Warehouse operators entered the week with developments spanning network expansion, automation, consolidation and an increasingly physical form of supply chain risk. Walmart is considering another enormous fulfillment investment, Ocado has taken its automation platform into a major Asian market, DP World is expanding its warehouse footprint, while the latest attack on Wildberries demonstrates that logistics facilities themselves are becoming strategic targets. Here are seven d

A container clears customs at the Port of Los Angeles on Monday morning. The warehouse receiving window 40 miles inland closes at 3 p.m. Wednesday. By Tuesday afternoon, chassis availability tightens, the drayage carrier misses the dispatch...

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