Four warehouses, eight-in-ten same-day: how the DC routing works

Eight orders out of ten ship within 24 hours of PO approval — but the dock varies. Our DC routing engine balances three inputs: distance to the buyer's ZIP (table-stakes), real-time stock (we don't split-ship from multiple DCs unless flagged), and route density (UPS surface zones).

The reason the same SKU ships from Pittsburgh on Monday and Columbus on Tuesday: we replenish at the dock level twice a week, and the routing engine reads inventory as of pick-time. So a sudden buy from a fab shop in Cleveland may drain Pittsburgh's stock of Class-3 cut gloves; the next order from the same buyer routes from Columbus instead. Net effect to you: faster arrival, same price.

If you need split-shipment (different lines from different DCs to arrive same day), flag it on the PO and we'll route accordingly. There's no upcharge.