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54 posts tagged with “network design”
Prologis' Million-Square-Foot Minooka Warehouse: Testing Rail-Adjacent Location Economics
Prologis' planned Minooka Exchange warehouse shows why rail adjacency must be tested against drayage, labor, dwell, and highway access—not accepted as an automatic cost advantage.
CXTMS InsightsSeptember 15, 2026 · 5 min read
La-Z-Boy's $23M Expansion: Designing a Furniture Distribution Hub Around Bulky Freight
La-Z-Boy's Missouri expansion shows how furniture networks can reduce miles and space while controlling cube, damage, appointments, and delivery promises.
CXTMS InsightsSeptember 9, 2026 · 7 min read
European Energy Costs Hit 42% of Companies: Put Margin Risk Into the Logistics Network Model
European energy volatility is now a logistics network risk. Learn how to model site exposure, relocation tradeoffs, and margin-protection triggers.
CXTMS InsightsSeptember 7, 2026 · 6 min read
Averitt's 100,000-Square-Foot Jackson Facility: Test a New Node Before Moving Volume
A practical framework for testing Averitt's new Jackson, Mississippi, distribution node before reallocating inventory and freight volume.
CXTMS InsightsSeptember 4, 2026 · 6 min read
A $40 Million Lumber Expansion Puts On-Site Rail Back in the Plant-Location Model
A North Carolina lumber expansion shows why siding capacity, switching windows, shipment data, and fallback routes belong in every rail-served plant-location model.
CXTMS InsightsSeptember 3, 2026 · 6 min read
Boscov’s E-Commerce Fulfillment Reset: How to Measure a Store-and-DC Network Redesign
Boscov’s unified inventory initiative shows why retailers must measure fulfillment redesigns through order cycle time, split shipments, cost, and delivery outcomes.
CXTMS InsightsSeptember 2, 2026 · 5 min read
Walmart's $1.3 Billion Georgia Fulfillment Center: Planning the Inbound Capacity Ramp
A practical playbook for supplier, carrier, yard, dock, and inventory planning ahead of Walmart's new automated Georgia fulfillment center launch.
CXTMS InsightsSeptember 1, 2026 · 6 min read
Global, Domestic, or Hybrid Sourcing: Make the Network Decision With Landed-Risk Cost
Compare global, domestic, and hybrid sourcing with a landed-risk cost model that includes freight, duties, inventory, variability, concentration, and recovery.
CXTMS InsightsAugust 31, 2026 · 6 min read
Amazon’s Planned 1 Million-Square-Foot Connecticut DC Needs a Downstream Capacity Model
Amazon's proposed Norwich distribution center shows why large upstream facilities need downstream capacity gates for sortation, delivery, docks, inventory, and carriers.
CXTMS InsightsAugust 23, 2026 · 6 min read
Culver’s Inventory Pooling Strategy: Scaling Restaurant Logistics by 55 Locations a Year
See how inventory pooling, velocity-based replenishment, and expansion-readiness metrics can support Culver’s plan to add up to 55 restaurants annually.
CXTMS InsightsAugust 22, 2026 · 6 min read