A good warehouse supply company may be the most important link in the supply chain of industry. Without it, your company would have to take delivery of its essentials equipment and supplies from dozens of sources. With it, you have everything coming from a single depot, making all of your operations run more smoothly.
Instead of trying to visualize a chain of supply, think of your goods as coming on trains from different terminals around the country. Heavy equipment comes from one supplier in one part of the country while your storage bins come from another. Pallet trucks, pallet racks and shelving all come from different manufacturers as well.
Then there are all of the packaging materials, office supplies and other goods that need frequent replacement. Each of these comes from a different supplier. Put the whole “chain” together and it is not a chain at all – it is a supply web. Now add the warehouse supply company to the picture.
How can you possibly run a business efficiently when you have to spend the bulk of your time keeping tabs on a web of suppliers? You can’t. That’s why it is so important to have a business connection with a major warehouse supply company. This company becomes like a “grand central station” out of which one train is sent to you. You can then get back to doing your real business.