Facility Audit / Assessment

St. Onge leverages over forty years of distribution/warehouse best practice experience to provide quality audits and assessments of current operations. Audits provide high level reviews of processes, equipment, technology, systems, staffing, and operations management against industry best practices.  Audits deliver valuable operational insight in a short time frame at a low investment.

In summary, an audit includes the following evaluations and can be tailored to focus on known pain points:

• Summary-Level Data Evaluation
• Staffing Strategy & Schedules
• Labor Rates / Metrics
• Product Slotting / Heat Maps
• Process Improvements / Best Practices:
  • Receiving
  • Put-away
  • Order Picking
  • Replenishment
  • Packing
  • Shipping
• WMS/Systems Functionality
• Technology/Automation Use Cases
• Storage Equipment Utilization
• Layout & Material Flow Mapping
• Material Handling Equipment Usage

The general approach to providing a facility audit includes the following:

• Site Visits / Observations
• Data Review / Evaluation
• Identification of Improvement Opportunities
• Evaluation and Documentation
• Estimate Costs and Savings
• Prioritize Opportunities
• Final Report / Next Steps