For decades, retailers have focused on creating leaner supply chains using cost-cutting “just-in-time” approaches.
However, the COVID-19 pandemic has exposed weaknesses in lean supply chains and the just-in-time methodology, and supply chain inflexibility has failed both consumers and retailers.
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On April 7th, 2020, Amazon announced that it would be pausing its third-party delivery service, Amazon Shipping. The last pickup for current customers will be June 5, 2020, and Amazon has not indicated when the program might be resumed.
The Amazon Shipping pilot program launched in 2018, and has only been available in select cities, including New York, Chicago, and Los Angeles. Despite the fact that the service is still in the pilot stage, Amazon Shipping has been a notable competitor of FedEx and UPS in those cities.
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End-to-end supply chain visibility has become more and more essential in the past decade, and as technology continues to evolve, it also becomes more achievable.
Now, in light of the global COVID-19 crisis, supply chain visibility is more important than ever before. From transporting essential materials to responding to potential supply chain disruptions, visibility will be a top concern for companies during this global public health crisis and beyond.
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It’s impossible to ignore the ongoing impact of COVID-19, the pandemic commonly known as coronavirus.
For millions of residents in the world’s largest cities, shelter-in-place orders have all but halted commerce, leading to massive layoffs, market chaos, and a full-scale, ad hoc reimagining of workforce best practices.
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Ten years ago, the notion of what a warehouse was and could be was considered a closed book by many in the industry.
However, the rapid rise of the internet of things (IoT) and other technologies, combined with a changing ecommerce landscape, has pushed new warehouse capabilities from the bleeding edge to the mainstream.
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If you find yourself at the Port of Los Angeles this year, you might notice something unusual in the sky.
Not a bird, not a plane, but a drone — unmanned aerial vehicles will start flying over the Port of LA in 2020.
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Agility is key for success in the supply chain world. And with a new decade underway, organizations are eager to get ahead of the curve. What should the shipping industry expect?
Here are four things that will shape the supply chain in 2020 and beyond:
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In early December, the trucking industry was shocked by its largest bankruptcy ever.
Just before the holidays, Indianapolis-based trucking company Celadon Group filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, its former COO and CFO both arrested in connection with alleged accounting fraud.
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Imagine this scenario: You have a great product and a growing customer base, and the online orders are coming in. But as your ecommerce business continues to grow, the pressure is on to get hundreds of orders fulfilled correctly and on time.
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‘Tis the season to be worried about retail logistics!
This year, as many retailers prepare for their busiest weeks, uncertainty abounds. Consumer demands are shifting more rapidly than ever, e-commerce continues to disrupt brick-and-mortar retail in unexpected ways, new pressures are being put on fulfillment, and the trade war with China looms over every sales projection.
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