Supply Chain Pulse — 2026-08-19
Supply Chain Pulse — 2026-08-19
Here are today's top healthcare supply chain stories.
Amazon preps 1M-square-foot distribution center in Connecticut
The Norwich facility would store, pick, pack and ship goods to sortations centers and localized delivery centers further downstream the supply chain.
Source: Supply Chain Dive - Healthcare
Honeywell Aerospace targets supplier bottlenecks to boost output
A significant share of the company's 3,000 suppliers underperformed in the first half of the year, President and CEO James Currier said.
Source: Supply Chain Dive - Healthcare
Experts call FCC’s block on foreign robotics a nearshoring tactic
While cyberthreats are a growing risk to national security, the agency’s sweeping block on humanoids, quadrupeds and mobile robot imports could reinvigorate domestic suppliers.
Source: Supply Chain Dive - Healthcare
Panama Canal continues draft restrictions, ocean carriers up fees
MSC and CMA CGM are among the liners raising surcharges as the major waterway continues to monitor water levels and adjust water draft restrictions.
Source: Supply Chain Dive - Healthcare
3 ways Kimberly-Clark is using technology to boost supply chain efficiency
The CPG maker is leveraging newly installed global procurement software, AI agents and a skill-based training program to unlock improvements.
Source: Supply Chain Dive - Healthcare
Glossier supply chain leader champions self mastery, stronger representation
“When I go through the door, I want to kick the door off the hinges — I don’t want to be the last Black woman that’s invited in the room,” VP of Supply Chain and Operations Kinta Gates said.
Source: Supply Chain Dive - Healthcare
Senate eyes a health privacy upgrade for your Apple Watch
A bipartisan bill seeks to close a gap left behind by a 30-year-old medical privacy law.
Why this hospital-affiliated insurer is expanding as others reel
West Virginia University Health System and Marshall Health Network's Peak Health sees opportunity amid a marketplace shakeup.
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