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ffffff "Flow-don't store" is a concept aimed at eliminating "stock", similar to just-in-time delivery. While this concept is a long way from being absolute, it benefits all parties of the supply chain to include the ultimate customer. Vendors are better able to provide a steady stream of goods through their manufacturing facility, Sears is able to flow the goods from the vendor to the Retail Replenishment Centers (RRC's) to the store. The "flow-don't store" concept further reduces the number of times that the goods are handled, thus reducing costs. To make this concept work, Sears must have "Total Logistics Chain Visibility." In other words, at any given time, Sears must know the status of goods, from the length of time it takes the manufacturer to produce a product to the length of time it takes to ship it, and the length of time it takes to get the merchandise to the showroom floor. The lynch-pin to this concept is the use of Information Technology (IT), which is viewed as......


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