Distribution Center Design
Today’s distribution centers are the heart of supply chain operations. As business demands shift, distribution channels change, and technology evolves it is increasingly critical to ensure your facility design is in tune to the way you work now and equipped to help you scale, grow and adapt into the future.
The St. Onge approach to distribution center design is built on our unmatched knowledge of end-to-end supply chain optimization. We know successful distribution centers are far more than what’s inside four walls. They are a critical link in your supply chain infrastructure.
Decisions to design a new warehouse, distribution, or fulfillment facility (or re-structure an existing one) may be driven by an array of operational variables such as a changing universe of SKUs, product sourcing, shifting order profiles, new channels, sales volume changes, shipping migration channels and more. Or questions like:
- How do I get more from the space I have?
- Does the age or condition of equipment put us at risk?
- Can we use software to manage flow and increase performance?
- How can we improve quality? Safety? Security?
- What’s the right level of automation?
- How can we lower operational costs and energy inputs?
- What can we do to optimize our staffing plan?
- Are your current systems working as hard as possible? Are they successfully integrated?
Regardless of the catalyst or question, it’s important to have a partner on your side. A partner who understands the total picture and leverages data to generate the models and scenarios to make informed decisions around labor, automation, robotics, system technology, material handling and the other foundational operational tenants that will ladder up to the ultimate optimization of your facility.
As independent engineering consultants, the St. Onge team brings you the benefits of an innovative, unbiased, unencumbered perspective. We’re not bound to any one particular solution or technology provider and our experience helping companies around the world tune up their supply chains brings you an unmatched level of expertise.
Ready to dial in your distribution center performance? Whether you run an online store and ship directly to customer homes or resupply your stores or customer facilities, we can help. At St. Onge, we offer total facility design support, from master planning, operational modeling and analysis to design, procurement and implementation management. We focus on identifying the total return on investment and establishing the metrics and analytics to measure success. Reach out to speak with the team today.