Even trucking companies are providing Internet services for their customers. But over the next few months, customers will be able to see a wider variety of reports, such as all past transactions, in a form the customer determines. Another service on Viking Freight's horizon is letting customers track inventory movement continuously, not just as it passes through certain exchange points. The result is a shortening of the entire process in the supply chain. In such an environment, said Mr. Thall, warehousing becomes minimized in favor of flowthrough.
Products go faster through the supply chain.
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