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Lean Six Sigma AI, Pt. 3: Why Pricing is the New Frontier

This third of our four-part series explores why LSS AI belongs in margin management before it belongs in the warehouse.

July 5, 2026

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Editor's Note: This is the third in a four-part article series. See Part 1 here and Part 2 here.

Let’s talk about the uncomfortable truth in distribution: Many companies are operationally disciplined and commercially undisciplined. We’ve engineered warehouses, routing and fulfillment to remarkable efficiency. But in a low-margin business, the biggest profit lever often isn’t moving a box faster. It’s capturing the right margin more consistently. That’s why I believe this:

Pricing is the highest-ROI starting point for LSS AI; not because it’s easy, but because the economics are decisive.

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