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Probably, yes. A warehouse is basically just a costco that you aren't willing to sell things out of. Why wouldn't you just make a new location?

by ouid 5y ago

Wowfunhappy 5y ago
Because you could put the warehouse in the middle of nowhere, hire a fraction as many employees, and leave everything in shipping containers.
- jterrys 5y ago
  But there's cost of shipping and maintenance of the warehouse, alongside with the product loss/tampering. None of these are revenue generating.
  - netizen-936824 5y ago
    My assumption is that there are people out there who do the calculations of storing and shipping (with internal or external logistics) vs lean/JIT But those calculations may have some assumptions about service and manufacturing availability However I'm not one of those people, I'm guessing someone else knows better than me
- NoOneNew 5y ago
  "Put the warehouse in the middle of nowhere..." Dude... you play way too many video games. The cost of building a warehouse, lead time and logistics is not like in Simcity. Best case, you'll have a large dockable warehouse in 12 months after purchase IF the bureaucracy is smooth. Which it wont be. Mobilizing a crew is its own nightmare when it's "middle of nowhere". Where do you house a hundred rotating contractors within a 20 min travel time if it's in the middle of nowhere that doesnt have the population infrastructure for that influx? Trucking in materials is it's own issue. Along with equipment. Oh and when the rest of the industry is doing the same thing... wait list or you get the bargain bin contractors... which... yea... not worth it. That and Conexes "rot". They're not long term solutions in a lot of environments. There's a lot of reasons why it ain't that easy as you think. I hate the smell of white collar in the morning.
  - gruez 5y ago
    >I hate the smell of white collar in the morning. More like "armchair urban planner/real estate developer". While I'm sure that most "white collar" workers don't know how long these steps take, I'm sure that some white collar workers in the chain (eg. management/engineers/civil servants) do know. By the same token, while I'm sure some non-white collar workers know how long this takes, I'm sure most non-white collar workers (eg. guy working in retail) don't have any idea either.

Probably, yes. A warehouse is basically just a costco that you aren't willing to sell things out of. Why wouldn't you just make a new location?

by ouid 5y ago

Probably, yes. A warehouse is basically just a costco that you aren't willing to sell things out of. Why wouldn't you just make a new location?

Wowfunhappy 5y ago

Because you could put the warehouse in the middle of nowhere, hire a fraction as many employees, and leave everything in shipping containers.

jterrys 5y ago
But there's cost of shipping and maintenance of the warehouse, alongside with the product loss/tampering. None of these are revenue generating.
- netizen-936824 5y ago
  My assumption is that there are people out there who do the calculations of storing and shipping (with internal or external logistics) vs lean/JIT But those calculations may have some assumptions about service and manufacturing availability However I'm not one of those people, I'm guessing someone else knows better than me
NoOneNew 5y ago
"Put the warehouse in the middle of nowhere..." Dude... you play way too many video games. The cost of building a warehouse, lead time and logistics is not like in Simcity. Best case, you'll have a large dockable warehouse in 12 months after purchase IF the bureaucracy is smooth. Which it wont be. Mobilizing a crew is its own nightmare when it's "middle of nowhere". Where do you house a hundred rotating contractors within a 20 min travel time if it's in the middle of nowhere that doesnt have the population infrastructure for that influx? Trucking in materials is it's own issue. Along with equipment. Oh and when the rest of the industry is doing the same thing... wait list or you get the bargain bin contractors... which... yea... not worth it. That and Conexes "rot". They're not long term solutions in a lot of environments. There's a lot of reasons why it ain't that easy as you think. I hate the smell of white collar in the morning.
- gruez 5y ago
  >I hate the smell of white collar in the morning. More like "armchair urban planner/real estate developer". While I'm sure that most "white collar" workers don't know how long these steps take, I'm sure that some white collar workers in the chain (eg. management/engineers/civil servants) do know. By the same token, while I'm sure some non-white collar workers know how long this takes, I'm sure most non-white collar workers (eg. guy working in retail) don't have any idea either.