Today’s retailers are striving to get goods to the market quickly, and a growing number of shippers are turning to regional distribution centers (DCs) to ensure goods are closer to the consumer and can be picked and packed rapidly. The regional DCs also help companies or other unexpected events.
Rick Blasgen, president of the Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals, said today’s shipping networks are becoming much more fluid with the advent of third-party logistics providers. With more DCs available and networked across the country, shippers can ensure they’re never out of product, he said.
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Regional DCs also lend themselves well to perishable products, which is one of several reasons .
Blasgen said companies’ transportation networks are driving the locations of their regional distribution centers. “You put your DCs where there are lower labor costs and access to highways,” he said.
In addition to highway transportation, companies often . The expansion of the Panama Canal, which is scheduled to be complete next year, may also .
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