Hanesbrands Ups Distribution from Sustainable DC
Hanesbrands Inc. begins shipping products from its new 1.3-million-square-foot West Coast distribution center in Perris, Calif., the largest facility in the company's worldwide supply chain and one of the biggest warehouses in the world built to advanced environmental standards.
"A large West Coast distribution center increases our company's flexibility to effectively and efficiently distribute our core products produced across our supply chain," says Lee Woodard, Hanesbrands vice president of global logistics. "The majority of our distribution centers are located in the eastern half of the country. The West Coast distribution center will help us service customers by reducing lead times and increasing speed to market."
The distribution center, which will more than quadruple the company's West Coast distribution capacity in 2009, is strategically located near the Long Beach, Calif., port and receives goods from the company's production centers in Asia and Central America for distribution to retailers.
Hanesbrands had the Perris distribution center built to stringent standards set by the U.S. Green Building Council, focusing on innovative ways to operate sustainably through conservation of water, energy and material usage. The company will seek certification for the building from the Green Building Council for Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design, which would make it the largest LEED-certified warehouse in Southern California and one of the biggest in the world.
"A large West Coast distribution center increases our company's flexibility to effectively and efficiently distribute our core products produced across our supply chain," says Lee Woodard, Hanesbrands vice president of global logistics. "The majority of our distribution centers are located in the eastern half of the country. The West Coast distribution center will help us service customers by reducing lead times and increasing speed to market."
The distribution center, which will more than quadruple the company's West Coast distribution capacity in 2009, is strategically located near the Long Beach, Calif., port and receives goods from the company's production centers in Asia and Central America for distribution to retailers.
Hanesbrands had the Perris distribution center built to stringent standards set by the U.S. Green Building Council, focusing on innovative ways to operate sustainably through conservation of water, energy and material usage. The company will seek certification for the building from the Green Building Council for Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design, which would make it the largest LEED-certified warehouse in Southern California and one of the biggest in the world.