1. Operations Audit:
It answers
the questions; "How are we doing?", "What should we be doing
better?", and "What are our most urgent needs?".
2. Second Opinions:
Our "second opinion"
design serves to minimize the risk of implementing major
operational changes that, if they should fail, may have a fatal
impact on a company.
3. Strategic Planning:
To insure that facilities
support corporate strategies. Analysis of major strategic issues
such as stay or move; open or close; modernize or build new;
number of sites, size and focus or mission. Provide master site
planning, programming and guidance to the architectural design
team.
4. Systems Analysis:
The computer systems
directing and controlling a distribution operation have a great
effect on the flow and productivity of your operation. We will
evaluate the applicability of proposed software packages,
uncover any needed enhancements, and determine the risks of
making changes.
5. Distribution Methods
Analysis Design:
Evaluating
networks, transportation and warehouse practices and proposing
methods improvement plans for order processing, receiving goods,
storage and handling, picking and shipping. We establish optimal
flow patterns and propose improvement, as needed.
6. Warehouse Design Services:
The design of the
specific facility evolves from the distribution and picking
design, what work is to be accomplished, and how it is done. We
determine the characteristics of the new or existing facility,
namely, how long and wide, how tall, how many dock doors, and
what type of sprinkler system will be needed, column spacing,
aisle widths, sanitation and fire aisle requirements as well as
special needs and requests.
7. Estimating Space Requirements:
Short
and long term, based upon forecasts, historical usage patterns,
and projected changes. Developing new layouts to maximize usage
of space. Short- and long-range sizing of individual areas:
racks, shelving, automated systems, docks, staging, offices, and
support.
8. Slotting Design:
Determining the optimal slotting locations based on product cube
and movement. The goal is to minimize pick travel and
replenishment frequency, and to maximize space utilization. A
good slotting plan is often the key to a smooth transition and a
productive operation.
9. Choosing Material Storage
and Handling Systems: The type of
storage and handling equipment for pick and pack operations is
chosen based on product velocity, cube, seasonality,
replenishment frequency, purchase cost, and total operating
costs.
10. Implementation Planning: All
projects require careful planning, and many projects require the
coordination and integration of many vendors. This is especially
true when you have decided to retrofit an existing operation,
and you must still ship customer orders every day. We will help
you with specific and detailed planning of implementation tasks
to ensure success!
