E-commerce and traditional retail package volume arrives in Louisville from
area distribution centers that continue to grow and drive the need for increased UPS processing capacity.
Among these are three- or five-digit sorting, sorting by automated
area distribution centers and carrier routes.
In 2003, Wal-Mart asked its top 100 suppliers to use RFID tags on crates and pallets going to Dallas
area distribution centers by January 2005.
Since then, periodicals mail is handled at
Area Distribution Centers rather than at Sectional Center Facilities.
That's what Wal-Mart plans to do later this month when it launches its RFID pilot program at three Dallas
area distribution centers.
HP will consolidate the operations of three Bay
Area distribution centers here, accepting inbound components from domestic and Far East manufacturing sites and sending outbound products throughout North America.
In addition, the fiscal year was positively impacted by the severe snowstorms which struck the New York metropolitan area in late December and early January and negatively impacted by strong promotional programs during last year's second and third quarters and the effects of closing the company's two New York metropolitan
area distribution centers.