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Distribution Center: a warehouse or storage facility where the emphasis is on processing and moving goods on to wholesalers, retailers, or consumers rather than on storage; Distribution Center definition on BNET »

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Aldi Hits Texas and Florida; Is Trader Joe's on the Way?: German discount grocer Aldi will open a distribution center and 13 Aldi stores in Florida and a warehouse and as many as 35 stores in Texas. Chowhounds in both states are rejoicing because where Aldi goes, Trader Joe's follows. Aldi and Trader Joe's are owned by a...; Tags: Trader, Distribution Center, Florida, Aldi, Lisa Everitt; Blog posts 2008-04-29
DaimlerChryslers MOPAR Division Streamlines Warehouse Management: DaimlerChrysler's MOPAR division manages 26 Parts Distribution Centers (PDCs) in North America. Until recently, different non-realtime systems ran the national and field warehouses in this network. The cost to maintain these two different systems and their aging "batch" designs prompted MOPAR to seek a single, realtime system that could run...; Tags: IBM Corp., distribution center, North America, business consulting services, warehouse management system, consulting service, network; Case studies
Logistics Planning and Control Under Uncertainties in distribution centers: This paper presents the challenges at distribution facilities coping with high uncertainties in demand and supply. Then a case is presented to highlight the uncertain distribution environment and to introduce an indicator to measure the nature of problems facing distribution centers. It is shown that there is a need for...; Tags: Tools & Techniques, Tilburg University, distribution center, decision-making, logistics, sales; White papers
The Walgreens Prescription For DC Site Selection: Finding right sites for the growing network of huge, high-tech distribution centers (DCs) is one key to the success of the nation’s largest drug store chain. DC site location strategies, emphasizes that exacting distribution operational requirements drive the entire DC planning process. This article explains that the trend is towards...; Tags: NETWORKING, Keller International Publishing, distribution center, computer network, logistics, transportation, network, computer; White papers 2003-11-01
Outsourcing Collaborative Logistics Empower's Retail Supply Chain Managers: The key to supply chain management success is efficiently moving products from manufacturers to retailers. Unless there's exemplary communication, product flow can slow dramatically in a complicated world of third party transporters and distribution centers. It explain about one of the case that in 2002, ES3, a grocery supply...; Tags: Supply chain management (SCM), Manufacturing, Everest Group, distribution center, SCM, supply chain, manufacturer, carrier, transportation, outsourcing, monitor; White papers 2003-07-01

