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E
ach day, 550 trucks pull away
from 13 Walgreen distribution
centers (DCs), stocked with
more than 20 million cases
of merchandise for 5,461 stores. To
efficiently fill those trucks, we rely
on sophisticated technology, improved
in each new generation of DCs.
Solution: Building faster
distribution centers
The first of a new generation of DCs will
start receiving merchandise in Anderson,
South Carolina, in January. This center
is expected to provide a 20 percent
productivity improvement over DCs
opened as recently as 2004. A similar
facility will open in Windsor, Connecticut,
in fiscal 2009.
These new centers will also feature
adjustable workstations and easy-to-use
computer screens to help quickly train
employees and allow us to hire people
with physical or cognitive disabilities.
At our South Carolina and Connecticut
facilities, our goal is to employ a workforce
where up to one-third of our people are
challenged by disabilities. A new website,
Walgreensoutreach.com, is accessible
to people with disabilities and provides
information to help potential employees
understand what work will be like at these
distribution centers.
Page 16 2006 Walgreens Annual Report
Growing
with you
through innovations
Technology
Wonda Smith
(left)
coaches Jill McCollum in a
facility that trains potential employees for Walgreens
new distribution center in Anderson, South Carolina.
Our goal is to employ a workforce there where up to
one-third of the people are challenged by disabilities.