“It’s the inflow crack,” he said.
She ran a 1.2-million-square-foot distribution center for a national electronics retailer. For three years, her system had run like a symphony—trucks arriving, scanners beeping, robots stacking, orders shipping. But for the last two weeks, the music had turned into a grinding noise. Orders were late. Shelves were empty. And yet, the yard was full of trailers. inflow inventory crack
She walked onto the floor. There it was: a wall of pallets stretching 50 feet down the receiving lane. Forklifts honked, trapped. A temporary worker sat on a overturned tote, waiting for direction. Above them, a digital clock displayed “Hours Since Last On-Time Put-Away: 29.” “It’s the inflow crack,” he said