Businesses change in ways that are not always expected. Today some facilities are being forced to convert from processing cases and pallets to picking eaches into a box as order quantities have shrunk. Others need to add capacity quickly because the Economy is finally recovering and sales are surging.

There are a number of business reasons that your facility might need to change. A good warehouse design must be unquestionably aligned with the new business mission. TPG can help design the right building by making sure that the operating costs, shipment accuracy, fulfillment leadtimes and capital required match what the goals of the business suggest you need to do. We realize we are not just envisioning a box for your “stuff”; this building has to support business strategy. This is why meticulous world class brands such as Coach Leatherwear, Nike, Walt Disney World, and Gap have trusted us with this job in the past.

At The Progress Group, we also believe that a good warehouse design must work well over its entire lifetime. Today’s climate demands material handling systems that allow you to be productive in both slow periods and peaks. It also demands flexible facility layouts and equipment plans that can be easily altered as requirements change. TPG will use your data, not only to analyze and meet the current day’s requirements and those tied to the design year, but we will also perform What-If Analyses to create a DC design that can flex and adapt to a certain range of scenarios between those two end points as well as the peak periods and the lulls. Designing for either of the end points is only a small part of the challenge. The map that evolves the facility over time is what is challenging and requires the work of creative, experienced designers like TPG.

The Progress Group has been around for close to 20 years. We have vast experience which likely will include your industry. TPG is also comfortable with any level of automation your site might need. Over our history we have designed everything from complicated multi-wave piece picking warehouses that require conveyor buffers and cross belt sorter controls to basic pallet-in/pallet-out sites that use standard pallet rack and forklifts. We have done work for companies big and small from the Fortune 500 to Ecommerce start ups. We have won awards for our DC Designs and been recognized by our peers as thought leaders in the facility design industry. We encourage you to let us put this experience to work for your company.

For more information, contact: Drew Hale, 404-876-3435, dhale@theprogressgroup.com.