If you’re entrepreneur running a successful business venture, you may need a new storage solution to ensure efficiency in the management of your operation. Probably you’re planning to expand your operations into new markets or want to build a larger facility for your business and you’re wondering which direction to take. It’s crucial that you find an experienced contractor that can help modernize and streamline the way you handle your day to day business operations.
So, if you’re thinking about building a new warehouse for your operation, you must carefully consider a few factors. Here’s what you need to understand before beginning your new warehouse construction.
Understand the Layout and Flow of Building
How will products, materials, and orders be moving around your facility on a daily basis? This is a very important question you must ask yourself before determining the layout and design of your new warehouse. What’s your current slotting strategy for materials that are moved into storage? How are materials going into production sorted? How is shipping done? Factors such as column spacing and ceiling height can affect movement around the facility or even placement of equipment in the given space.
Understand the current flow of processes, sequences, and operations in the facility before creating the design of the new warehouse. You want your contractor to maximize efficiency during the design/build stage.
Accessibility of the Product
It’s important that your new facility is designed to be as efficient as possible. This can be achieved only if the ease of accessibility of the products and materials is carefully considered. Do you intend to store inventory on a short or long-term basis? How is the handling of the product done? How do you pick and process products for shipping? Do you intend to sort inventory into individual batches? This information is valuable and can help the design/build team to come up with the best strategies when designing your new warehouse.
Designing the Warehouse for the Space Available
You must keep in mind the space available when designing your new storage facility. You, therefore, must be realistic when coming up with the final design and layout of your operation. Start by asking yourself what space is available (square footage) for the new construction? Is there need to acquire more land to accommodate the needs of your business? Do you intend to build up or out? Do you need part of the available space for your offices, inventory, shipping or other processes? These questions should give you a clear direction on the design and layout of the new storage facility.
Each of these factors will have an impact on the final layout and design of your new warehouse construction. Your warehouse design contractor will guide you throughout the process and make sure everything is figured out. Make sure you discuss with your contractor any other factor or concern you consider essential.
Managing a new construction project is a full-time job that should be handled by an experienced team of professionals dedicated to helping you achieve the best possible outcome for your project.
