Owens & Minor, Inc. is adding distribution centers in West Virgnia and South Dakota, both key milestones in advancing the medical distribution capabilities of its Products & Healthcare Services (P&HS) business segment, which provides essential products and services to thousands of healthcare customers. These milestones are the result of recent company investments in new technology, automation and analytics capabilities geared specifically toward driving greater efficiencies for the P&HS segment and improving the customer experience. 

“Over the past two years, our P&HS teammates have worked creatively and diligently to identify areas where technology investments, operational upgrades and new approaches to how we do business could have a meaningful impact for our customers,” said Andy Long, EVP and CEO, Products & Healthcare Services, Owens & Minor. “We’re excited for these advancements to go live in West Virginia and South Dakota and look forward to the benefits they will provide for other Owens & Minor customers in years to come.”

The company has already added a new state-of-the-art distribution center with advanced automation and robotics technology to help streamline and expedite inventory management and order fulfillment in West Virginia and will open a similar facility in South Dakota, integrating the latest augmented reality (AR) system for supporting the order picking process, later this spring.