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* Celebrating 20 Years | 2004 - 2024   ~   Saving the World, One Warehouse at a Time *

Fleet of trucks part of an efficient facility and operations layout

Facility Planning

Efficient planning for optimized facility and operations layout
Assessment of Existing Material Handling Systems, Equipment, & Automation
Conception, Modeling, Analysis, Reengineering, Planning, & Design of Warehousing, Logistics, Distribution, & Fulfillment Operations & Business Processes

• Analysis & Definition of Business & System Requirements • Estimation of Space Requirements • Estimation of System Costs • Estimation of Labor Requirements • Business Case Development & Return-on-Investment (ROI) Analysis • Economic Evaluation & Justification of Alternative Solutions • Functional Specifications • To-Scale Layout

Evaluation, Planning, & Selection of Integrated Material Handling Systems, Equipment, & Automation

• Conveyor Systems • Carton/Tote & Unit Sortation Systems • Autonomous Mobile Robots (AMRs) & Automated Guided Vehicles (AGVs) • Rail Systems • Industrial Trucks (Lift Trucks, Tuggers, Orderpickers, Pallet Jacks, etc.) • Storage Systems (Rack, Shelving, etc.) • Goods-to-Person (G2P) & Person-to-Goods (P2G) Order Picking Systems • Packaging & Labeling Systems • Workstations

Benefits Realization for Existing Material Handling Systems, Equipment, & Automation
Site Evaluation & Selection for New Facilities
Qualification, Evaluation, Selection, & Recommendation of Suppliers & Vendors

• Vetting of Suppliers • Development of Request for Proposals (RFP) • Objective Scoring of Submitted Proposals • Proposal Scoring & Recommendation • Objective Recommendation of Suppliers & Vendors • Contract Negotiations with Selected Suppliers & Vendors

Project Management & Vendor Oversight for System Implementations

We'll help you optimize the physical layout of your facility and operations and select and implement the right material handling systems based on your functional requirements and the economic constraints of your business, ensuring efficient material flows and the right blend of efficient equipment, automation, and labor.

 

Examples of these services include:

We Plan And Improve Facility Operations & Layouts

Some Of Our Team's Past Clients

We Help Businesses Drive Down Costs And Boost Service Levels In Warehousing, Fulfillment, Distribution, And Logistics Operations

20

Years in Business

100s+

Clients

$1B+

In Reduced Operating Costs

Past Project Successes

Greenfield Warehouse Design for an Industrial Products Manufacturer

We helped a multi-billion-dollar manufacturer of industrial equipment plan and design a new warehouse incorporating automated material handling methods to transfer products from their existing manufacturing facility, to support their highly seasonal business.

New DC Design for an E-Commerce Pharmacy

We helped an e-commerce pharmacy design a semi-automated warehouse incorporating automated zone sorting to workstations, lean workstation design, and mobile shelving.

Greenfield Manufacturing Facility  Design for a Robotics Manufacturer

We helped a manufacturer of robotic systems define their future operating requirements and develop an initial plan for their new, greenfield manufacturing facility.

DC Optimization & Redesign for a Consumer Products Manufacturer

We helped a manufacturer and importer of plastic consumer products redesign their existing port warehouse to increase storage capacity by nearly 70% and dramatically reduce costs of labor, drayage, demurrage, and inventory.

Interested In An Operations Assessment?

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