Warehouse Location Decision A large U.S. eCommerce company may operate multiple warehouses: California Texas Illinois New Jersey Some products are bulky, which makes shipping costs vary by location. By combining DIM analysis with shipping data, the company can decide which inventory should be stored at which fulfillment center for maximum cost efficiency. Example: Shipping bulky products from the California warehouse → average cost is high Shipping the same products from the Texas warehouse → cheaper for certain customer regions A DIM calculator Dimmath doesn’t directly decide warehouse placement, but it provides critical input into the overall shipping economics that drive these decisions.