Sluggish sales, tight budgets, rising oil costs among top concerns in 2012

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Get ready for another year of navigating the now-familiar challenges of doing more with less. That's the consensus of the distribution experts we consulted for our annual Looking Ahead article. The U.S. economy is improving, but not dramatically enough that you'll be able to make significant investments in systems and people. "Serious distribution center challenges will continue in 2012, with perhaps the root cause being the sluggish U.S. economy," says Dan Basmajian, president of Optri-city, a supply chain software firm.