Study and projects

Disposition and Technological Design of Warehouse

Optimal disposition and technological arrangement of a warehouse is a prerequisite for effective performance and quality of the warehouse operation.

Whether the main aim is to improve the existing warehouse operation, to solve the arrangement and technology in another storage building or to design a brand new warehouse "on a green field", the procedure and methodology of the solution in the introductory part of the study is always similar and is based on our consultants' practical experience gained while working on more than twenty projects in the Czech Republic.

First of all it is necessary to make a detailed analysis of everyday running of a warehouse in order to define the needs and requirements for the capacity, efficiency and quality of a new solution as well as its restrictive factors. Various tools and analytical methods are applied at this stage in relation to the level of complexity of the task, such as the detailed analyses of the stock using our own SW tool, called LOGIstock, SWOT analysis, dimensional analysis, process modelling, material flow charts, etc.

In order to produce a final model solution for the new warehouse operation, a rough three-dimensional and operational model of the warehouse is created at first, which is usually a compromise between the absolute requirements and the restrictive factors (space, investment resources, customer service).

After the rough warehouse model has been approved by the client, a detailed disposition and technological warehouse solution is created, integrating optimally the selected or existing construction solution, the most effective handling procedures, the most suitable handling and storage technology and the appropriate information system support.

In practice, the study itself is usually followed up by further cooperation in the form of authorial supervision over the supply of the proposed solution or possibly even external management of the project implementation carried out by the consultant who provided the particular solution.