Ryder System, Inc. announced that it has been selected by Hunter Fan to manage the company's one million square foot distribution center in Memphis, Tenn. The operation is staffed by Ryder employees responsible for shipping and receiving, inventory management, order consolidation, and value-added services supporting the delivery of Hunter Fan branded products to retailers nationwide. Hunter Fan will occupy approximately 400,000 square feet of the facility.

The remaining space is open to other businesses that require warehousing and distribution capabilities, but don't have the need for a dedicated facility. Ryder's lean logistics solutions enable customers to operate with an optimal labor base, eliminate waste by empowering and rewarding employees at all levels, build quality into supply chain processes, and lower costs. Leveraging Ryder's lean supply chain culture, Hunter Fan also looks to realize increased efficiency, improved inventory accuracy, reduced cycle times, order-to-cash cycles, obsolescence, and carrying costs.

The Hunter Fan facility features a 40-door cross dock, 36 foot high ceilings, very narrow aisle racking, card access security, and closed circuit television systems.