Creating a Distribution Powerhouse: Why Rapid Deployment Matters
Ask yourself this: what would your opportunity costs be if your distribution operations could not accommodate changes in volumes, product assortments or delivery timelines?
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Making the right automation decision for your business starts by asking the right questions:
- Is your company’s growth five years from now difficult to predict?
- Is your growth being stunted by limitations within your DC
- Is there a chance your company will be expanding its product-line with goods of different shapes and sizes than what you currently sell?
- Do you want to offer next-day shipping but your DC cycle-time does not make that feasible?
- Are you competing with other companies that are able offer greater merchandise variety?
- Do you have a hard time staying ahead of orders during the holiday or peak season?
- Will you soon be outgrowing your current warehouse?
- Do you plan to launch an eCommerce site?
- Does a year-long process to get an effective new DC in place feel overwhelming?
Did you answer yes to even one of the above questions?
If so, read Creating a Distribution Powerhouse: Why Rapid Deployment Matters to learn more about the importance of rapid deployment with Kiva.
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