Supply Chain Pulse — 2026-08-20
Supply Chain Pulse — 2026-08-20
Here are today's top healthcare supply chain stories.
Home Depot rolls out express delivery in 3 hours or less across US
The service covers thousands of SKUs and uses more than 2,000 U.S. stores as fulfillment hubs.
Source: Supply Chain Dive - Healthcare
Amazon to expand drone delivery reach sixfold this year
The e-commerce giant will soon launch Prime Air deliveries in metro Atlanta, Chicago and Cleveland, giving customers another fast shipping option.
Source: Supply Chain Dive - Healthcare
Trump delays 50% tariffs on Canada imports for 3 days
The duties will now go into effect Aug. 22, per a proclamation signed Tuesday, as the countries continue to negotiate.
Source: Supply Chain Dive - Healthcare
Nearly 60 members of Congress call for aluminum pricing investigation
At issue is the Midwest Premium, which reportedly incorporates the 50% aluminum tariffs on domestic manufacturers — even those that use domestically recycled aluminum.
Source: Supply Chain Dive - Healthcare
How Sprouts balances self-distribution and store growth
The specialty grocer’s chief development officer outlined the company’s “balancing act” of growth and supply as it prepares to enter new markets in 2027.
Source: Supply Chain Dive - Healthcare
How hospital-at-home programs can be built to last
Health systems are investing in technology and reevaluating vendor partnerships as hospital-at-home programs mature.
5 takeaways from Epic’s 2026 user group meeting
The meeting gave a look into the EHR vendor's research and development roadmap as Epic faces leadership change and reported antitrust scrutiny.
St. Jude taps Charles Roberts as president, CEO
Dr. Charles Roberts will succeed Dr. James Downing as St. Jude’s president and CEO next year.
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