Warehouse Design
Engineering Retail Replenishment and D2C Under One Roof
On a spreadsheet, consolidating retail replenishment and direct-to-consumer fulfillment into a single facility looks like an easy call. You get one building, one lease, one […]
Read More....The Blueprint for Greenfield Warehouse Design
A greenfield distribution center is the rare chance to build operations exactly the way they should run, without legacy columns or racking that someone else […]
Read More....Don’t Invest in Micro-Fulfillment Automation Before Investing in Your Infrastructure
The robots are usually the easy part. Retailers racing to offer same-day delivery have committed millions to micro-fulfillment automation, only to discover after installation that […]
Read More....Don’t Sign A Warehouse Lease Until You Model Your Requirements
A warehouse lease locks in two things for the next 3-5+ years: what you pay, and the physical dimensions your operation has to fit inside. […]
Read More....How To Get The Most From Your Warehouse Design Consultant
Engagement with a distribution center or warehouse design consultant lives or dies on the quality of the inputs it starts with. A warehouse design consultants […]
Read More....The Case for Phased Design of Warehouse and Distribution Centers
Implementing a phased design approach allows a facility to accept automation later without tearing apart the shell, making it less a matter of prediction than […]
Read More....Evaluating Warehouse Space Before Signing a Lease
When evaluating warehouse space, a lease commits your operation for five to ten years, tying up capital, fixing your cost structure, and determining how efficiently […]
Read More....Designing Warehouses Around Economic Capacity Instead of Peak Days
One of the most common misconceptions in warehouse design is that facilities should be engineered to accommodate the single highest peak day of the year. […]
Read More....Employee Turnover: Designing Warehouses to Retain Employees
Employee turnover in warehousing is notoriously high compared to other industries, and that reality should shape design decisions just as much as racking layouts or […]
Read More....9 Common Warehouse Design Mistakes
Avoiding warehouse design mistakes is critical when we walk into a facility for the first time and patterns emerge quickly. Most warehouses were not designed […]
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