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Re:Apple's Supply Chain Secret by NegativeK on Friday November 04, 2011 @01:28AM (#3195045)
To toss some info on the cost-cutting logistics pile, a friend of my dad was a buyer for Wal-Mart for a while.

According to him, Wal-Mart's corporate relocation assistance consists of a Wal-Mart truck and some random employees from a local store packing and stuffing your possessions in a semi.

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Re:Apple's Supply Chain Secret by tptacek on Friday November 04, 2011 @08:48AM (#3195822)
That's neat, if true. The long-haul truck drive is by far the most expensive part of a cross-country move; movers themselves are very cheap.
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Re:Apple's Supply Chain Secret by brc on Friday November 04, 2011 @06:22AM (#3195549)
Brilliant - I love it. If you're going to compete with a lowest-cost strategy, that's just how far you can take it.
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