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.htmlhttp://www.cdcinc.com/distribution.html

3. Distribution Centers Size: 880,000 feet 2 Employs: 600 people Cost: $40 million Wal-mart distribution center in Yakima, WA - http://www.djc.com/news/re/11151820.htmlhttp://www.djc.com/news/re/11151820.html

4. Distribution Centers Target distribution center - http://www.oertelarchitects.com/target%20distribution%20center.html 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.orgwww.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.orgwww.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.aspxhttp://www.walmartfacts.com/wal-mart-distribution-centers.aspx

8. References P Mohan Chandran. Walmart’s supply chain management practices. ICMR case collection. www.icmrindia.orgwww.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