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SUPPLY CHAIN

Walmart | July 19, 2021

Symbotic, a robotics and automation company focusing on reimagining the traditional consumer goods supply chain, and Walmart announced a partnership to reimagine the retailer's regional distribution network. In 2017, Symbotic implemented its system for the first time in Walmart's Brooksville, Florida, distribution center. Since then, the companies have collaborated to improve the system. Today, Symbotic will begin upgrading 25 additional regional distribution facilities wi...

LOGISTICS

Kenco Logistics | May 07, 2021

Kenco Logistics, one of North America's leading third-party logistics (3PL) companies, announced today the opening of a new multi-client facility on its southern California campus in Perris, CA. The fulfillment center, at 397,000 square feet, is sized and located to fulfill consumer needs, support stable supply chains, and accelerate growth. This current Perris warehousing and logistics services facility joins Kenco's other shared facilities close to and convenient access ...

International Mining | January 22, 2020

Rocky Mountain Institute, MIT Sustainable Supply Chains, the Columbia Center on Sustainable Investment, and the Payne Institute for Public Policy at the Colorado School of Mines have announced the Coalition on Materials Emissions Transparency (COMET). This effort aims to build a standard method for measuring greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in materials, “an important step in decarbonising mineral and industrial supply chains”, the partners said. The COMET method will provide insight i...

Grant Thornton | March 12, 2020

Grant Thornton has announced a partnership with Llamasoft, which provides an artificial intelligence-powered supply chain analytics platform, to help its clients optimize their supply chains. The Chicago-based firm, which has locations worldwide, will combine its consulting experiences in supply chain transformation with Llamasoft’s optimization technology, AI capabilities and other advanced algorithms to help clients meet their supply chain objectives. The partnership follows Llamasoft&rs...