
Warehouse/Fulfillment
Improvements & Engineering
Project Approach: used by our Sr. Consultants and partners focuses on facility optimization, implementation of a redesigned engineered solution or project management of a new warehouse facility. The most recent and proven technology and automation is considered.
However, before considering the Value of Upgrading existing facilities or moving to a new buildings these basic assessments would be made:
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Space utilization - storage, shipping all activities including suitable aisles for movement.
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Feasibility of using higher bays, take advantage of height allowances.
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Overall design optimization i.e. layout and configuration for all warehouse operations including Value-Add, design for efficient circulation, storage, order picking, shipping, material handling and use of mechanization and automation.
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Relate receiving and shipping operations to the process flow of goods through the warehouse.
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Assess separation of receiving and shipping, best separated to avoid congestion at the loading dock areas.
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Facility labor effectiveness and efficiency … performance, need for labor management software.
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Building to be designed with security and fire protection capacity to safeguard materials, equipment, and additional content and protect workers.
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Systems would be assessed to support order fulfillment, inventory management, warehouse operations, distribution and ERP integration.
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Effectiveness, efficiency of existing manual-mechanized-automated warehouse activities’.
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Last but very important is consideration of alternative material handling methods, installation of modern tools for accuracy and labor savings and speed … automation.
Equipment Automation Project Management
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Design facility to cover current and future needs, size warehouse space and yard requirements, Interior equipment and offices, configure changes through effective site design to accommodate all requirements.
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Automated putaway, selection or picking with consideration of Voice Pick, Pick to Light, Wearables, Robots, Goods to Person and other.
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Consideration of replenishment, sortation and palletizing automation.
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Consideration of modern conveyors palletizing, stretch wrapping and packaging for mechanical or automated improvements.
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Automated storage solutions.
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Automated retrieval systems.
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Automated robotic picking systems.
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Goods to Person (GTP).
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Automated Software integration