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Three Ways Center-of-Gravity Studies Lead You Astray

Logility

And that is answer (d) — put the warehouse at Customer A’s location and then ship 300 miles to customer B. Many logistics experts fall back on a center of gravity study to do routine network optimization such as a warehouse location selection. Inbound transportation will skew the optimum location in the direction of the suppliers.

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Supply chains on film

Supply Chain Movement

Supply chain professionals can learn a lot from Hollywood about outsourcing, sustainability, Big Data, innovation, supply chain strategy and risk management. Transportation against the clock. Transport can be dangerous. And explains that he sent it before leaving Memphis. “It This is just an egg timer!