network-design
44 posts tagged with “network-design”
Ford’s Lincoln Sourcing Shift Creates a Vehicle Supply Chain Cutover Problem
Ford’s planned shift away from China-built Lincoln models shows why automotive sourcing changes require VIN-level inventory, parts, and logistics controls.
CXTMS InsightsAugust 16, 2026 · 6 min read
Suntory's High-Spirits Logistics: Designing Beverage Networks for Reconfiguration
A practical framework for reconfiguring spirits logistics around bonded inventory, packaging constraints, alternate routes, and demand volatility.
CXTMS InsightsAugust 13, 2026 · 5 min read
Walmart's 1.5M-Square-Foot New York Fulfillment Plan: How to Model Regional Warehouse Capacity
Learn how to turn a proposed 1.5 million-square-foot fulfillment center into a practical model for throughput, docks, labor, inventory, and freight capacity.
CXTMS InsightsAugust 12, 2026 · 6 min read
Lineage Idles Five More Cold Warehouses: How to Rebalance a Network During a Capacity Glut
A practical cold-chain network rebalancing playbook for inventory transfers, reefer capacity, service continuity, and cost control when warehouse nodes are idled.
CXTMS InsightsAugust 6, 2026 · 5 min read
Warehouse Consolidation Needs a Service-Risk Map Before the Real Estate Model
Warehouse consolidation can reduce fixed costs while quietly adding miles, cutoff risk, capacity pressure, and slower recovery. Map service risk before signing a lease.
CXTMS InsightsAugust 2, 2026 · 6 min read
American Eagle's $41 Million Southeast DC Needs a Store-and-Parcel Flow Test
American Eagle's planned Southeast distribution center can improve reach, but store replenishment and parcel fulfillment need separate flow tests and launch gates.
CXTMS InsightsJuly 29, 2026 · 6 min read
CN’s New Shipper Access Deal Makes Rail Optionality a Contract-Data Problem
CN's conditional access deal tied to the Union Pacific–Norfolk Southern merger could preserve rail choice, but shippers need lane-level contract and operating data before assigning value to it.
CXTMS InsightsJuly 28, 2026 · 6 min read
PepsiCo's Tulsa Warehouse Shift Shows Production and Distribution No Longer Need the Same Address
PepsiCo's Tulsa warehouse move illustrates how separating production and distribution can improve network performance—and why the cutover must be controlled shipment by shipment.
CXTMS InsightsJuly 26, 2026 · 6 min read
Fujairah's New Container Terminals Put Strait of Hormuz Avoidance Into Network Design
DP World's planned Fujairah terminals create a major container gateway outside the Strait of Hormuz, but shippers still need to model inland cost, capacity, and execution risk.
CXTMS InsightsJuly 23, 2026 · 6 min read
Prologis Record Leasing Shows Warehouse Demand Is Becoming a Network Signal
Prologis record leasing activity shows warehouse demand is becoming an operational signal for freight network design, carrier access, labor planning, and inventory strategy.
CXTMS InsightsJuly 21, 2026 · 6 min read