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The logistics challenges of moving shipments to the moon or Mars are very much like the logistics and distribution problems managers face every day in more earthbound DCs. It is a matter of knowing what needs to move when, and then delivering it reliably.
Today's DCs are kicking the oil habit and looking to the elements for their power. Here's hoping the sun continues to shine brightly and the wind never dies.
Just as global businesses are becoming more insistent on better labor practices in their suppliers' plants, so, too, they may someday insist on doing business with companies that are working to improve their environmental practices.
In an age where cost competitiveness largely determines business success, the pressure to reduce costs has become the supply chain manager's constant companion.