2. Target Distribution Target and the NCSCTE
Phil Jones
Target Distribution
Target and the NCSCTE

3. Stores in 49 states and 2 countries
365,000 Team Members
1962
First Store Opened
Stores in 49 states and 2 countries
(US and Canada)
$72+B
2011 Sales
Many of you are likely familiar with Target, perhaps having shopped at one of our stores. Here are a few fun facts about the corporation. 5%
Community Commitment

4. When you hear Target, your first thought will likely be our stores.

5. Perhaps you see team members in red and khaki, or of the great values you find inside our clean, well-lit stores.

6. I come from Target Distribution
I come from Target Distribution. We are the part of our supply chain that enables items to appear in the stores, but is rarely seen. My world has:
Trucks and trailers
DCs with more than a million square feet in footprint - more than a mile to walk around the periphery
Miles of conveyors and all kinds of automation
Food DCs more than 100 feet high, with tens of millions of cubic feet and freezer chambers that are 15 degrees below zero

7. The supply chain DC at Target uses many cutting edge technologies to efficiently move and store cartons within each building, potentially including:
Large robots that can handle thousands of pounds of product in a single lift
Miles of complex conveyors
Sortation systems that route hundreds of thousands of cartons per day
Automated Storage and Retrieval System cranes that can be more than a hundred feet tall, or move almost 30 miles/hour

8. U.S. & Canada Stores
Our 1832 stores are spread through towns and cities all over the US and Canada. This year marks a large milestone as we opened 124 stores in ten provinces in Canada, marking our first stores outside the US.

9. Distribution Network
To support these stores, as well as our many Target.com customers, our supply chain uses:
General Merchandise Regional Distribution Centers
Import Warehouses
Food Distribution Centers
And direct to guest Fulfillment Centers
Regional Distribution Center (26) + 3 Canada
Import Warehouse (4)
Food Distribution Center (4) + 2 Under Construction
Target.com Fulfillment Center (3)

10. DC Overview Video

11. Target’s Evolving Technology
Forklifts
Conveyors and Sorters
Automated Receiving Technology
AS/RS Cranes, Robots
The technology we use in our centers mirrors the evolution of material handling systems that are used by supply chains throughout the world.
First came forklifts
Conveyors and sortation systems made it possible to handle many more cartons per day in a cost effective fashion
Incorporating several technologies together allowed us to automate heavily manual processes like unloading trailers that could previously take multiple days into a few hours
Newer storage and handling technologies further sped up processing, reduced taxing tasks, and enabled us to handle foods in climate controlled and frozen areas that are challenging places to work.
Newest technologies that are just now becoming available from universities like MIT, Cal Tech and Georgia Tech enable us to store and handle almost double the amount of cartons per year

12. Target’s Supply Chain Technician Challenges
Target frequently needs to fill technician jobs in DCs throughout our network
Numerous technicians per building, on all shifts
Increasing technology means more technician need

13. Target’s Supply Chain Technician Challenges
Knowledgeable/experienced Supply Chain Technicians are a limited and sought after employee group
Lack of population density can limit pool of potential skilled technicians
Regions with high DC densities are very competitive for acquiring and retaining talent
Technicians must understand numerous systems

14. Target’s Supply Chain Technician Challenges
Newer, advanced automation technologies require highly-skilled technicians
Technologies evolving faster than educational programs can keep up
Many community colleges lack applicable course content
Lack of understanding of technician roles
Generalist versus specialist skills need

15. Target’s Supply Chain Technician Challenges
Limited ability to “grow” technician talent internally
Demanding change to existing skill sets
In-house training content inadequate for advanced automation
Need to run the building

16. workforce development vision
Target will engage local community and technical colleges through the SCTE to help develop future supply chain technicians.

17. What Target’s Done and Can Do (Corporate)
Leadership commitment to ILT/SCTE
Help SCTE network with industry
Leverage industry relationships for lab equipment
Contribute to curriculum development
Provide photos, videos, and testimonials
Confidential and Proprietary to Target Corporation

18. What Target’s Done and Can Do (Local)
Engage local DCs with Community Colleges
Tours for school instructors/leaders
Campus presence with DC Engineers and Managers
Participate in student mentoring activities
Community college boards
Support campus job fairs
Develop hiring processes for SCTE programs
Confidential and Proprietary to Target Corporation

19. Supply chain companies need more technicians from our schools

20. Supply chain/ industry has much to offer academic partners

21. Target will be a leading partner for workforce develop-ment