Low-cost Ways to Make Your Warehouse or DC Leaner | SupplyChainBrain

Low-cost Ways to Make Your Warehouse or DC Leaner

Stephen T. Hopper, Principal, Inviscid Consulting

June 11, 2014

Lean is for warehousing, not just manufacturing, and it doesn't have to cost a fortune, says Stephen T. Hopper, principal of Inviscid Consulting. [Run Time (Min.): 8:32]

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