Comment Comment by throw0101a > One innovation that really got adopted throughout the supply chain is the container.If anyone is interested in learning the history of this, a good book (2e: ISBN 978-0-691-17081-7):* https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Box_(Levinson_book)It really took off during/after the Vietnam War as the Pentagon saw its benefits in efficiency and not having to use Old School longshoreman and switching to cranes. parent throw0101a 5 years ago
If anyone is interested in learning the history of this, a good book (2e: ISBN 978-0-691-17081-7):
* https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Box_(Levinson_book)
It really took off during/after the Vietnam War as the Pentagon saw its benefits in efficiency and not having to use Old School longshoreman and switching to cranes.