As mentioned in class the goal of distribution centers or inventory rooms used to be to have everything very stocked. Now days companies have been able to minimize their amount of distribution centers and create a higher turnover rate for their products. The electronics company Panasonic previously had three parts distribution warehouses in the US. One in New Jersey, one in Texas and one in Washington. About 13 years ago Panasonic made the distribution center in Kent Washington the only parts distribution center and shut down the operations of the other two. This enabled costs to go down, revenue to go up, and for better control and efficiency.
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