Warehouse automation often feels like a forced choice: go all in on a fully automated distribution center or stick with manual processes and hope growth doesn’t outpace capacity. What’s Related LT Apparel Group found a middle ground. At last week’s Retail Supply Chain Conference hosted by Retail Industry Leaders Association, executives from LT Apparel Group […]
Corvus Robotics has launched a new version of its autonomous inventory drone designed specifically for freezer warehouses, where temperatures can drop to minus-20 degrees Fahrenheit. What’s Related The system, called Corvus One for Cold Chain, is built to operate continuously in frozen environments, handling inventory cycle counts without requiring workers to enter harsh freezer aisles. […]
Warehouse operations are more complex than ever. Accurately measuring labor performance can be challenging due to the combination of workforce variability, automation, and constantly shifting demands. For a major U.S. distributor of plumbing supplies, fragmented data and inconsistent metrics made it hard to manage performance at scale. By working with Easy Metrics, the company brought […]
Cargo theft remains a costly problem for shippers, carriers, and 3PLs, and it’s getting more expensive even as the number of incidents remains about the same. What’s Related A new annual report from Verisk CargoNet shows that cargo theft losses across the U.S. and Canada surged to nearly $725 million in 2025, a 60% increase […]
Freehand officially launched this week at Manifest 2026, debuting as a new company focused on using AI to automate supply chain spend and procure-to-pay work. The San Francisco-based company says its “AI Teams” are already live with Fortune 500 customers, handling tasks like invoice matching, exception management, and supplier communication. According to Freehand, early deployments […]
Warehousing has always been about optimizing flow with goods moving in, through, and out of facilities to meet customer demand. But today, the most critical flow consists of physical inventory and data with every pick, scan, route, and decision generating information. Every mission completed by an autonomous mobile robot (AMR), every shift worked by an […]
Rockwell Automation has officially selected New Berlin, Wisconsin, as the home of its planned new manufacturing facility, the company disclosed during its recent fiscal 2026 first-quarter earnings call. The announcement puts a specific community on the map as a potential site for one of the largest industrial automation plants in the company’s global network. What’s […]
FedEx and private equity firm Advent International have agreed to acquire European parcel locker operator InPost in an all-cash deal valued at approximately $9.2 billion, according to a joint announcement. What’s Related Under the terms of the agreement, InPost shareholders will receive $17 per share, and the transaction is expected to close in the second […]
The U.S. Department of Transportation says it removed more than 11,500 commercial truck drivers from service and shut down 7,500 CDL training schools over the past year as part of a renewed enforcement push to improve road safety. What’s Related The figures were highlighted by the DOT in a one-year summary of actions taken under […]
This story originally appeared in the February 2026 issue of Logistics Management. Click here to sign up for the Logistics Management newsletter and stay up to date on the latest news. What’s Related Supply chain management (SCM) software influences how quickly companies respond to disruptions, how work gets prioritized inside warehouses and how decisions get made across global networks. […]
