Dick’s Sporting Goods New Distribution Center in East Point, GA - Johnson Stephens Consulting

Atlanta Business Chronicle – August 3, 2007 – Dick’s Sporting Goods is building a new distribution center in East Point, Gov. Sonny Perdue announced Friday.

The project represents an investment of $23 million, and will employ up to 484 workers. Dick’s new distribution center, which will serve the southeastern U.S., will be located in a 657,200-square-foot space at Duke Realty Corp.’s Camp Creek Business Center in East Point.

“Dick’s Sporting Goods is the type of well-known, respected industry leader that we welcome in Georgia," Perdue said. “To have such a strong retailer locate a distribution center in East Point shows that our state has what the logistics industry is looking for: great infrastructure and a well-trained workforce."

Johnson Stephens Consulting was selected to assist Dick’s operations management team due to the detailed MHE design approach developed by JSC which analyzes multiple operating concepts for each functional area of the facility. Operating concepts, or levels of technology, are modeled with respect to space, capital investment, operating expense, and service level prior to the selection and design of the most beneficial methodology. The interactive design process focuses on change management by incorporating the input of Dick’s Sporting Goods management with the expertise of Johnson Stephens Consulting professionals. The facility is expected to begin operations during the summer of 2008.

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