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CFO proposes consolidating 8 DCs into 3. How do you evaluate?

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The CFO wants to consolidate 8 regional distribution centers into 3 super-DCs to cut fixed costs by $20M/year. The VP of Ops pushes back citing service-level impact. How do you evaluate the trade-off?

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