Distribution centers get larger, more geographically diverse
With a rising flood of imports clogging already busy ports, companies are building ever-larger distribution facilities in more out-of-the-way places. Inland cities including Columbus, Ohio, and Memphis, Tenn., are winning new distribution centers because of their lower costs and convenient rail links. On the coasts, secondary ports such as Hampton Roads, Va., and Tacoma, Wash., have seen traffic grow by more than 40% in the past four years.
DC Velocity | 03/2008
This story published in NAW SmartBrief on 03/10/2008
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