Evaluate throughput capacity, dock and staging design, WMS integration and API support, SLA-backed lead times, inventory accuracy metrics, labor flexibility for peaks, and proximity to primary trunk routes that influence outbound transit time and costs.

Costs in this market are often lower due to reduced land and labor rates, but total landed cost depends on transportation frequency, route density to major demand centers, inventory turnover, and any required value-added services such as kitting or cold storage.

Villa Mercedes benefits from direct access to main national highways linking central-west regions and intermodal nodes that support LTL, TL and parcel carriers — improving consolidation options and enabling reliable next-day or two-day service to neighboring provinces.

Look for modular racking and overflow space, validated refrigeration and monitoring, flexible labor contracts, rapid onboarding procedures, integrated returns processing workflows, and transparent reporting to measure cost per return and time-to-restock.