KC SmartPort Blog

Congratulations to our partners in Olathe on Chick-fil-A Supply’s investment in a $31 million market distribution center. The 148,000-sq.-ft. facility is expected to create more than 60 jobs.

Congratulations to our partners in Lenexa on the announcement that Tool Source Warehouse (TSW), a national wholesale distributor, will open a new 153,000-sq.-ft. operation at the Lenexa Logistics Center in building No. 7. The company plans to hire up to 25 over the next few years.

Logistics is defined as the things that must be done to plan and organize a complicated activity or event that involves many people, while supply chain is defined as the sequence of processes involved in the production and distribution of a commodity.

The Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals (CSCMP) is the world’s leading source for the supply chain profession.

Today’s warehouse is a hub of technology extending well beyond its four walls. Cloud computing, omnichannel management, big data, and last mile logistics are reforming the world of warehouses and distribution centers.