Supply Chain Pulse — 2026-05-15

Here are today's top healthcare supply chain stories.

FedEx advances ServiceNow partnership with procurement integration

Network insights from the logistics giant will help enable data-driven supplier management and boost visibility, per a news release.

Source: Supply Chain Dive - Healthcare

4 ways Bazooka rethought its supplier strategy in face of tariffs

The candy maker scrapped its volume-for-price playbook and adopted a collaborative approach to sharing the pain.

Source: Supply Chain Dive - Healthcare

General Motors sourcing 100% renewable energy for US operations

The company claims it is the first U.S. automaker to reach the milestone for U.S. operations and said it matched 70% of its global electricity use with renewables in 2025.

Source: Supply Chain Dive - Healthcare

Dollar Tree is boosting logistics resiliency

A new Arizona distribution center is part of the retailer's strategy to cut transit times, Chief Supply Chain Officer Roxanne Weng said.

Source: Supply Chain Dive - Healthcare

FedEx, Maersk and GXO downplay Amazon Supply Chain Services threat

The logistics companies said their capabilities and focus areas are largely different from what Amazon is now offering to all businesses.

Source: Supply Chain Dive - Healthcare

Bob’s Discount Furniture details tariff, fuel mitigation strategies

The furniture retailer, which is grappling with a 25% upholstery tariff, uses a three-step playbook to counter added duties, COO Ramesh Murthy told Supply Chain Dive.

Source: Supply Chain Dive - Healthcare

Automation takes center stage at Smurfit Westrock ‘superplant’ in Wisconsin

The automation and robotics allow the facility to use about 60% of the labor of a traditional box plant, while the scale enables service to the greater Chicago region.

Source: Supply Chain Dive - Healthcare

CBP approves $35B in tariff refunds for defunct levies

A recently launched agency portal has validated and begun paying returns for over 8 million entries subject to duties struck down by the Supreme Court this year.

Source: Supply Chain Dive - Healthcare

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