Virtualised logistics cuts transit times for Scholastic UK

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By Guest writer

07/02/2013

Since working with Virtualized Logistics, Scholastic UK has halved the transit times for the books it sources from the Far East and U.S. This has resulted in significantly lower inventory levels as well as greater flexibility throughout the supply chain for the world’s largest publisher and distributor of children’s books.

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