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The objective of this paper is to establish what are the critical factors for the spatial design of distribution centers, specially inmotic storage ships. To do so, the principles of the adjusted general methodology (MGA) were used along with the implementation of experimental design (DOE) in the context of a faucet production company in Bogotá, Colombia. The MGA methodology lays its foundations in the application to industrial real estate projects, in a supply network scheme. Furthermore, DOE is used as a way of obtaining an optimal alternative which satisfies the expectations of the company and its clients from an economic and statistical point of view. The results show that the storage capacity of the centralized distribution center is the most significant factor in the design stage, being an essential factor for rationalizing investment in working capital and for maximizing the benefits of the company. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]