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By Alex Lennane
Grocery chain H-E-B experimented in 2006 with a new trade corridor in Mexico for its logistics operation, bypassing its traditional route through the Californian port of Long Beach. This short article reveals how the company saved costs and increased speed – but how higher freight rates have forced it to change its supply chain again. A good description of a retail logistics chain in action.