The Logistics Market is to be brisk in our country after CHINA entry into the World Trade Organization. At present, there are many well-known foreign enterprises to enter China's logistics and distribution,and has posed a challenge to China's logistics industry by virtue of their strength. For example, Wal-Mart Distribution Center, Federal Express, UPS, etc. It accelerates the circulation of commodities, reducing the loss of goods, reducing the flow of costs and improved inventory turns. Logistics distribution centers are the hub of the network as well as one of the important facilities distribution companies to implement supply chain management. Logistics and distribution activities as a major infrastructure, it has become the future of China's logistics facilities planning and construction focus. Distribution centers have huge investment and a certain degree of investment risk. Its distribution center planning, the basic mode of operation of distribution and operation of management system is designed to be a higher degree of professional job.
This article from the research of the logistics distribution center’s course of development and situation in China, Analyzing the characteristic of the logistics distribution center and tell the difference between the logistics distribution center in china and foreign logistics distribution center. At the meantime, it also illustrate the major problems of logistics distribution center: 1. Weak infrastructure, low utilization and the development is slowly ; 2.The level of modernization and information is low; 3. A smaller scale, uneven distribution of unbalanced development; 4. The location is not reasonable enough; 5. Distribution staffs have lower quality.
Logistics distribution center in the automation of operation, regardless of the logistics system is a mechanized or automated, or intelligent logistics system, if there is no correct way to tie in with the effective operation, then no matter how advanced systems and equipment, may not be able to obtain the best economic effectiveness. Focus on the problems of distribution center. This paper introduces the basic logistics and distribution center processes. Logistics and distribution center operating segments are: purchase operations, transportation operations, store operations, inventory operations, order processing, selection of operations, replenishment operations, shipment process and distribution operations.
This article discussed the library of goods into and out of the operating system, and training units - The mode of distribution center in East China Pharmaceutical joint-stock company (Branch of relief goods).Analysis of the status quo and put forward improvement automated program, along with full-featured system management software so that the procurement of pharmaceuticals, custody, temporary storage, order picking, sorting, processing and distribution work flow of accurate and fast, so as to logistics and distribution center to enhance economic efficiency and reduce operating costs and the rationalization of the direction towards the development of logistics.
Based in status of East China Pharmaceutical joint-stock company (Branch of relief goods)’s distribution Center, to improve its distribution and warehouse management. So it will promote the economic efficiency of our logistics delivery, reducing cost and proceed with rational logistics delivery at last.
In China, distribution centers’ development of very short time, this paper analysis the status of China's logistics industry, and compares with the foreign large-scale distribution centers. Based on the perfecting the basic functions of distribution centers, to develop suited to China's national conditions features, in order to build a distribution center with Chinese characteristics. I believe that through continuous optimization and improvement, China is also able to create a distribution center, which enjoys a global brand.
KEYWORDS:Logistics Distribution、Distribution Center、Supply Chain Management、Distribution Center Planning、Processes、Automated