{"id":8365,"date":"2011-04-04T12:46:44","date_gmt":"2011-04-04T19:46:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/staging.opexlearning.com\/resources\/?p=8365"},"modified":"2016-12-25T01:04:48","modified_gmt":"2016-12-25T06:04:48","slug":"where-should-you-build-a-distribution-center","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.opexlearning.com\/resources\/where-should-you-build-a-distribution-center\/8365\/","title":{"rendered":"Where Should You Build a Distribution Center"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"a296a24fa2fc69ef5487857f02f111e8\" data-index=\"9\" style=\"float: none; margin:10px 0 10px 0; text-align:center;\">\n<script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- Single Post readerboard -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:inline-block;width:728px;height:90px\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-8207522353004717\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"1144967431\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p>There are several things to consider when thinking of expanding your supply chain distribution network for your <a href=\"https:\/\/staging.opexlearning.com\/resources\/warehouse-management-processes\/7300\/\" title=\"warehouse and fulfillment processes\">warehousing and fulfillment<\/a> functions. This post isn&#8217;t an attempt to answer that question because it really depends on your business, the profile of the products you sell, the geographic locations to which you ship and receive, and other items. Certainly, one way to determine where to build a distribution center is by using the <a title=\"distribution center design\" href=\"https:\/\/staging.opexlearning.com\/resources\/distribution-center-location-optimizing-your-logistics-network\/9312\/\">Center of Gravity Method<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>But one important factor in helping you decide where to build your next fulfillment center is actually not considered much, or is often ignored &#8211; that factor is this:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Where are customers moving to and where are customers moving from?<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<div align=\"center\"><\/div>\n<p>This factor is important because, depending on your customer profile, can be an indication of demand. For example, suppose you are a fulfillment center and your customers are primarily in the United States. This household migration data can indicate where the potential future demand for your products might come from &#8211; in other words, where you might be shipping to the majority of the time.<\/p>\n<p>In a recent <a href=\"https:\/\/www.atlasvanlines.com\/Infographics\/\" target=_new>Atlas Van Lines<\/a> study, they published migration patterns from 2010 that shows to which states households were moving to and which states households were moving from. The pattern is interesting and can and should be considered as a factor in your quest to decide where to build a distribution center next.<\/p>\n<p>The data below shows the states migration patterns from 2001 to 2010. The result shows whether a state is mostly an &#8220;inbound&#8221; state or mostly an &#8220;outbound&#8221; state.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>&#8220;inbound&#8221; state: means that over 50% of the households that moved for that given year moved into the state and<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;outbound&#8221; state : means that 50% of the households that moved that given year moved out of the state.<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;balance&#8221; state: means that there is a approximate equal proportion of households leaving and entering the state within the year.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Below are the trends:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Inbound States: California, Alaska, North Carolina, Kansas, South Carolina, and Indiana.<\/li>\n<li>Outbound States: Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Pennsylvania, Ohio, West Virginia.<\/li>\n<li>Balance States: Idaho, joining California, Oregon, Washington, Nevada, Montana, Colorado, Utah, and Arizona.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-8370 aligncenter\" title=\"lds-distribution-center-4\" alt=\"lds distribution center slc, 4\" src=\"https:\/\/staging.opexlearning.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/lds-distribution-center-4.jpg\" width=\"413\" height=\"317\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staging.opexlearning.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/lds-distribution-center-4.jpg 413w, https:\/\/staging.opexlearning.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/lds-distribution-center-4-300x230.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 413px) 100vw, 413px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-8369 aligncenter\" title=\"lds-distribution-center-3\" alt=\"lds distribution center, 3\" src=\"https:\/\/staging.opexlearning.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/lds-distribution-center-3.jpg\" width=\"610\" height=\"447\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staging.opexlearning.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/lds-distribution-center-3.jpg 681w, https:\/\/staging.opexlearning.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/lds-distribution-center-3-600x441.jpg 600w, https:\/\/staging.opexlearning.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/lds-distribution-center-3-300x220.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 610px) 100vw, 610px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-8368 aligncenter\" title=\"lds-distribution-center-2\" alt=\"lds distribution center, 2\" src=\"https:\/\/staging.opexlearning.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/lds-distribution-center-2.jpg\" width=\"610\" height=\"445\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-8367 aligncenter\" title=\"lds-distribution-center-1\" alt=\"lds distribution center, salt lake city 1\" src=\"https:\/\/staging.opexlearning.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/lds-distribution-center-1.jpg\" width=\"610\" height=\"440\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-8366 aligncenter\" title=\"fulfillment-center-migration-map\" alt=\"lds distribution center, locations\" src=\"https:\/\/staging.opexlearning.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/fulfillment-center-migration-map.jpg\" width=\"577\" height=\"377\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staging.opexlearning.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/fulfillment-center-migration-map.jpg 962w, https:\/\/staging.opexlearning.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/fulfillment-center-migration-map-600x392.jpg 600w, https:\/\/staging.opexlearning.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/fulfillment-center-migration-map-300x196.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 577px) 100vw, 577px\" \/><\/p>\n<!--CusAds0-->\n<div style=\"font-size: 0px; height: 0px; line-height: 0px; margin: 0; padding: 0; clear: both;\"><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There are several things to consider when thinking of expanding your supply chain distribution network for your warehousing and fulfillment functions. 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