EFFICIENT FACILITY PLANNING
Assessment of Existing Material Handling Systems, Equipment, and Automation
Conception, Modeling, Analysis, Reengineering, Planning, and Design of Warehousing, Manufacturing, and Distribution Operations and Business Processes
• Analysis and Definition of Business and System Requirements • Estimation of Space Requirements • Estimation of System Costs • Estimation of Labor Requirements • Business Case Development and Return-on-Investment (ROI) Analysis • Economic Evaluation and Justification of Alternative Solutions • Functional Specifications • To-Scale Layout
Evaluation, Planning, and Selection of New Integrated Material Handling Systems, Equipment, and Automation
• Conveyor Systems • Carton/Tote and Unit Sortation Systems • Autonomous Mobile Robots (AMRs) and Automated Guided Vehicles (AGVs) • Rail Systems • Industrial Trucks (Lift Trucks, Tuggers, Orderpickers, Pallet Jacks, etc.) • Storage Systems (Rack, Shelving, etc.) • Goods-to-Person (G2P) and Person-to-Goods (P2G) Order Picking Systems • Packaging and Labeling Systems • Workstations
Benefits Realization for Existing Material Handling Systems, Equipment, and Automation
Site Evaluation and Selection for New Facilities
Qualification, Evaluation, Selection, and Recommendation of Suppliers and Vendors
• Vetting of Suppliers • Development of Request for Proposals (RFP) • Objective Scoring of Submitted Proposals • Proposal Scoring and Recommendation • Objective Recommendation of Suppliers and Vendors • Contract Negotiations with Selected Suppliers and Vendors
Project Management and 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 AND LAYOUTS
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19
Years in Business
100s
of Clients' Operations Improved
$1B+
of Reductions in Operating Costs
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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 and 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.