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Medline is the Largest User of the AutoStore Robotics Solution in the World

Logistics Viewpoints

The company continued to grow during COVID even as the industry shrank. Medline, with revenues of over $21 billion annually, is headquartered in Northfield Illinois. SwissLog was selected as the implementation partner and the source of the warehouse control software that links AutoStore to Medline’s warehouse management system.

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Breaking Supply Chain Industry News- FedEx and Rivian

Supply Chain Matters

Reportedly, these layoffs are not expected to impact existing production workers at Rivian’s Normal Illinois factory facility. The post Breaking Supply Chain Industry News- FedEx and Rivian first appeared on The Ferrari Consulting and Research Group / Supply Chain Management. The start-up reportedly employs upwards of 14,000 workers.

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5 Reasons Ecommerce Companies Fail with Paige Fitzgerald

The Logistics of Logistics

Prior to working at Fulfyld, Paige held various roles in events, marketing, and sales in Chicago, Illinois. She loves meeting people from all industries, finding creative solutions, and helping businesses succeed online. Customers range from local to global companies, each with unique e-commerce fulfillment needs.

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The Trucking Industry In The COVID-19 Era

Shipchain

Keep reading for a full dive on the current trucking industry outlook and how we can be helping truckers in the COVID-19 era. What the Trucking Industry Looks Like in the COVID-19 World. That said, the global pandemic is creating new obstacles for the trucking industry.

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Rivian’s Q2 Production and Delivery Performance Impresses Wall Street

Supply Chain Matters

Improved Operational Performance Earlier this month, EV automotive and parcel van start-up producer Rivian Automotive announced that in the latest quarter, the EV maker produced 13,992 vehicles at its manufacturing facility in Normal, Illinois and delivered 12,640 vehicles during the same period. and Europe.

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Rivian Automotive Learns Another Important Supply Chain Focused Lesson

Supply Chain Matters

Last week our news feed included an exclusive published report from The Wall Street Journal , Rivian Moves More Engineers Near Illinois EV Factory to Speed Up Output (Paid subscription required). Noted is that during the Covid-19 pandemic, the start-up recruited engineers wherever they could be found and allowed them to work remotely.

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Making Better Decisions with Decision Science

Enterra Insights

Jacobson , a Founder Professor of Computer Science at University of Illinois (Urbana-Champaign), “We live in a data-centric world, with artificial intelligence (AI) as the engine that increasingly drives decision-making.”[1] According to Sheldon H. ’ Yet, data of itself is insufficient to make better decisions.”