Argos RDC

Argos has seen more rapid growth than almost any other comparable UK retailer over the last few years. Until recently its strategy for supporting the supply chain needed to maintain this growth was to build new RDCs (Regional Distribution Centres). Each RDC stocked virtually the full range and supplied Argos stores in its region. In 2000 a review of the supply chain strategy indicated that there would be benefits from the centralisation of small items, which would then be picked by store order and cross-docked through the RDCs. This same central facility, it was decided would also be developed as the primary point for the storage and distribution of directly imported (DI) lines. The objective then was to determine how big the facility should be, what equipment, systems and operational procedures should be used and where it should be located.

Argos RDC