Distribution centres are often located along the ring roads encircling population centres or, based on the nature of the goods, centrally within a region.
What happens in a distribution centre?
A distribution centre is designed to store goods in a central location for a short period before onward transport to retailers in the distribution centre’s service region. In particular, this requires good loading and unloading opportunities.
E-warehouse is a variant of city logistics that specialises in serving the growing ecommerce segment. E-commerce warehouses often have equipment for packing goods prior to delivery to distribution points where end users can collect their goods. They can also be centrally located in urban areas or otherwise easily accessible to consumers in order to streamline and improve the supplier’s distribution in the last stage – reaching consumers.