UPS opens big Canadian supply chain facility

Filed in archive News on September 10, 2006

Atlanta-based UPS spent about $72.4 million on the facility, which is now part of UPS' strategic logistics network that includes campuses in Louisville, Ky.; Mira Loma, Calif.; Roermond, Netherlands, and Singapore. The campus includes two buildings -- a 600,000-square-foot distribution center and a 207,000-square-foot health-care center focused on the needs of pharmaceutical and medical device industries.

The intention for establishing this center, according to Atlanta Business Chronicle, is to increase UPS supply chain capabilities in Canada and making a link with UPS Canada's transportation network of package and freight services. It will provide order fulfillment operations; critical parts deployment, and freight receiving and shipment preparation for multiple clients using sophisticated warehouse management, shipping and international technology platforms.

The new campus features a number of advanced IT systems, including an order management system and warehouse management system. With 150 loading docks, it is equipped with super-flat finished floors that enable orders to be picked with precision and speed at heights up to 30 feet using radio frequency wireless hand-held devices.

UPS has 1,000 supply chain facilities in more than 120 countries, totaling more than 35 million square feet of warehouse space.