Network Design
66 posts tagged with “Network Design”
UNFI Consolidates Midwest Distribution: Sequence the Warehouse Cutover Before Automation
Use gated inventory, customer, transportation, and automation waves to protect service during a distribution center consolidation.
CXTMS InsightsSeptember 18, 2026 · 6 min read
OnTrac's 30% Capacity Expansion: Qualify Regional Parcel Savings by ZIP Code
A practical ZIP-level framework for testing OnTrac's expanded parcel capacity, service performance, and true savings before shifting volume.
CXTMS InsightsSeptember 17, 2026 · 6 min read
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