future Insights Network CEO Maria Villablanca speak at Manifest Vegas 2024 on Tuesday, Feb. 6.
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    Foot Locker COO names 4 skills crucial to supply chain leaders

    Global awareness was one skill Elliott Rodgers highlighted during remarks at Manifest Vegas 2024.

    By • Feb. 7, 2024
  • UPS employees load boxes from a posi-sorter chute into an air container at UPS Worldport on January 3, 2022 in Louisville, Kentucky.
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    Jon Cherry/Getty Images via Getty Images
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    UPS to cut sorting shifts, make layoffs in 3 more states

    The reductions in Connecticut, Maryland and Oregon come as UPS tries to match its network capacity with delivery demand.

    By • Feb. 7, 2024
  • The Feed, a US-Based Sports Nutrition Retailer, is Installing 48 Brightpick Autopicker Robots
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    Courtesy of https://brightpick.ai/the-feed-is-installing-brightpick/
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    Sports gear retailer deploys autopicker robots

    The Feed expects the robots will enable the warehouse to fulfill 5,000 orders per day and plans to complete integration by the end of March.

    By • Feb. 7, 2024
  • A Marley Spoon box.
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    Courtesy of Marley Spoon
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    Marley Spoon to sell US fulfillment, production facilities in $24M deal

    FreshRealm will acquire the assets and fulfill customer orders, while the meal kit company will handle front-end operations.

    By • Feb. 6, 2024
  • Two people shopping in the produce section at Dollar General.
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    Courtesy of Dollar General
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    Dollar General taps AI to optimize produce ordering

    The retailer has partnered with software company Shelf Engine to boost ordering, efficiency and in-stock levels of fresh foods. 

    By • Feb. 6, 2024
  • Different flavors of Nesquik milk are lined up in a fridge.
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    Beverage distributor shutters Texas warehouse

    Jumbo Beverages, a subsidiary of Glazer’s Beer and Beverages, will lay off 109 employees starting in late February.

    By • Feb. 5, 2024
  • Jennie-O blended turkey burger
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    Courtesy of Hormel Foods
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    Hormel Foods names new supply chain executive

    Steve Lykken will take over as group vice president of supply chain, replacing the retiring Mark Coffey.

    By • Feb. 2, 2024
  • An Amazon worker with a cart sorts packages in a warehouse aisle packed with Amazon packages.
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    Amazon looks to improve inbound fulfillment processes in 2024

    The company wants products entering its facilities to move as efficiently as items being delivered to customers.

    By • Feb. 2, 2024
  • Kroger Ocado
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    Courtesy of Kroger
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    Plant supplier sues Kroger over stolen, mishandled inventory

    Theut’s Flower Barn alleges the grocer caused $5 million in missing goods.

    By • Feb. 1, 2024
  • Workers in a factory.
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    tunart via Getty Images
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    Manufacturing ‘ready to start running again’ with demand up: PMI

    The industry is at the beginning of a possible growth cycle, but manufacturers are likely to be slow to start hiring again, economists say.

    By • Feb. 1, 2024
  • Photograph of a man conducting a seminar on Python computer coding in an open plan work arena.
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    Laurence Dutton via Getty Images
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    Most HR leaders say half of workers will need reskilling in coming years

    Skills gaps and talent shortages are most severe in areas related to automation, AI adoption and the green economy, a new report says.

    By Carolyn Crist • Feb. 1, 2024
  • Flexport workers at a warehouse in Shenzhen.
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    Courtesy of Flexport
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    Flexport eliminates even more jobs

    The freight forwarder trimmed about 15% of its workforce as part of its cost reduction efforts.

    By • Jan. 31, 2024
  • Male and female models in Careismatic-made scrubs in front of a building
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    Image included in Careismatic bankruptcy document. 

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    Supply chain woes contribute to medical apparel supplier’s bankruptcy

    Careismatic said that delays, high costs, rising competition and fast-falling demand after pandemic-driven highs created a liquidity crunch.

    By • Jan. 31, 2024
  • 3PL Outerspace is slated to open its Phoenix, Arizona, warehouse in March.
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    3PL Outerspace to open Phoenix-area warehouse

    The new facility will allow the company to split inventory in both the Eastern and Western U.S., providing faster and more affordable shipping.

    By • Jan. 31, 2024
  • Container yard port
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    Courtesy of DHL
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    From geopolitics to inflation: 2024’s supply chain trends and risks

    Companies are adjusting their strategies at every step of the supply chain to position themselves for success in the year ahead.

    By • Jan. 31, 2024
  • An image of the Bristol Highlands East Front building in Bristol, Wisconsin.
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    Retrieved from HSA Commercial on January 29, 2024
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    Haribo to expand Wisconsin warehouse, nearly tripling its space

    The new site features 73 truck docks and is located within 2 miles from the gummi maker's production plant in Pleasant Prairie.

    By • Jan. 30, 2024
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    Kroger sets new produce supplier goal

    The grocer is requiring its fresh produce suppliers to use Integrated Pest Management practices by the end of the decade to help create a more sustainable supply chain.

    By Catherine Douglas Moran • Jan. 30, 2024
  • Aerial view of warehouse workers working and walking in a distribution center.
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    Retailers have finally tamed their inventories: report

    Sales growth outpaced inventory in the third quarter for the first time since the pandemic began, according to Telsey Advisory Group analysts.

    By • Jan. 29, 2024