Supply chain

After a successful pilot program, Walmart associate groups are funding an MIT course on supply chain management.

“Constantly shifting consumer demand and supply shocks that are felt worldwide regularly throw supply chains out of balance.”

The Open Visibility Network partnership will combine FourKites’ and Tive’s data and capabilities to give mutual customers more supply chain visibility.

The import boom appears far from over, and it will have implications long after this wave of unprecedented orders subsides.

In today’s edition of The Daily Dash, freight rates jumped 12% to end 2020, and Amazon wants to help truckers build their own businesses. Plus, Knight-Swift acquires a technology company.

Weathering the COVID pandemic drove Volvo Group sales lower in 2020, but market share was stable and new orders are pouring in.

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Parts shortages and supply chain issues could push planned Q1 production into spring as robust orders continue in January.

Supply chain issues continue as snowstorm lingers Tuesday across the Northeast (with forecast video).

Supply chain visibility companies Tive and project44 have joined forces to launch the Open Visibility Network in an effort to encourage collaboration and improve end-to-end shipment visibility.

Walmart and Kroger are taking differing approaches to online grocery fulfillment. While fully-automated warehouses are more efficient, they are much more expensive and inflexible. Local-fulfillment centers may not be as efficient, but they are much more cost effective. Read the detailed trade-offs here:

Truckers will hit heavy snowfall and gusty winds this weekend from Iowa to Pennsylvania (with forecast video).

In today’s edition of The Daily Dash, Walmart CEO Doug McMillon talks innovation, sustainability and more in a CES speech. Plus, FMCSA names new members to a safety advisory panel and Navistar plans to close an Illinois plant.

The Swiss logistics giant Kuehne + Nagel has extensive pharmaceutical experience and will handle the storage and transportation of COVID-19 vaccines for Moderna around the world.

Retail analyst Andrew Cox makes five predictions for retail supply chains in 2021. First and foremost: An inventory correction.

There is no shortage of opportunities for AI and machine learning to be applied to the solution of big problems in global supply chains.

Snow and ice will delay truckers this week from the Great Plains to the Great Lakes.

J.B. Hunt is providing funding to the Walton College of Business to increase awareness for sustainability and inclusivity in supply chains. “The amount of research and collaboration that can go on with this gift is immeasurable,” Matt Waller, dean of Walton College, said.

The Girl Scouts move 200 million boxes of cookies nationwide every year. Ryder System felt It made sense they should be able to earn a merit badge for such tasty supply chain skills.

In today’s edition of The Daily Dash, supply chain resiliency, digitization and trends were among the focus of the North American Supply Chain Summit on Tuesday. Plus, TravelCenters of America takes out a loan and more drivers might be failing drug and alcohol tests.