Finance wanted:
low stocks everywhere.
few locations to give economies of scale and minimise overall costs.
large batch sizes to reduce unit costs.
make‐to‐order operations.
pessimistic sales forecasts that discouraged underused facilities.
Despite good communications, the company felt that it was too widely
spread out. It decided to centralise operations at its main plant in
Edmonton. This brought the logistics functions geographically closer
together, and major reorganisation over the next two years brought a
unified view of the supply chain.