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Manufacturing Distribution Consulting Projects

Health Care

• Distribution center design of a 60,000 sq. ft. facility expansion with 11 different layout options depicting storage for raw materials, packaging supplies and finished goods up to 44’ clear stacking height.
• Options included the use of very narrow aisle turret trucks, span track selection racks, and the latest in automated case picking technologies using multiple ASRS mini-load case extractor machines that enable cases to be stored 4-deep and then automatically extracted / picked with no human intervention.
• Facility expansion design enabled 8 years of growth by positioning production operations for delayed product packaging operations on 3 levels of mezzanine positioned over the main receiving / shipping dock.

Food

• Distribution center design  study involving the design of 8 different warehouse rack and aisle layout options for a campus of 4 production / warehouse buildings for a soup mix manufacturer in New Jersey.
• The project involved a warehouse expansion and reset of existing space in order to support the company's growth objectives.  Proposed material handling systems included the use of Bendi very narrow aisle trucks combined with 2-deep, 3-deep and 4-deep push back racking systems to maximize storage capacity and labor efficiency.

Food

• Extensive distribution operations assessment study performed for one of the largest food manufacturing companies in the world. Assessment involved two mixing centers totaling 2,100,000 sq. ft. to identify the operating expense savings associated with replacing a legacy Warehouse Management System (WMS) with a new best-of-breed application.
• Recommendations to improve labor efficiency through multiple warehouse layout and material handling changes.

Food

• Distribution network strategy study to evaluate the consolidation of multiple plant warehouses and distribution shipping facilities into a single state-of-the-art multi-temperature distribution center.
• Distribution center design and master site planning for a new state-of-the-art 300,000 sq. ft. multi-temperature distribution center.
• Detailed economic evaluation and bid tendering for the 3PL outsourcing of distribution operations.

Meat

• Distribution operations assessment of a fresh / frozen meat production facility / distribution facility in Ontario to assess opportunities for improvement.

Food

• Strategic evaluation of a distribution center expansion for a 750,000 sq. ft. facility servicing fresh and frozen food to Western Canada. 
• Evaluation of multiple automated material handling system handling options.

Food

• Distribution center design and master site planning for a new 80,000 sq. ft. expansion of an existing frozen food distribution center in Calgary including the evaluation of automated material handling systems.

Meat

• Distribution center design and master site planning for multiple plant-warehouse expansion options to handle projected increases in shipping volumes.

Food

• Distribution center design and master site planning for a distribution center expansion to provide increased storage capacity to handle future growth projections.

Musical Instruments

• Supply chain strategy study to optimize global distribution operations that includes product sourcing from Peru, Thailand, Taiwan and India for a Canadian-based manufacturer of musical instruments.
• Study evaluated the relocation, consolidation and expansion of distribution operations to reduce operating expenses and to increase service levels to target customers.

Pharmaceuticals

• Distribution network strategy study to enable the consolidation of multiple third party distribution centers into a consolidated facility.
• Distribution center design and master site planning for a reset distribution center to enable consolidation.
• Implementation of facility changeover.

Packaging Manufacturing

• Distribution operations assessment to evaluate options to reduce the manufacturing plant’s reliance on 150,000 sq. ft. of outside storage space to store raw materials, finished goods and printing cylinders for a major manufacturer of food-grade packaging materials based in Morristown, TN.

Office Supplies / Paper

• Supply chain strategy study to evaluate a 3PL outsourcing strategy for commodity product lines to enable a significant reduction in distribution infrastructure.

Beverage

• Distribution center design and master site planning for multiple options to reconfigure a NY-based wine distribution center and distribution network to enable the consolidation of multiple shipping operations and to reduce overall logistics expenses.

Paint

• Strategic operations assessment of customer markets and service levels throughout England, Scotland, France, Germany, Austria, Norway, Sweden, and Finland.