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   From: gossg@gossg.org   
      
   Doc O'Leary  wrote:   
      
   >In article ,   
   > Bernard Peek  wrote:   
   >   
   >> There's a different shortcoming in the system for me. I always check the   
   >> shelf of stuff that's going out of date today. It's often got stuff that   
   >> I wouldn't pay full price for.   
   >   
   >No reason that couldn't be the MO of online shopping as well.  The main   
   >problem you might face is that, by improving the supply chain, you may   
   >find there is less and less inventory that winds up expiring.  But if   
   >the efficiencies allow prices to be kept down overall, you'll probably   
   >still save more than digging through the bargain bin.   
      
   If you drive down the costs of the supply chain, then you might just   
   raise the profit margins.   
      
   The sign outside the WalMart warehouse near where I live says "Supply   
   Chain Management Inc" indicating how important one company takes   
   managing the supply chain.   
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