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-January 31, 2008

 
 

This Week's Supply Chain Trivia - Miles of Wal-Mart Conveyor

 
 

How Many Miles of Conveyor are there in Wal-Mart's 1.2 million Square- foot DC number 6094 in Bentonville, Arkansas?

 
 

By SCDigest Editorial Staff

 
 

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Question:

How many miles of conveyor are there in Wal-Mart's 1.2 million square foot DC number 6094 in Bentonville, Arkansas?

Answer is below.

 
     
 

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ANSWER

About 19 miles. 15 miles or more of conveyor is typical for a Wal-Mart DC.

 
     
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