Facility Planning
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 plan facility layouts and select material handling and storage solutions that fit your business and your budget, optimizing material flows and delivering the right blend of space, equipment, automation, and labor, so your warehousing, distribution, and logistics operations run faster, smoother, and at a lower cost.
Our facility planning services include:
We Plan and Improve Warehouse & DC 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
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Years in Business
100s+
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$1B+
In Reduced 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 & 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.