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Amazon has halted its Blue Jay warehouse robot project just months after launch, saying the technology will be reused in other robotics initiatives.]]> https://www.supplychain247.com/article/report-amazon-scraps-blue-jay-robot-just-months-after-launch Transportation, Motor, Transportation Management, Warehouse|DC, Automation, Supply Chain, Sales & Operations Planning, Supply Chain Optimization, Sustainability, Technology, Robotics, Business, Leadership, Workforce Management, News 2026-02-19T14:44:00+00:00 https://www.supplychain247.com/article/women-in-supply-chain-barb-reasinger-finish-line
Barb Reasinger shares how she started as a store manager at Finish Line and worked her way up to Senior Director of Supply Chain.]]> https://www.supplychain247.com/article/women-in-supply-chain-barb-reasinger-finish-line Transportation, Third Party Logistics, Transportation Management, Supply Chain, Inventory Management, Sales & Operations Planning, Business, Industry Association, Education, Associations, Institutions, University/College, Academia, Leadership, Retail, Workforce Management, News 2026-02-17T14:55:00+00:00 https://www.supplychain247.com/article/supply-chain-101-what-are-chameleon-carriers
Chameleon carriers are trucking companies that shut down after safety violations and reopen under new names, creating hidden risks for shippers and brokers.]]> https://www.supplychain247.com/article/supply-chain-101-what-are-chameleon-carriers Transportation, Motor, Freight Rates, Transportation Management, Supply Chain, Risk Management, Sales & Operations Planning, Business, Leadership, Other, Fleet Management, News 2026-02-17T14:17:00+00:00 https://www.supplychain247.com/article/retail-supply-chains-resilience-rila-gap
At RILA, Gap said retail supply chains must move beyond fast and cheap and focus on resilience, flexibility, and strong fundamentals.]]> https://www.supplychain247.com/article/retail-supply-chains-resilience-rila-gap Warehouse|DC, Automation, Supply Chain, Enterprise Resource Planning, Inventory Management, Sales & Operations Planning, Sourcing & Procurement, Business, Leadership, Retail, News 2026-02-16T18:29:00+00:00 https://www.supplychain247.com/article/carriers-delay-fleet-investments-2026-tariffs
Nearly half of carriers plan to delay fleet investments in 2026 due to tariffs, even as more than a third accelerate spending to get ahead of rising costs.]]> https://www.supplychain247.com/article/carriers-delay-fleet-investments-2026-tariffs Transportation, Motor, Freight Rates, Transportation Management, Supply Chain, Inventory Management, Sales & Operations Planning, Business, Leadership, Workforce Management, Other, Fleet Management, News 2026-02-12T18:04:00+00:00 https://www.supplychain247.com/article/execution-gap-supply-chain-study-infos
A new study shows supply chain leaders are prioritizing execution speed, but most are still relying on manual processes and reactive decision-making.]]> https://www.supplychain247.com/article/execution-gap-supply-chain-study-infos Transportation, Warehouse|DC, Automation, Supply Chain, Global Trade, Risk Management, Sales & Operations Planning, Supply Chain Optimization, Business, Leadership, Workforce Management, News 2026-02-11T14:21:00+00:00 https://www.supplychain247.com/article/procurement-professionals-warn-rising-supply-chain-pressures
Procurement professionals are once again warning that rising costs and supply chain uncertainty are putting pressure on global operations, according to new CIPS survey data.]]> https://www.supplychain247.com/article/procurement-professionals-warn-rising-supply-chain-pressures Transportation, Supply Chain, Global Trade, Risk Management, Sales & Operations Planning, Sourcing & Procurement, Supply Chain Optimization, Trade, Business, Leadership, Workforce Management, News 2026-02-11T13:01:00+00:00 https://www.supplychain247.com/article/fedex-study-shows-only-18-can-intervene-in-shipment-delays
A new FedEx report finds that most supply chains experience shipment delays, but only a small share can respond quickly enough to address them.]]> https://www.supplychain247.com/article/fedex-study-shows-only-18-can-intervene-in-shipment-delays Transportation, Air, Motor, Ocean, Rail, Transportation Management, Supply Chain, Risk Management, Sales & Operations Planning, Business, Leadership, News 2026-02-10T17:44:00+00:00 https://www.supplychain247.com/article/lt-apparel-flexible-automation-distribution-center
LT Apparel’s phased automation strategy shows how mid-market companies can scale distribution capacity without over-automating or expanding their facilities.]]> https://www.supplychain247.com/article/lt-apparel-flexible-automation-distribution-center Warehouse|DC, Automation, Warehouse Management, Supply Chain, Inventory Management, Sales & Operations Planning, Supply Chain Optimization, Technology, Business, Leadership, Manufacturing, Workforce Management, News 2026-02-10T17:04:00+00:00 https://www.supplychain247.com/article/freehand-launches-ai-teams-supply-chain-spend-management
