Nike relies on a “sole train” to mitigate the supply chain disruptions
Nike foresees a series of countermeasures, including the railway and the expansion of the distribution network to improve the flow of arrivals and shipments, amid the logistical crisis and shortage of materials, due to the pandemic. Retail Dive informs that Nike has adopted a dedicated train between Los Angeles and Memphis which it calls the “sole train”. But it has also added regional warehouses in the US and Europe, and a thousand “collaborative robots” for sorting and packaging while many workers are in lockdown.
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