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35 posts tagged with “network-design”
AI Network Optimization Needs Better Modelers, Not Just Better Prompts
AI can accelerate supply chain network optimization, but only when teams pair automation with clean data, modeling discipline, and scenario-planning skills.
CXTMS InsightsMay 25, 2026 · 7 min read
Cold Storage Capacity Is Expanding, but Temperature-Controlled Networks Need Better Orchestration
Cold storage expansion is accelerating, but food, beverage, and pharma shippers need tighter orchestration across appointments, temperature rules, exceptions, and proof-of-condition records.
CXTMS InsightsMay 24, 2026 · 6 min read
Danone’s Plant-Based Dairy Closure Shows Network Strategy Follows Demand Shifts
Danone's Bridgeton plant closure shows how food manufacturers must realign production, cold-chain lanes, and SKU strategy when consumer demand shifts.
CXTMS InsightsMay 23, 2026 · 6 min read
Tariff-Optimized Supply Chains Are Moving From Workaround to Operating Model
Tariff pressure is pushing logistics teams beyond temporary rerouting toward operating models that connect origin strategy, mode selection, customs data, and shipment execution.
CXTMS InsightsMay 22, 2026 · 6 min read
Averitt’s Louisville Logistics Campus Points to a Regional Freight Network Reset
Averitt’s planned Louisville regional logistics campus shows why shippers are rethinking regional freight networks around integrated capacity, shorter linehauls, and resilience.
CXTMS InsightsMay 20, 2026 · 6 min read
Industrial Leasing Is Surging Again. Warehouse Networks Need a Smarter Footprint Model.
Industrial leasing is rebounding as supply chains diversify, but warehouse footprint decisions need transportation modeling before leases are signed.
CXTMS InsightsMay 16, 2026 · 6 min read
USPS Is Adding 14 Sorting and Delivery Centers: What the Network Overhaul Means for Parcel Planning
USPS is opening 14 sorting and delivery centers through July 2026. Parcel shippers should treat the rollout as a network-planning signal affecting induction rules, service promises, economy routing, and parcel TMS logic.
CXTMS InsightsMay 10, 2026 · 7 min read
Quantum Computing Enters Supply Chain Planning: Which Logistics Operators Are Already Running Trials
Quantum computing is moving from theoretical to practical for logistics operators. Here's which companies are running trials in 2026, what problems they're solving, and what shippers need to know now.
CXTMS InsightsMay 5, 2026 · 5 min read
Supply Chain Planning in 2026: What the Data Actually Says Shippers Should Do
BCG and McKinsey data show 62% of companies are actively restructuring supply chain networks in 2026. Here's what that means for your distribution strategy and how to act on it.
CXTMS InsightsApril 30, 2026 · 6 min read
Tractor Supply’s Final-Mile Hub Model Shows How Rural Delivery Networks Scale Without Killing Margin
Tractor Supply’s expanding hub-based delivery model shows how retailers can scale rural final mile by improving density, controlling bulky-order execution, and reducing cost per delivery.
CXTMS InsightsApril 25, 2026 · 6 min read