It impacts greatly to the function of a distribution center and the comprehensive benefit whether the distribution Center layout and location is reasonable. Distribution Center building is an inevitable trend for the development of Chinese retail enterprises. this paper enters on small and medium-sized retail enterprises, pointing out the absolutely necessarily to establish the logistics distribution center , analyzing the existing problems of the logistics distribution center of the small and medium-sized retail enterprises,and proposing the relevant solution. This article starts with the actuality of the retail enterprises which have the distribution center, combines with the basic theories and methods of the modern logistics and distribution, analysises and summarizes the the status of the international retail distribution center,and discusses the the latest technological methodology of the international, and achieves the efficient proposed to the actual situation of China's retail distribution centers .
The full text is divided into four chapters, Chapter I can basically reflects the status and problems of development of domestic and international distribution center ,gives the correct analysis to the development of the distribution center in China and compares to the abroad development of the distribution center, indicates the significance for the site of distribution center in logistics and distribution. The second chapter introduces the main concepts ,principles, influential factors,procedures,steps and the attentions. chapter III introduces the main the methods in location and their advantages , disadvantages, notices and applicabilities. We can solve some problems through using these methods in the location planning . chapter Ⅳ takes the location of Hualian Supermarket as an example, mainly introduces the location planning of the distribution center using the numerical analysis method, eventually educes the reasonable location; Chapter V is the conclusions.
Key words: distribution centers, retail trade, location
