Wisdom for Warehousing | The Optimal Role of Warehousing in Supply Chains and Business

Warehousing and Seasonal Inventory Some products have highly seasonal demand patterns. Optimizing the supply chain for those demand patterns may mean producing well ahead of demand in order to minimize the combined costs of manufacturing, inventory carrying, and warehousing. Such is often the case when manufacturing costs are the dominant component of total supply chain costs. Such was the case with our client Hallmark Cards. RightChain™ Inventory recommended level loading card production factories and volume throughout the year. The end result was dramatically reduced manufacturing costs and subsequently total supply chain costs. The investment in additional seasonal warehousing space was a quick payback and easy financial justification.

Hallmark Warehouse Kansas City, Missouri

RightChain™ Incorporated

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