Distribution Center Relocation

The Challenge

Relocating a distribution center is a complex operational project with real risk attached. It can disrupt the supply chain, requires coordinating logistics operations, systems, and infrastructure changes all at once, and is easy to under-plan on the transition and ramp-up side, on top of managing the staff transition itself.

Without proper oversight, these projects tend to produce operational downtime, higher costs, and service interruptions.

What We Do

We support organizations through planning and executing distribution center relocations while keeping operations running. That starts with assessing current operations and infrastructure to find improvement opportunities, and, where a move is still open, supporting the choice of an optimal location based on logistics, cost, and market factors. From there we build detailed relocation plans covering scheduling, resource allocation, and risk mitigation, work on improving logistics processes so the new facility runs more efficiently from day one, and manage the transfer, installation, and testing of IT systems and operational technology. We also support employee communication, training, and transition throughout the move, coordinate with suppliers and logistics partners to keep those relationships intact, and stay on through the initial operational phase to help stabilize the new site.

Results

• A smooth, well-coordinated relocation

• Minimal disruption to supply chain operations

• Improved logistics processes in the new facility

• Lower relocation risk and operational downtime

• Faster stabilization and ramp-up

Summary

We help organizations plan and manage distribution center relocations, keeping operations running, improving logistics processes along the way, and smoothing the transition to the new facility.