Current Problems in a New Distribution Center Under Labor Shortage

Abstract

With economy globalization, the distribution center becomes very popular in the supply chain. A well-equipped distribution center empowers a company to deliver products and service to customers whenever it is required. Under-staffing is becoming a severe issue among a lot of distribution centers, which directly affects normal operations including unloading and loading, sorting and shipping activities, and these factors lead to a poor on-time delivery rate to customers. In this paper, we take an automotive accessories manufacturer and distributor as an example. We analyze its existing problems by comparing the corresponding process and data.