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COVID-19

09 Feb
E-commerce warehouse productivity could improve up to 20% with greater automation: Prologis
Category: Air Freight, Contract Logistics, ...
Researchers estimate that the adoption of automation could reduce the demand for industrial real estate as existing facilities become more productive.
09 Feb
Clorox plans to double wipe production by year’s end as it struggles to fill retail inventories
Category: Air Freight, Contract Logistics, ...
The company is adding capacity for a new line of wipes at a manufacturing facility in the Atlanta area and working with more contract manufacturers.
09 Feb
Inflection point: Contract rates overtake spot rates
Category: Air Freight, Contract Logistics, ...
An ongoing driver shortage coupled with consumer demand will keep spot and contract rates elevated — and could make 2021’s first half look a lot like the last half of 2020.
08 Feb
Peloton will incur 10 times its usual transportation costs as it ships by air, expedited ocean
Category: Air Freight, Contract Logistics, ...
The fitness equipment company is spending $100 million to speed deliveries to frustrated consumers.
08 Feb
Pfizer gets boost from DPA, adds suppliers to make 2B vaccine doses
Category: Air Freight, Contract Logistics, ...
The company plans to distribute 200 million doses within the U.S. by the end of May and is working with the federal government on shipping schedules.
08 Feb
Reading between the supply chain lines: Labor, work-life balance and a coup across the world
Category: Air Freight, Contract Logistics, ...
There is often more to a headline than meets the eye. These news stories may impact supply chain managers in unexpected ways.
05 Feb
Anheuser-Busch to invest $1B to expand capacity, sustainability initiatives
Category: Air Freight, Contract Logistics, ...
The company said $50 million would go toward expanding its seltzer brewing capabilities and $100 million for new lines to produce cans.
05 Feb
The Container Store: 3PL surcharges ‘much more impactful’ than expected
Category: Air Freight, Contract Logistics, ...
The retailer pegged a double-digit slide in its margins on increased shipping costs that “more than offset” a nearly 21% YoY increase in sales, executives said this ...
05 Feb
Sysco plans warehouse, driver hiring push to prep for pandemic recovery
Category: Air Freight, Contract Logistics, ...
Volumes were low in December, but the company wants to be ahead of the curve. It’s thinking ahead to SKU rationalization as a way to improve throughput.
04 Feb
Procurement and finance, it’s time to cast your tensions aside
Category: Air Freight, Contract Logistics, ...
Complex procurement activities can benefit from the finance team’s input and expertise, laying the building blocks for collaboration.