Home Depot acquires warehouse tech firm to boost fulfillment strategy
The deal follows a distribution center pilot with Simpl Automation, which resulted in faster pick speeds and fewer product touches.
The deal follows a distribution center pilot with Simpl Automation, which resulted in faster pick speeds and fewer product touches.
The confection and salty snack maker is leveraging decision intelligence in the supply chain and investing in spend visibility.
The two-year social justice project with the International Labour Organization will focus on three main coffee sourcing countries: Brazil, Colombia and Mexico.
Transport unions have mobilized members in Ireland, the UK, France, Germany and Italy with the average price of diesel in the EU up 33% since the start of the war in the Middle East.
Several leading indexes and data sources show trucking rates rising across modes, including truckload and LTL, driven by fuel costs and tighter capacity.
CMA CGM and MSC have repurposed some of their vessels for feeder and shuttle activity while they await the opportunity for safe passage out of the war zone, sources say.
Emser Tile’s chief supply chain officer discussed leveraging a “multi-dimensional look” for more cost-effective logistics at TPM26 by S&P Global.
Decisions that before the conflict would have taken months are now being decided in days, speeding up road transits, freeing urgently needed capacity and easing customs procedures, industry executives told a webinar.
Ocean carriers say there is still enough bunker fuel availability in general, but the different fuel types are unevenly distributed and affecting key refueling hubs in Asia, notably Singapore.
As consumer shopping habits evolve, experts say accurate and on-time deliveries have become more important than ever.