Freehand launched at Manifest 2026 with “AI Teams” designed to automate procure-to-pay work across supply chain spend.]]> https://www.supplychain247.com/article/freehand-launches-ai-teams-supply-chain-spend-management Warehouse|DC, Warehouse Management, Supply Chain, Sourcing & Procurement, Supply Chain Optimization, Business, Leadership, Workforce Management, News 2026-02-10T12:13:00+00:00 https://www.supplychain247.com/article/fedex-advent-inpost-parcel-locker-deal
FedEx and an Advent-led group has acquired parcel locker company InPost for $9.2 billion, expanding FedEx’s reach in Europe’s out-of-home delivery market.]]> https://www.supplychain247.com/article/fedex-advent-inpost-parcel-locker-deal Transportation, Transportation Management, Supply Chain, Enterprise Resource Planning, Business, Leadership, Retail, News 2026-02-09T14:38:00+00:00 https://www.supplychain247.com/article/women-in-supply-chain-dr-helena-garriga-of-koerber
Körber’s Helena Garriga shares how growing up in a family business and building a global engineering career shaped her leadership approach.]]> https://www.supplychain247.com/article/women-in-supply-chain-dr-helena-garriga-of-koerber Business, Industry Association, Education, Associations, Institutions, University/College, Academia, Certification, Training, Leadership, Workforce Management, News 2026-02-06T15:45:00+00:00 https://www.supplychain247.com/article/ll-bean-supply-chain-retail-transformation
L.L.Bean is reshaping its supply chain around retail growth, store efficiency, and cross-functional collaboration as part of its effort to support long-term expansion.]]> https://www.supplychain247.com/article/ll-bean-supply-chain-retail-transformation Warehouse|DC, Warehouse Management, Supply Chain, Enterprise Resource Planning, Inventory Management, Sales & Operations Planning, Supply Chain Optimization, Business, E-commerce, Leadership, Retail, Workforce Management, Other, Ecommerce, News 2026-02-06T14:06:00+00:00 https://www.supplychain247.com/article/gartner-warehouse-gamification-adoption-2028
Gartner predicts 40% of large warehouses will adopt gamification tools by 2028 to address labor shortages and turnover.]]> https://www.supplychain247.com/article/gartner-warehouse-gamification-adoption-2028 Warehouse|DC, Warehouse Management, Supply Chain, Enterprise Resource Planning, Technology, Business, Leadership, Workforce Management, News 2026-02-05T16:30:00+00:00 https://www.supplychain247.com/article/hospital-pharmacy-supply-chain-visibility-crisis
A new Tecsys survey finds that only 20% of hospital pharmacies have real-time visibility, leaving most healthcare supply chains stuck reacting to disruptions.]]> https://www.supplychain247.com/article/hospital-pharmacy-supply-chain-visibility-crisis Supply Chain, Inventory Management, Risk Management, Supply Chain Optimization, Technology, Big Data, Business, Leadership, Workforce Management, News 2026-02-05T15:54:00+00:00 https://www.supplychain247.com/article/procurement-ai-hallucinations-supplier-data-problem
New research shows that poor supplier data is causing procurement AI to hallucinate, creating risk, missed signals, and failed automation.]]> https://www.supplychain247.com/article/procurement-ai-hallucinations-supplier-data-problem Supply Chain, Inventory Management, Sourcing & Procurement, Supply Chain Optimization, Technology, Business, Leadership, News 2026-02-04T13:04:00+00:00 https://www.supplychain247.com/article/procurement-institutional-memory-spencer-penn
LightSource CEO Spencer Penn explains why procurement keeps losing institutional memory and how teams can stop it.]]> https://www.supplychain247.com/article/procurement-institutional-memory-spencer-penn Supply Chain, Sourcing & Procurement, Technology, Business, Leadership, Workforce Management, News 2026-02-03T15:46:00+00:00 https://www.supplychain247.com/article/korber-stellium-supply-chain-deal
Körber agreed to acquire a majority stake in Stellium, creating a new global unit, Körber Stellium, to help more companies improve their supply chains.]]> https://www.supplychain247.com/article/korber-stellium-supply-chain-deal Supply Chain, Enterprise Resource Planning, Sales & Operations Planning, Supply Chain Optimization, Business, Leadership, Workforce Management, Mergers & Acquisitions, News 2026-01-30T15:48:00+00:00 https://www.supplychain247.com/article/tesla-ends-model-s-x-production-for-robots
Tesla will end production of its Model S and Model X electric vehicles next quarter to free up factory space for robotics and autonomous technology.]]> https://www.supplychain247.com/article/tesla-ends-model-s-x-production-for-robots Transportation, Transportation Management, Supply Chain, Inventory Management, Risk Management, Sales & Operations Planning, Technology, Robotics, Business, Leadership, Manufacturing, News 2026-01-29T17:32:00+00:00 https://www.supplychain247.com/article/ups-amazon-volume-reduction-2026
UPS says it will continue cutting Amazon volume in 2026 as it reshapes its U.S. network and pushes for billions more in cost savings.]]> https://www.supplychain247.com/article/ups-amazon-volume-reduction-2026 Transportation, Freight Forwarding, Freight Rates, Third Party Logistics, Transportation Management, Supply Chain, Supply Chain Optimization, Business, E-commerce, Leadership, Other, Ecommerce, News 2026-01-28T16:41:00+00:00