Warehouse design
and implementation
Objective
Design and implement a new finished product warehouse
Activities and Tasks
- Definition and quantification of future logistics needs based on future demand: characteristics of packaging, stock levels and rotations, types of inputs from production and types of customer orders, level of service required, external flows of inputs and outputs for docks, service areas, offices, …
- Definition of design criteria (automation strategies, flexibility level,…) and existing limitations (plot, investments,…)
- Design of alternative solutions in terms of types of warehouse systems (shelves), material handling systems (forklifts), automatic systems, lay-out, flows, logistics processes, ICT tools, personnel requirements, … and description with its advantages and disadvantages
- Comparison of alternatives: investments, ROIs, ease of implementation, flexibility, …
- Selection of the best alternative
- Concretion of the warehouse design in 3D
- Definition of an investment plan and an implementation schedule
- Drafting of the purchasing logbook for: shelves, forklifts, WMS, building adaptation, …
- RFQs developments, management of offers and supplier selection
- Collection of the necessary means for the implementation of the new warehouse
- Implementation and start-up of the new warehouse
Deliverables and Results
- Warehouse design in 3D
- Optimization of spaces and flows, improvement of productivity and reduction of logistics costs
- Roadmap to implement the new warehouse
- Purchasing logbook for logistical resources
- RFQ and supplier offers
- New warehouse implemented within the planned deadlines and investments and operating with the designed logistics costs