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Many companies seek out warehouse optimization consulting to improve efficiency and productivity at a distribution center or storage facility.
As well as offering significant long term savings by reducing costs and improving output, the helps with boosting a company’s green credentials, as well as guaranteeing the business has not fallen into bad operational habits or failed to adopt the most up-to-date industry standards.
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The ultimate goal of warehouse optimization consulting services is to create a well-organized and agile facility that is designed to best serve the needs of the business.
Note that a provider of warehouse optimization consulting will offer a range of related services and may refer to themselves as a warehouse setup consultant.
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Warehouse optimization consulting services
Warehouse optimization consultants are industry experts who bring a wealth of knowledge and experience in warehouse project management to help businesses transform their warehouses into high-performing, efficient hubs.
A provider of warehouse optimization consulting is essentially tasked with identifying opportunities to make significant financial savings by improving workflow within the space.
Warehouse optimization consultants stay on top of the latest technologies and trends in logistics, so they can quickly identify sub-optimal or outdated elements of your operation and recommend alternatives.
A key element of warehouse optimization consulting is the analysis and recalibration of floorplans and layouts to enhance accessibility, minimize travel time, and maximize storage capacity. This ensures that the physical arrangement of racks, aisles, and workstations aligns with the overall operational strategy.
Your optimization consultant will also evaluate all of the equipment within the facility, assessing the type of infrastrucutre in place — such as the type of industrial storage racks being used — as well as how it is set out.
Consultants then help in creating detailed project plans based on agreed and realistic timelines, and coordinating various aspects of the optimization process, as well as overseeing the proper implementation of agreed changes.
5 key warehouse elements a consultant will evaluate
Your provider of warehouse optimization consulting services will do a comprehensive study of all aspects of your facility setup. Some of the most important elements of the facility thatr your consultant will be analysing include the following:
1) Racking systems
Racking is the backbone of many facilities and efficient utilization of vertical space is crucial to optimization. That means getting your warehouse racking layout right and making sure that you are using the right type of racking.
2) Collision protection
Protecting valuable inventory, equipment, and staff from accidental collisions with warehouse protection barriers is imperative for any operation that has a significant amount of heavy goods and vehicles moving around. Choosing the right barriers and placing them appropriately is
3) Signage
A properly planned warehouse signage system is critical to efficient organization and navigation within the facility.
Well laid-out and easily read signage helps guide people around the space, maintains organization, and relays critical information, such as safety precuations.
4) Floor marking
Warehouse floor markings are usually painted or laid using furable tape to create transit corridors, help separate foot traffic from vehicles, and demark different zones within the facility. Choosing the right type of floor markings and layout is something a warehouse optimization consultant will help with.
5) Labeling
Warehouse labeling is another critical element of an facility’s infrastrcuture, being key to stock management, as well as helping to guide people during activities such as line picking. Warehouse labels come in a variety of types, based on their intended placement and the conditions they are used in.
Additional services your warehouse optimization consultant may offer
It is worth noting that a provider of warehouse optimization consulting services in many cases will be able to supply and install new infrastructure, based on their recommendations, and may also offer a range of supplementary services.
Those can include the likes of warehouse floor maintenance, to deal with the wear and tear that comes from having high volumes of goods, vehicles and people moving around the space.
Similarly, inspection and maintenance of key infrastructure, such as racking and safety barriers, will help prolongue the lifespan of equipment and keep people using it safe.
Another related services that a provider may also offer is industrial warehouse cleaning, going beyond day-to-day cleaning to implement specialised techniques, often involving chemicals and other treatments, to eradicate the most ground in dirt.
Some providers will even be able to help you with staffing up your facility, which may be referred to as part of business process outsourcing (BPO) services, or simply as recruitment process outsourcing (RPO).
For anyone that is interested in a comprehensive service, project management services from a warehouse optimization consulting provider can include a full analysis of the space and related proposal for improvements, followed by provision and installation of any infrastructure that is agreed upon, as well any of the abovementioned additional services that may be needed.
Serviap Logistics offers warehouse optimization consulting services
At Serviap Logistics, we offer warehouse optimization consulting services in Brazil, Mexico, and the United States.
That is one of a broad range of warehouse setup services we offer wherever we operate, which also includes supplying and installing racking, collision protection, signage and floor marking. We also supply inspect equipment, supply labels, and provide industrial cleaning services.
Everywhere we work, we are committed to upholding the highest industry safety standards, such as those established by OSHA in the United States.
Through our years in business, we have developed a reputation for being able to hit tight deadlines without sacrificing safety or quality standards. That has helped us become the preferred partner of some of the biggest and best-known companies in the world
Our clients and partners cover a wide range of industires, including agriculture, autombile production and storage, e-commerce, and wholesale, among others.
Contact us if you need warehouse optimization consulting or any of our other services.
