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How Forklifts Built the Modern Supply Chain
This episode explores the hidden productivity revolution of the forklift and standardized pallets. We trace how a simple mechanical lift and a wooden platform changed global logistics, reduced labor costs by over fifty percent, and created the modern warehouse. Lucas and Luna examine the specific case of the National Motor Freight Traffic Association’s standardization efforts in the nineteen fifties and discuss why this analog innovation still underpins digital supply chains today.
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