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What is a distribution center?

What is a distribution center?. Prepared by Mark Farrington. Distribution Centers. Trucking zones for Commercial Distribution Center Inc. - http://www.cdcinc.com/distribution.html. Distribution Centers. Size: 880,000 feet 2 Employs: 600 people Cost: $40 million.

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What is a distribution center?

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  1. What is a distribution center? Prepared by Mark Farrington

  2. Distribution Centers Trucking zones for Commercial Distribution Center Inc. - http://www.cdcinc.com/distribution.html

  3. Distribution Centers • Size: 880,000 feet2 • Employs: 600 people • Cost: $40 million Wal-mart distribution center in Yakima, WA - http://www.djc.com/news/re/11151820.html

  4. Distribution Centers Target distribution center - http://www.oertelarchitects.com/target%20distribution%20center.html

  5. Distribution Centers Wal-mart • 1998 – 40 distribution centers across US • 85% of goods available in stores passed through a distribution center • Distribution centers serviced by 3500 company-owned trucks • Trucks replenish goods twice a week • P Mohan Chandran. Walmart’s supply chain management practices. ICMR case collection. www.icmrindia.org

  6. Distribution Centers Wal-mart • Trucks arrive throughout day at a store, wait until night, and unload at 2 hour intervals (ex. 1am, 3am, 5am for 3 trucks) • Stores receive goods within 48 hours of ordering • P Mohan Chandran. Walmart’s supply chain management practices. ICMR case collection. www.icmrindia.org

  7. Distribution Centers Walmart • 1,000,000 square feet • (about 10 Wal-mart retail stores) • ~250 dock doors • Can serve Wal-mart stores over multiple states • Operate 24/7 • http://www.walmartfacts.com/wal-mart-distribution-centers.aspx

  8. References • P Mohan Chandran. Walmart’s supply chain management practices. ICMR case collection. www.icmrindia.org • http://www.oertelarchitects.com/target%20distribution%20center.html • http://www.walmartfacts.com/wal-mart-distribution-centers.aspx • http://www.djc.com/news/re/11151820.html • http://www.cdcinc.com/distribution.html

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