Designing the perfect warehouse is an area where even angels can fear to tread. The devil is in managing myriad details, complicated by the fact that a design made in heaven is never the same for any two facilities-even within the same organization.
While the process is exhaustively detail-laden, fortunately it can be broken down into two phases—location and design—and managed by our experts who are hand-picked to address pertinent issues. Here's a sinfully in-depth look.
Location
When looking at a prospective location for your warehouse, you want to look at some vital criteria:
When designing a warehouse network, it is imperative for companies to understand what they need to serve their customers. Do they need high availability levels? Short lead times? Both? Do they need warehouses close to customers? Will they increase sales if they improve service? Will they lose sales if a competitor provides better service?
Design
The technical and physical aspects of warehouse design vary, but one factor always rings true: a well-designed, well-operated warehouse can and should be a competitive asset—serving today and tomorrow's distribution needs.