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Since the delivery of orders on time has a direct impact in the client\u2019s satisfaction, the managers of the SC face the challenge of choosing the best location, number, and capacity of the facilities to deliver the client\u2019s orders on time. In this paper, we address a facility relocation problem. A motor oil manufacturing company currently has a distribution center (DC) with 17,800 storage locations and 20 docks for loading and unloading, operated traditionally, and it wishes to relocate the DC to a smaller one of 10,800 storage locations operated in an automated way. However, they do not have the certainty that the relocated DC will support the distribution logistics operation to deliver the clients\u2019 orders on time. In this research, we make a feasibility analysis of the distribution logistics operation when relocating the DC through a simulation model. For that, it was essential to analyze the main storage and distribution processes of the new DC. 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