Waiting for Fitzgerald

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Originally posted by Replaced_Texan
Wal-Mart, at the beginning of hurricane season, started stockpiling water all over the Gulf Coast in containers at their distribution centers. All they needed was the truck to back up to the containers and they were ready to deliver water to hurricane affected areas. Their communications system never went down, so they could figure out where water was needed most, and they could direct the trucks to the right places. They were on the road by the Thursday after Katrina, and the only problems that they had were when FEMA wouldn't let them through at some points. Additionally, their distribution network is sophisticated enough that they were able to get several thousand cots from Canada in a matter of days.

Very impressive (I read the Fortune article Gatti linked to also). Logistics fascinate me.