Facility Optimization Practice
Make Every Inch Count
Warehouse rental prices in the U.S. have soared to unprecedented heights. Our Facility Optimization Practice understands the urgency of maximizing your facility’s space and equipment to ensure accurate, efficient, and cost-effective order fulfillment. From optimizing layout and storage configurations to implementing advanced slotting solutions, we’re dedicated to making every inch of your warehouse space count. Our approach is grounded in thorough analysis and data-driven decision-making, guaranteeing that every recommendation delivers practical results and a strong return on investment (ROI).
Our Expertise
Best Practice Assessment
Evaluate current warehouse practices against industry standards to identify areas for improvement.
Storage Type Analysis (STA)
Optimize your warehouse layout by analyzing various storage solutions such as bulk storage, rack storage, and bin shelving. Determine the ideal size and quantity for forward pick and reserve storage locations to minimize replenishments and maximize storage space.
Facility Design & Layout
Use software simulations to consider factors like space utilization, material flow, safety, and scalability to create an optimal layout that ensures smooth workflows and enhances productivity.
Slotting Optimization
Analyze historical order profiles and projected SKU growth to organize your inventory based on demand, turnover rate, and physical characteristics. Minimize picking and replenishment time and travel distances.
Move Plan
Build a strategic plan for relocating inventory within your warehouse that minimizes disruptions and maximizes productivity during the relocation process.
Simulation
Gain valuable insights and data-driven decision-making capabilities to streamline operations, enhance efficiency, and ultimately improve the performance of warehouse facilities.
Customer Success Stories
We made a strategic decision to consolidate 11 dispersed warehouse sites into a single, centralized facility. Centralizing operations improved inventory visibility, reduced excess stock, eliminated stockouts, and redefined order fulfillment speed and precision, resulting in improved customer satisfaction.
Bat Manufacturer
A Storage Type Analysis and Facility Design Simulation enabled Empire Candle to stay in our current warehouse for several more years without the immediate need for expansion. The project cost was justified through an improvement in both pallet positions (increased by 98%) and pick facings (increased by 59%), and by combining different rack types such as single select, pushback.
Empire Candle
Slotting helped our company reduce the overall labor for picking from 16 to 11 associates before realizing additional savings. We also expect to reduce replenishment frequency by 45% due to slotting the high cubic movers in pallet locations, medium cubic movers in carton flow with multiple slots per SKU, and low cubic movers in carton flow with one slot per SKU.