UPS’s New Atlanta Super Hub Showcases Next Generation Operating Facility
15 Octobre 2018 - 9:00PM
- Strategically located 1.2 Million square-foot regional
sortation and distribution center the second largest in UPS U.S.
network; will sort 100,000 pieces per hour
- New operation streamlines processing and expands capacity for
rapidly growing package volume throughout the Southeast U.S.
- Advanced scanning and sortation technology integrate with
data-driven tools to increase efficiency and service
reliability
- Area business and retail customers gain speed to market from
UPS connectivity to regional transportation
infrastructure
UPS (NYSE:UPS) today announced the grand opening of its
second largest ground package processing facility in the United
States and fourth largest package operation in its worldwide
network. The new Atlanta sortation and delivery center is part of
an expanded network of regional hubs designed to improve
efficiency, service levels and reliability. The Atlanta hub will
process approximately 100,000 parcels per hour via a highly
orchestrated series of conveyors, chutes, belts and ramps, into
waiting trailers for transfer to another UPS location, or into
package delivery vehicles bound for area businesses and residents.
(See tour video.)
“UPS is installing high-tech systems that make our network more
flexible, more resilient, and more anticipatory,” said George
Willis, President of U.S. Operations for UPS. “Atlanta is home to
the largest of a new class of sortation centers, or super hubs,
which enable us to optimize how we move shipments through a
precisely managed network of more than 1,000 small package
operating facilities in the United States.”
Integrated Global Smart Logistics Network
The new high-speed processing facilities reduce time-in-transit
and enhance flexibility within the company’s efficient
hub-and-spoke network. Other highly automated UPS primary hubs
include the Worldport air cargo facility in Louisville, Ky. and the
Chicago Area Consolidation Hub (CACH) ground facility for truck and
railway cargo. The company is adding more than 350,000 pieces
per hour of additional sortation capacity in the United States
before the 2018 holiday season. The new UPS Atlanta regional
hub primarily serves the southeastern United States.
Similar facilities are opening in: Dallas/Ft. Worth, Texas;
Phoenix, Ariz.; Salt Lake City, Utah; Indianapolis, Ind.
“The new regional hubs incorporate advanced package processing
technologies with proprietary network planning software that
efficiently integrates UPS air and ground operations across the
U.S. and around the globe,” said Willis. These super hubs create
more options for how packages are transported along the way to
their final destinations. If a surge in package volume could
overload on one sorting facility, we can redirect volume to other
transportation modes and sortation facilities to avoid delays.”
Innovative Hiring Program
UPS created more than 3,000 new jobs for Atlanta residents at
the new site. The company utilized its Hiring Our Heroes veteran
employment program, and partnered with The Center for Working
Families and the United Way to recruit and hire employees. The
Center for Working Families developed an innovative program, now
called the UPS Community Recruitment Initiative, which acts as a
centralized talent pool for ready-to-work job candidates who live
near the new facility. To further serve the thousands of employees
from the surrounding communities, MARTA (Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid
Transit Authority) installed its first public transportation bus
stop on private property at the new UPS site.
UPS employs more than 14,000 people across Georgia in package
delivery operations, ground freight, aircraft operations, data
center management and contract logistics. Product and
technology development, global transportation network planning and
other corporate functions are based in metro Atlanta. Atlanta
has been home to UPS’s global headquarters for more than 25
years.
Interested jobseekers can begin the application process at
upsjobs.com, which has a fully mobile version of the job
application site. Many opportunities are available with eligibility
for benefits, including tuition assistance.
About UPS
UPS (NYSE: UPS) is a global leader in logistics, offering a
broad range of solutions including transporting packages and
freight; facilitating international trade, and deploying advanced
technology to more efficiently manage the world of business.
Headquartered in Atlanta, UPS serves more than 220 countries and
territories worldwide. The company can be found on the web
at ups.com or pressroom.ups.com and its
corporate blog can be found at longitudes.ups.com. To
get UPS news direct, follow @UPS_News on
Twitter.
Editor’s Note: Multimedia assets are available at
pressroom.ups.com.
Kim Krebs
404-828-4404
kkrebs@ups.com
Dionicio Hernandez
404-828-7763
dioniciohernandez@ups.com
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