To expedite shipping of 500 items produced at six surgical dressing plants of Johnson and Johnson, shipping center with 207,000 gross sq ft of floor space has been built on 58-acre plot outside of New Brunswick; underground drag line system pulls especially designed 4-wheel trucks along aisles where merchandise is stacked in shipping cartons on pallets; sections are numbered along aisles for quick location by order assemblers.


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    Title :

    New shipping center speeds customer service and reduces shipping costs


    Additional title:

    Mill Factory


    Published in:

    Publication date :

    1949


    Size :

    2 pages


    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English




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