Amazon has shut down its Blue Jay warehouse robotics project less than six months after introducing it, according to a Business Insider report later confirmed by TechCrunch. What’s Related Blue Jay was unveiled in October as a multi-armed robot designed to sort and move packages inside Amazon’s same-day delivery facilities. The technology combined what had previously been three […]
Truck parking shortages are pushing drivers onto highway on- and off-ramps across the country, and new data shows exactly where it happens most often. What’s Related A nationwide study by Altitude, Geotab, and HNTB analyzed more than 2.2 million truck parking events and identified the metro areas with the highest number of long-duration ramp parking […]
Warehouse networks rarely move in a straight line. What’s Related Some sites are highly automated. Others still rely heavily on manual processes. And most companies operate somewhere in between. The mistake many leaders make is assuming that every warehouse should follow the same maturity journey at the same pace. In reality, different sites often require […]
Companies that use procurement orchestration tools are closing sourcing deals nearly three weeks faster than those that do not, according to new research from The Hackett Group and ORO Labs. What’s Related The 2026 Procurement Orchestration Study found that organizations with formal orchestration programs reduced their source-to-contract cycle time by 20 days. Top-performing companies cut […]
Autonomous delivery robots operating in Miami Beach will now face stricter rules, including new visibility requirements, insurance mandates and annual permits. What’s Related City commissioners adopted the regulations this week in response to growing concerns about pedestrian safety on the city’s narrow sidewalks. “We’ve narrow sidewalks that were designed 100 years ago plus that did […]
The Chicago interchange of Interstate 294 and Interstates 290/88 is now the most congested freight bottleneck in the country, according to the 2026 report from the American Transportation Research Institute. What’s Related The ranking marks the first time that location has taken the top spot, replacing Fort Lee, N.J., which had long held the No. […]
Blank sailings on major U.S. trade lanes have fallen to their lowest level in more than a year, even as trade between the U.S. and China remains under pressure. What’s Related That’s according to new February 2026 tariff data from project44, which analyzed global shipping volumes and carrier schedules. Blank sailings peaked in April 2025, […]
For years, supply chain performance in retail was often judged on speed and cost efficiency. What’s Related At the Retail Industry Leaders Association conference in Orlando earlier this month, Matt Guffey, UPS’s EVP and Chief Commercial and Strategy Officer, said those priorities still matter, but they are no longer enough on their own. “Fast and […]
When the largest manufacturing and supply chain trade event of 2026, MODEX, returns to Atlanta on April 13, it will include more than 1,000 exhibitors from leading solution providers and a comprehensive educational conference focusing on best-in-class solutions for manufacturing and supply chain operations. What’s Related MODEX 2026 exhibits will represent all segments of the […]
Ahold Delhaize USA is building a new $860 million distribution center in Burlington, North Carolina, adding more than 1 million square feet of fresh and frozen space and creating more than 500 jobs over time. What’s Related Company leaders, along with state and local officials, held a groundbreaking ceremony Monday for the new site. The […]
