DC Layout

Types of Distribution Centers (DC)

Jewelry DC
Dry DC
Wet DC
Staple DC
Fresh Food ( Cutlets/ Bakery/ Juices/ Cheese) DC
Life Style DC
High Value DC
Consumer Durables DC
DC Planning and Parameter
MIS
Infrastructure
Layout
Staffing
Equipments
IT
Misc.
Location & Infrastructure of DC
Communication landlines/Mobile/VSAT
Nearness to City /Cities
Octroi
Nearness to the city / cities
Weighing Bridges / Petrol pumps
Power / Electricity Gen set
Water for (Wet DC)
Layout - Distribution Centers (DC)
Out bound / In bound staging areas
Pallets v/s Bins
Grid Layout
Flooring / Height / lights / Ventilation / Docks
Other planning Office/Security/Staff Welfare/Genset
Food v/s Non- Food
Area for flow through / cross docking
Other areas Scarp/Damage/Expiry/Batch mgt/zzz &999ares
Staffing in (DC)
3PL v/s Own Staff
KAM/DC Mgr/OB/IB/Inventory/Transportation
3PL KAM/ Supervisor/DEO/Checkers/Pickers/Helpers/Crane Otors
Shifts / Breaks / Over time
Security
Equipments & IT in (DC)
Bar-coding IB & OB
Pickup Trolleys
Fork Lifts
Reach Trucks
Battery charging section
RFID Chips/RF Gun / Wi-Fi for RFID
Bin Location
DC Inventory Flow
Put away method
Flow through method
Cross Docking
DC Efficiency
Throughput
Labor Productivity
Storage Density
Warehouse utilization
Fill rate DC, Vendor
GRN completed on same day
On time delivery
Vehicle Turn around time
Average store delivery cost
MIS in DC