[at-fates-hands]

>>> Walmart's answer to this shipment request was to send 5 separate packages from different places and taking anywhere from 1 day to 10 days

Logically speaking, I would think this would actually be the fastest way to fulfill orders. Find the closest distribution center that has your stuff in stock and ship it.

The ten day delivery is a bit disconcerting for sure though.

[jonknee]

Fastest and cheapest in fulfillment are usually opposites, Wal-Mart is famously thrifty at their retail stores which makes this interesting.