Logistics

Blue Yonder’s annual survey finds cost of materials and transportation being impacted; disruptions remain.

Take one last look at last week's top stories including robots helping humans in the warehouse, Peleton vs. Flexport, and delivery discontent.

Study finds that 45% of SMBs are concerned with inflation as they seek to improve their supply chains.

Atlanta-based global freight transportation and logistics services provider UPS said that effective June 1, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Brian Newman will leave the company.

While there is plenty of danger around the world, the reality of interconnected supply chains may be prevailing.

In the report, entitled “2024 North America Industrial Big-Box Review & Outlook,” CBRE said that Food & Beverage was the third most active occupier for big-box leasing activity, at 8.6%, with Automobiles, Tires & Parts, E-commerce Only, and Building Materials & Construction rounding out the top six, at 7.0%, 5.4%, and 5.3%, respectively.

TIA said that this 40-page publication takes a deep dive into the latest trends in supply chain fraud, as well as help TIA members take the necessary steps to develop and implement their own policies and procedures in order to reduce potential fraud and cargo theft.

Just 17% of leaders in Kinaxis survey says they can respond within 24 hours.

Over the next five years, thousands of autonomous trucks will cruise America’s public freeways as the industry undergoes a radical shift.

Crowell & Moring law partner Stefan Meisner discussed the recent decision by the Federal Trade Commission to ban noncompete agreements.

Earlier this week, Waterloo, Ontario-based Descartes, a provider of logistics based on-demand, software-as-a-service offerings, continued to flex its M&A muscle, acquiring Dublin, Ireland-based Aerospace Software Developments, a provider of customs and regulatory compliance service.

Expecting the unexpected going back to the onset of the pandemic in March 2020 has really been a part of supply chain and logistics lexicon. As we know, there were many logistics and supply chain “lessons learned” coming out of the pandemic, which clearly still remain intact today, especially including the need for supply chain resiliency and preparedness, as well as flexible and nimble deployment of labor, assets, and technology, among others.

Amazon unveiled its newest warehouse in North Carolina, a 620,000-square-foot facility that will provide 1,000 new jobs to the area.

More shareholders are expecting supply chains to become resilient to protect the bottom line.

While 2023 proved to be a comeback year, there's still a ways to go before a return to pre-pandemic normalcy.