Supply Chain
- Stanley Black & Decker names global chief supply chain officerAgustin Lopez Diaz will assume the role on Dec. 15 as the toolmaker continues to employ efforts to mitigate the impact of tariffs.
- Amazon tests 30-minute deliveryThe company will utilize small fulfillment facilities designed for efficiency to power the program in Seattle and Philadelphia.
- BNSF, CSX boost intermodal speed, launch new lanesThe rail partnership offers faster schedules from Los Angeles to destinations including Northwest Ohio and Philadelphia.
- Costco sues Trump administration for tariff refundThe retail giant is calling for funds to be returned as the Supreme Court weighs the legality of certain levies imposed by President Donald Trump.
- La-Z-Boy volumes remain steady after tariff-driven price hikeThe furniture maker expects current pricing to hold despite the Trump administration's plans to raise tariffs on upholstered furniture on Jan. 1.
Packaging
- Warehouse Labor: A Delicate Balancing ActFour years after COVID-19, labor disruption continues. To be fair, labor shortages and dislocation predate the pandemic and have more to do with the tectonic shift in supply chain operations from traditional business-to-business fulfilment to direct-to-consumer e-commerce.
- Driving Efficiency and Sustainability in PackagingAs supply chains continue to evolve, packaging will remain a critical and often overlooked component of supply chains.
- Linerless Labels: A Triple Win of Benefits in Warehousing and ManufacturingThe concept is simple: using self-adhesive shipping labels that don’t come with a liner backing.
- A Packsize Customer Story: Staples — Expertise Meets TechnologyStaples, a global leader in office supplies and solutions, sought to address the growing challenges of packaging inefficiency and sustainability across its distribution centers. As the volume and variety of customer orders increased, Staples recognized that traditional packaging methods resulted in excess waste, higher shipping costs, and operational bottlenecks.
- Six Mistakes That Could Haunt Your Operations This Peak SeasonThe retailers and logistics providers that dominate this peak season won't be the ones with the biggest budgets or the most warehouses.
Material Handling
- KION Group and Li-Cycle form battery recycling partnership focused on circular economyKION Group signs agreement with Li-Cycle, a leader in lithium-ion battery resource recovery. Recycling will initially be carried out beginning later this year in a new Li-Cycle plant in the Magdeburg, Germany area with expansion into other countries, including France.
- ProMat 2023 insights: Integrated robotics direction seems well-matched to the timesLabor availability issues remain a core driver for warehouse automation and robotics, but ProMat exhibitors were also talking up analytics, algorithms, and digital twin modeling as a means of containing costs in inflationary times.
- ProMat 2023 attendance sets new mark at nearly 51,000 registrantsProMat returns as biggest supply chain event in its history, with an overall registration count of 50,924 and 1,051 exhibitors.
- Gap Inc. expands its e-fulfillment networkA new 800,000-square-foot DC in Texas optimizes fulfillment processes and the network.
- MHI announces winners of 2023 MHI Innovation and StartUp awardsLast night, during Industry Night at ProMat 2023, MHI announced the winners of the 2023 MHI Innovation and Startup Awards.
Transportation & Distribution
- How Castellini Transformed Cold-Chain Operations With a Dynamic WMSThird-party logistics providers with their own warehouses must accommodate a wide range of very specific customer fulfillment needs.
- South Africa to Prosecute Maersk, CMA Units Over Price-Fixing AllegationsThe companies allegedly fixed the general rate increase charged to customers for shipping cargo between South Africa and Asia, and between South Africa and the western part of Africa.
- Survey: No End in Sight for Geopolitical Stress on Europe's Supply ChainsHalf of respondents expressed "deep concern" about the current geopolitical climate, while 80% recognized supply chain challenges as a factor impacting their business growth.
- The Role of a 3PL in Business ExpansionEvery company reaches a point where its logistics model needs to evolve to keep pace with new opportunities. As dynamics change, what once worked — a small in-house team, local warehouses, a patchwork of carriers — can feel mismatched. The question isn't whether to evolve, but how.
- Moving beyond boundaries: How Shipium and Blue Yonder transform supply chainsMeeting today's customer expectations for fast and free shipping requires a new standard of intelligence. This whitepaper highlights the strategic partnership between Blue Yonder and its 2025 ISV Partner of the Year, Shipium.