Automation

The modern distribution center operates within a high-pressure environment where every second spent walking across a sprawling warehouse floor equates to lost profit and diminished competitiveness. As consumer expectations for rapid delivery continue to escalate from 2026 to 2028, many facility

I’m speaking with Rohit Laila, a veteran operator who’s spent decades across customs brokerage, parcel operations and end-to-end supply chains. With CBP’s new portal open for claims tied to the now-defunct IEEPA tariffs, he’s helping shippers and carriers navigate the crush of filings, the 80-day

Robots learn from scraps of experience while language models feast on oceans of text, and that imbalance now decides who captures the next wave of automation. The fast track of internet-scale AI has set a blistering pace, yet physical AI still inches forward, constrained by safety risks, high

Rohit Laila has spent decades building and tuning supply chains that balance speed, cost, and resilience. He’s led network shifts, overseen automation rollouts, and stayed close to the shop floor—from the hum of sorters to the cadence of dock doors. With a 2 million–square-foot distribution center

The fuel supply chain is currently navigating its most turbulent period in modern history, facing a landscape where geopolitical instability and economic shifts can render a logistics plan obsolete in a matter of hours. As global energy corridors face unprecedented pressure, the industry is moving

Even the most established household brands are discovering that long-term survival depends less on the formula in the can and more on the algorithms governing their global distribution networks. This paradigm shift defines the current era for WD-40, where traditional manufacturing expertise is