The large consumer goods company where I used to work as shipping manager had a central warehouse which served customers via distributors in different regions of the country. My former boss boasted then that the company saved plenty of money from not having depots. A company that sells laptops & printers utilises a 3rd partyContinue reading “How Many Depots Does Your Business Need?”
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Central vs. Depots: A Case of a Seemingly Straightforward Solution to a Seemingly Straightforward Problem
My boss at the consumer goods corporation in the Philippines where I worked a long time ago told me the company didn’t need warehouses in the provinces. A central warehouse in the national capital, Manila, would be enough. The field salespeople in the provinces disagreed. Having provincial depots assured on-hand inventories of finished products forContinue reading “Central vs. Depots: A Case of a Seemingly Straightforward Solution to a Seemingly Straightforward Problem”
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