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Wholesale Distribution Consulting Projects

Educational Materials

• Distribution center design of a new facility for a wholesale distributor of products and services for persons with disabilities located in Minneapolis, MN.
• Development / specification of material handling equipment and rack labels.
• Detailed slotting optimization to improve storage, handling and picking operations.

Health and Beauty Care

• 10-year distribution network strategy study for a wholesale distributor of health and beauty care, general merchandise, toys and seasonal merchandise to optimize the utilization of existing infrastructure and to minimize logistics operating expenses and working capital invested in inventory.
• Distribution operations assessment of a 700,000 sq. ft. distribution center to develop new processes and system recommendations for productivity / accuracy improvements.

Food & Beverage

• Distribution network strategy study to evaluate the consolidation of multiple plant warehouses and distribution shipping facilities into a single multi-temperature distribution center.
• Distribution center design and master site planning for a new state-of-the-art 250,000 square foot distribution center.
• Study to evaluate requirements for a new enterprise-wide distribution management system (DMS) specific to food distribution and management of the vendor selection process.

Convenience Stores

• Distribution operations assessment and strategic master planning of multiple distribution center expansion options for a 400,000 sq. ft. distribution center for a high volume distribution operation servicing grocery, candy and tobacco merchandise to convenience stores.

Cosmetics

• Distribution operations assessment for a 60,000 sq. ft. distribution center in California handling a wide variety of women’s cosmetics products.  Designed a distribution center reset plan to extend the life of the facility by five years and performed a detailed slotting to optimize order picking.

Pharmaceuticals

• Distribution center design for a new facility to service retail pharmacies with all classifications of pharmaceuticals and over the counter products.

Health Care

• Distribution operations assessment.
• Distribution center design and implementation of a facility expansion.

Household Products

• Distribution operations assessment of 350,000 sq. ft. of distribution space for 2 facilities in Buffalo, NY to identify short and long term facility reset options to maximize capacity utilization and labor efficiency.
• Detailed design of material handling systems including a pick-to-belt system to maximized order picking and replenishment labor efficiency for the company's split case picking operation.
• Warehouse Management System (WMS) audit to identify short term labor productivity opportunities.

Lighting Products

• Distribution center design and strategic master planning for a new 100,000 sq. ft. facility.
• Distribution center design and strategic master planning for a new 55,000 sq. ft. facility.
• Development of multiple material handling system options to support a high-growth e-commerce picking requirement to service retail consumers.
• Assessment of Warehouse Management System (WMS) applications

Veterinarian  Supplies

• Distribution center design and strategic master planning for a new 180,000 sq. ft. facility. 
• Development of multiple operating processes to maximize order picking productivity.

Books

• Distribution center design and strategic master planning for the reset of an existing distribution center expansion.

Jewelry

• Distribution operations assessment to evaluate the continued use of a legacy Warehouse Management System (WMS) versus acquiring a new best of breed application.
• Evaluation of multiple automated material handling systems to handle projected growth rates and improve overall labor efficiency.

Packaging Supplies

• Purchasing, inventory management and financial accounting consulting services.