BUDGET PLANNING QUIZ

What type of products do you distribute? *

Apparel
Industrial
Food Retail
Food & Beverage
Healthcare & Cosmetics
Retail & Wholesale

Businesses: E-commerce, smaller to mid-size retailers, large department stores, large brands

Products: Goods-on-Hanger (GOH) articles, flat goods in pouches, shoes, accessories

Challenges: seasonal change, large SKU quantities, return handling

Businesses: Manufacturing, assembly, automotive, electronics, chemical

Products: heavy, dangerous, sensitive

Challenges: unique process, just-in-time assembly, or just-in-time fulfillment

Businesses: Grocery, restaurant

Products: Meat, dairy, dry goods, produce, beverages, spirits

Challenges: Multi-temp storage; pallet, case, piece picking; FDA, USDA, USWA standards

Businesses: CPG manufacturers, brand manufacturers

Products: Packaged goods, frozen foods, beverages

Challenges: temperature controlled environments, managing expiration dates, FDA regulations, special orders, diverse SKU counts, full and picked pallets using the correct sequence for optimized truck delivery, traceability processes

Businesses: Pharmaceutical and cosmetics manufacturers, wholesalers, retailers

Products: OTC and prescription drugs, cosmetics, beauty, health

Challenges: hazardous material storage, temperature controlled environments, and rigid security measures, track and trace DSCSA requirements, order / inventory processing, FEFO operation principals

Businesses: E-commerce, mid- to large-retailers

Products: Furniture, general merchandise, electronics, books & media, 3PL, do it yourself, office supplies

Challenges: holiday peak seasons, returns, piece picking, priority orders, value-added services

Current level of automation? *

Manual / none
Semi-automated
Fully automated

Planned level of automation? *

Manual / none
Semi-automated
Fully automated

Current SKU count? *

less than 1,000
1,000 - 10,000
10,000 - 100,000
100,000-500,000
500,000 - 1,000,000
1,000,000+

Planned SKU count? *

less than 1,000
1,000 - 10,000
10,000 - 100,000
100,000-500,000
500,000 - 1,000,000
1,000,000+

What type of load units? *

Piece
Case
Layer
Pallet

Select all that apply

Piece throughput per hour?

Hanging pieces?

Case throughput per hour?

Layer throughput per hour?

Pallet throughput per hour?

Where will you operate? *

Retrofit existing facility
Expand existing facility
New construction
Not sure

Timeline for implementation? *

ASAP
0-6 months
6-12 months
12-18 months
18-24 months

Is a budget approved for this project?

Additional information *

Please provide as much detail as possible about any unique processes or requirements you may have.

Name *

First

Last

Title

Email *

Phone

Company *

Location (city, state, country)

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