(1) Receiving operations. Receiving operations is the beginning of the distribution center operation cycle. It includes ordering and receiving two processes. Distribution center to receive and summarize the store's order form, the first to determine the types and quantities of distribution goods, and then to query the distribution center's existing inventory to see if there is a need for the spot. If there is a spot, then transferred to the picking process; if not, or although there is a spot but the number is insufficient. It is necessary to issue orders to the headquarters purchasing department in a timely manner, ordering. Usually, under the conditions of commodity resources, the procurement department to the supplier after the order, the supplier will be based on the requirements of the order will soon be organized to supply the distribution center was notified, it will organize the relevant personnel to receive the goods, in the delivery of goods on the receipt of the single sign, the goods for inspection.

(2) acceptance into the warehouse. The use of certain means of inspection of the goods received, including quantity inspection and quality inspection. If the requirements of the contract with the order match, it can be transferred to the next process; if it does not meet the requirements of the contract, the distribution center will be detailed records of errors. And refuse to accept the goods. In accordance with the provisions of the quality of unqualified goods will be dealt with by the supplier itself. After acceptance, the distribution center staff will then be in accordance with the categories, varieties will be separated. Segregated storage to the designated warehouse and site, or directly to the next step.

(3) storage. Storage mainly refers to standing storage, it is to ensure that sales needs, but the requirements are reasonable inventory. At the same time, but also pay attention to do in the storage business to ensure that the goods do not occur in quantity and quality changes. There is also a form of storage is temporary storage, is the specific implementation of the day distribution, according to the sorting and distribution requirements, a small amount of storage made in the stocking site to prepare, or in the sorting and distribution of goods after the formation of the sending of goods to the Philosophy of the stocking, its role is mainly to regulate the pace of distribution and delivery of goods, temporary storage time is not long.

(4] picking and distribution. Distribution center staff according to the information center printed out on the want list of goods wanted, the time of the goods, storage area, as well as loading and distribution requirements, the location of the store is different, the goods will be picked out of a kind of activities. The methods of picking are generally: the stabbing method and the seeding method. Fruit picking method is the staff to support the collection box in the neatly arranged warehouse shelves asked to tour around, in accordance with the distribution list pointed out on the varieties, quantities, specifications selected stores need the goods and put the collection meal, and finally stored in the Philosophical storage area in order to prepare for the loading of trucks. The seeding method is the staff will need to distribute the same kind of goods, from the distribution center centralized handling to the delivery site, and then according to the user's demand for this kind of goods for the second distribution.

(5) Allocation. In order to make full use of the volume of the cargo compartment and improve transport efficiency, the distribution center is often the same delivery route of different stores of the combination of goods, assembly in the same cargo truck. In the distribution center's operating procedures to arrange group allocation operations, the goods of a number of stores mixed in the same car for loading, not only to reduce delivery costs, but also to reduce traffic flow, change the traffic congestion. General distribution of goods to a store focused on loading in a car, you can reduce the distribution center to the store distribution matters, but also conducive to environmental protection.

(6) processing. Processing mainly involves activities such as cutting, palletizing, and removing old leaves from fresh produce, or simple labor such as adding labels to apparel, etc., and bundling promotional items.

(7) Delivery. This is the final part of the distribution center and an important part of the distribution center. Delivery includes both loading and delivery activities. In general, the distribution center uses its own vehicles for delivery and loan operations. At the same time, it also draws on the strength of professional transport organizations in the community to jointly carry out delivery operations. In addition, to adapt to the needs of different supermarkets, distribution centers in the delivery operation, often make a variety of arrangements; sometimes in accordance with a fixed time, a fixed route for the fixed user delivery; sometimes not subject to time, route restrictions, flexible delivery operations.

(8) information processing. Mainly distribution centers and customers to communicate with the information in the distribution of the combined links to pass the information, such as receiving store orders, and order processing, printing picking list. In addition, in order to ensure the normal operation of the distribution center as a whole, the business also needs to carry out information processing, business settlement and returns, abandoned goods processing and other operations. Distribution center type distribution center is based on the rationalization of logistics and the need to expand the market and developed, but also in the field of logistics, the social division of labor, professional division of labor to further refine and produce.