Amazon to expand AWS Supply Chain capabilities

The cloud application will gain four new features in 2024 to support upstream supply chain processes.

By Kelly Stroh • Dec. 5, 2023

TrusTrace partners with UK apparel retailer on supply chain software

New Look will use TrusTrace’s tech to help reach some of the company’s sustainability goals, which include reaching net-zero by 2040.

By Laurel Deppen • Dec. 1, 2023

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AI in Supply Chain Management

Warehouse automation, logistics management and procurement processes are just a few of the ways companies are using AI to streamline their supply chains.

By Supply Chain Dive staff

Staples cyberattack affected online order deliveries

The retailer restored several systems last week, and its supply chain is operating normally, a spokesperson told Cybersecurity Dive.

By David Jones • Dec. 1, 2023

Timeline: How Estes responded to a cyberattack

The trucking company actively communicated with shippers during its crisis as the carrier worked to restore its systems.

By Colin Campbell • Nov. 29, 2023

Walmart to create platform that easily works with suppliers

The retailer is working with enterprise retail technology solutions company Bamboo Rose to streamline its supply chain.

By Catherine Douglas Moran • Nov. 29, 2023

Southern Glazer’s Wine and Spirits to deploy warehouse automation from Symbotic

The alcohol distributor expects the upgrades to improve fill rates, order accuracy and increase capacity at its existing facilities.

By Alejandra Carranza • Nov. 27, 2023

DHL Supply Chain to open four more automated warehouses

The logistics provider is leveraging an automated storage and retrieval system to improve throughput.

By Alejandra Carranza • Nov. 21, 2023

UPS unveils Supply Chain Symphony platform in push for greater shipper visibility

The offering allows customers to access previously standalone data from the company's different services in one place.

By Max Garland • Nov. 15, 2023

Amazon unveils heavy-lifting warehouse robot Titan

A fulfillment center in San Antonio is the first to use the technology in its operations to carry larger and bulkier items.

By Max Garland • Nov. 15, 2023

Party City taps supply chain platform TradeBeyond to improve inventory, vendor operations

Less than a year after declaring bankruptcy, the retailer is investing in its supply chain.

By Kelly Stroh • Nov. 14, 2023

Navigating the quantum revolution in logistics

Logistics management has entered a new era, marked by the demand for rapid shipping, optimized value chains and real-time adaptability to supply chain disruptions.

By Sean Tinney • Nov. 13, 2023

Better Cotton platform aims to help brands track sourcing

Nonprofit Better Cotton's goal is to help fashion and textile brands improve traceability within the material's supply chains.

By Howard Ruben • Nov. 13, 2023

JB Hunt, BNSF’s new service seeks to convert just-in-time shipments to intermodal

The trucking and rail giants are promising up to 95% on-time delivery for goods shipped on their joint Quantum service.

By Larry Avila • Nov. 10, 2023

Bunge partners on blockchain tech to trace soy sustainability

The grain trader will work with one of the world's largest animal feed producers to ensure products sourced from Brazil are free from deforestation.

By Sarah Zimmerman • Nov. 7, 2023

Walmart, Amazon see gains in fulfillment pivots as holidays near

The rival retailers are zeroing in on improved speed and efficiencies with changes to their e-commerce fulfillment strategies. 

By Catherine Douglas Moran , Kelly Stroh • Nov. 7, 2023

FedEx makes progress with AI to sharpen delivery time estimates

The logistics giant’s “deep learning models” incorporate weather and traffic conditions for more accurate projections, CEO Raj Subramaniam said at a CNBC event.

By Max Garland • Nov. 3, 2023

Boeing confirms cyberattack, global services disrupted

The incident is impacting elements of the aerospace and defense company's parts and distribution business, said a Boeing spokesperson.

By Matt Kapko • Nov. 2, 2023

Flexport buys Convoy’s tech stack, plans to relaunch truckload service

Convoy’s network of more than 80,000 carriers will help Flexport build out its nascent trucking services, CEO Ryan Petersen said.

By Edwin Lopez • Nov. 1, 2023

Microsoft adds AI-enabled demand planning features to supply chain tools

The tech company deployed the features to its Dynamics 365 Supply Chain Center product in a bid to help customers reduce inventory and increase working capital.

By Kelly Stroh • Oct. 31, 2023

Walgreens pauses expansion of micro-fulfillment centers

The drugstore chain is looking to improve its rollout process for the facilities before opening another five centers.

By Alejandra Carranza • Oct. 31, 2023

Amazon tests two-legged, mobile robots

The company has been ramping up its use of technology in operations for some time and now has over 750,000 robots. 

By Maura Webber Sadovi • Oct. 30, 2023

Biden administration selects 31 ‘tech hubs’

The hubs will focus on a range of technologies, including battery manufacturing, AI-driven biotechnology and quantum computing.

By Ysabelle Kempe • Oct. 27, 2023

Amazon brings drone delivery to Texas neighborhood

Eligible customers in College Station can receive their prescription medication at home within an hour at no additional cost.

By Peyton Bigora • Oct. 26, 2023

Pitney Bowes taps new Ambi Robotics system for middle-mile sortation

The AmbiSort B-Series systems have sorted more than 3 million parcels in the four months they have been deployed.

By Max Garland • Oct. 24, 2023

General Mills and Walmart team up to accelerate regenerative agriculture

The companies look to advance sustainable farming practices on 600,000 acres of land – the amount the CPG giant relies on to source key ingredients for products sold at the retailer's stores. 

By Sarah Zimmerman • Oct. 24, 2023