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Seeking faster transit times and greater certainty, a growing number of importers are moving products directly to customers without going through the DC.
Flow-through DC designs and sophisticated management software help set the stage for this retailer's success in reaching small, out-of-the-way markets.
What's the first thing a warehouse manager or industrial executive thinks of in the morning? It's likely to be some variation on this question: Will I be in compliance today?
Though it's billed as a way to minimize risk, a bold new plan to bring some stability to the transportation market could have precisely the opposite effect.
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.