Supply chain topologies denote characteristics associated with each functional unit. For instance, the durable goods supply chain has an out-of-state distribution center. Therefore, product postponement implementation affords the opportunity to locate the decoupling point of products closer to the consumer, which in this case is at the retailing location. Consequently, expecting less frequent transportation between locations as retailing inventory is able to handle an increased number of product configurations at the point-of-sale. Furthermore, the consumable goods supply chain is local conveying the notion of responsiveness associated with high customer service levels; nonetheless, prone to transport sub-optimization by occasionally incurring in less-than-full-truckload shipments.