DEVELOPING INNOVATIVE SOLUTIONS 

We help clients who are looking to maximise the storage and throughput capacities of their current site. This is of particular importance should a client’s warehouse lease be due for renewal and a future strategy is required. The first task is to establish the current baseline for storage and operational throughputs. This is a highly analytical process and includes the analysis of the current stock holding capacity by product types. Included within this process is establishing the current KPIs and calculating the peak and average volume demands and the capacity to deliver peaks. Typically, the next phase is to optimise the layout, and to review alternative storage and picking strategies. The final phase is to consider future growth forecasts and establish the capacity of the current site to meet future demands. We could at this stage identify the size requirements for a future warehouse, or consider if outsourcing the warehouse operations to a 3rd party is a viable option. 

In recent years we are seeing a big increase in pick to light, goods to man, automated and robot picking solutions. Our project work includes evaluation and comparison of alternative options. This evaluation includes all aspects including receipt, storage, pick efficiencies – and includes layout design. This also includes equipment design and specification and management of tender process with prospective suppliers. We can manage the specification and tendering process for all automated equipment. Also, we can evaluate if automation provides a satisfactory payback using Return On Investment models. 

We have can provide scaled drawings of the warehouse design and evaluate alternative concepts using AutoCAD design software. We also have the ability to create 3d renders and 3d fly through videos demonstrating highly visual way of presenting alternative concepts and designs. 

We are qualified in Industrial Engineering techniques which provides the appropriate skills to maximise efficiency. Efficiency is impacted by the physical warehouse design, and the storage, replenishment and picking strategies deployed. It is important to set and measure performance against accurate KPIs. We can also benchmark operations against “best-in-class” operations to establish how a company is performing.