Material Handling Technology: Beyond The Nuts And Bolts: Material handling covers everything that happens in a warehouse or distribution center from the time truck backs up to the door until it backs away from the dock with completed orders. Today's material handling technology is a lot more than nuts and bolts. By enabling companies to handle products more...; Tags: Inbound Logistics, bolt, distribution center, tool; White papers 2003-05-01
Daimlerchrysler Raises The Bar For Referral Parts Distribution: DaimlerChrysler, one of the world’s leading automotive, transportation and services companies, provides original equipment service parts to approximately 4,000 dealerships in North America through a network of 23 regional distribution centers. In the previous DaimlerChrysler system, when a referral part was not in stock at the closest regional distribution center,...; Tags: distribution center, Daimler AG, referral, dealership, United Parcel Service of America Inc., transportation, network, stock; Case studies 2003-01-01
Seven Ways to Boost Order Accuracy to Near-Perfect Levels: To the experienced logistics manager, order fulfillment is the focus of warehousing and the essence of distribution. Many would say that without accurate, cost-effective processes, a distribution center is just another warehouse. The distribution center is where a company's efforts to satisfy the customer reach a fever pitch, and typically...; Tags: Industrial Data & Information Inc., distribution center, fulfillment, warehousing, logistics; White papers 2002-08-13
Straight Talk for Selecting a Distribution Site: The slowdown of the country’s economy has produced dramatic changes in how companies conduct business and analyze their space needs. Site selection influences customer service, operating profitability, future growth, and employment potential. Selecting the appropriate site for distribution centers has always been important to improve the corporate bottom line, and...; Tags: Supply chain, Sales strategy, site selection, distribution center, logistics, real estate, customer service, sales, team, benefit; White papers 2002-08-01
Old Building, New DC: Article discusses a case where Magid Glove & Safety turned its old factory into a state-of-the-art distribution center, and reaped huge benefits in the process. It is a question that many companies face at some point in time - whether to build a new distribution center, or do a total...; Tags: Reed Elsevier Inc., distribution center, benefit, job; Case studies 2002-07-01
Logistics Planning: Piecing Together a distribution center Operations Plan: Space, labor, and throughput are invariable measuring sticks in distribution center planning. Warehouse managers constantly ask the questions, “Is the space inside my facility being used efficiently? How can labor costs be reduced? How can throughput be increased?” Whether a company sells pharmaceuticals, ketchup, or microchips, the importance of managing...; Tags: Supply chain, distribution center, logistics, microchip; White papers 2002-06-01
The Right-Tech Warehouse: Successfully selecting, then implementing the right technology in your warehouse can present significant challenges. The distribution centers featured in this article are different, but they all share one thing in common i.e. each facility uses the unique mix of materials handling, information, and automatic data collection technology that's right for...; Tags: Inbound Logistics, distribution center, warehouse; White papers 2002-05-01
Genuine Parts Company: Distribution Network Design: After delivery of goods at the distribution centers, the truck next stops at one or more suppliers, and picks up goods that have been ordered. The truck then returns to the crossdock, where goods are unloaded from the truck, sorted according to destination, and placed on appropriate trucks for later...; Tags: distribution center, recycling, supplier; White papers 2002-01-01
The Big 50 Bigger And Better: From the executive summary: ‘Back in the days when the just-in-time manufacturing environment began to gain steam, many wondered about the future of the warehouse. There were ensuing doubts over how much warehouse space might be required if the product had to be shipped immediately. Well, judging by the recent...; Tags: Reed Elsevier Inc., distribution center, warehouse, warehousing, JIT, technique; White papers 2000-10-01

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Logistics Center Director: The Logistics Center Director job description template includes the following job summary: To manage, develop, and supervise operations of a full-scale logistics facility and distribution center offering public warehousing, distribution, full-service transportation, materials management, and fulfillment services. Additional information available includes essential job functions, additional responsibilities, and education and experience...; Tags: Supply chain, Recruitment & Selection, logistics, warehousing, job, director, transportation; Tools & templates 2007-09-09
What's Driving the Hosted Call Center Market?: Download this paper from Echopass to find out what industry analysts have identified as the key drivers behind the emerging hosted call center market. This brief report offers an easy-to-read overview of the benefits of using a hosted call center service, and explains why it makes sense to explore on-demand...; Tags: Call centers, Customer relationship management (CRM), Echopass Corp., call-center, on-demand, benefit; White papers 2006-03-01
distribution center Bypass and the Consumer Goods Supply Chain: Major global clothing retailers have done it. Designer shoemakers and even manufacturers of toy trinkets and other gizmos have done it. Companies across a variety of industries have dramatically improved their balance sheets by eliminating one of the most capital-intensive steps from the supply chain process - the distribution center....; Tags: Balance sheets, supply chain, monitor, industry; White papers 2004-09-22
Logistics Planning: The article focuses on piecing together a distribution center operations plan. Logistics planning seeks to resolve seemingly competing demands by recognizing that a building can be designed so that it is economical to build, efficient to operate, serviceable for decades, and easily expanded. More over it assigns that developing an...; Tags: Supply chain, logistics; White papers 2003-01-01
PACT American Center: Southfield, Michigan - Trane Improves Property's Return on Investment: The American Center is comprised of a 25-story office tower and an adjoining retail and convenience center. The 660,000 square foot property is located in the thriving business community of Southfield, Michigan. Enhance building operations to improve financial performance of the American Center property. The result was Chilled water plant...; Tags: American Standard Inc., ROI, financial; Case studies
RFID for Automotive From IBM: Philips Semiconductor in Asia has undertaken a joint RFID project between its Kahhsiung site and its Regional Distribution Center in Hong Kong. The initiative provides near real-time inventory visibility into the Philips Semiconductor business units on all packaged quantities and boxes, all customer direct ships in Asia from the Kahhsiung...; Tags: Philips Semiconductor, RFID, Hong Kong, Asia, radio, IBM Corp., radio frequency; White papers