PRODUCT SHEET

WA R E H O U S E SOLUTION DESIGN
Warehouse Solution Design is a core component within a complete Logistics Solution Design Service offered by Cirrus Logistics. It combines the best in warehouse modelling and simulation technology with the global hands-on experience of the Cirrus team in warehouse and logistics planning. The approach follows a specifically designed pathway using Cirrus template to ensure that all key parameters are taken into consideration. This is customised each time to reflect the individual client and the particular challenge, whether this is a tender or an impending change to the warehouse network or the need to benchmark current warehouse efficiency. The phase-based approach of Warehouse Solution Design begins with project scoping workshops. Here, Cirrus specialists work with the client management team to establish the real requirements founded on business objectives, equipping themselves to then map out the project accordingly. Relevant data is collected, validated and benchmarked against industry standards before current state modelling is undertaken using CLASS, Cirrus Logistics warehouse layout and simulation software tool. Further workshops are run to identify options for change and these are then modelled, their impacts on cost and service compared and the selection of options fine-tuned. The fifth step involves the detailed modelling of the alternatives, again using CLASS as well as other analytical methods selected for their ability to explore all possible constraints. On this basis, the optimal solution can be identified and the clearest business case made. In the final stage, a high level plan is put in place to drive the change process, or to assist with a tender, or as the basis for managing a physical project.
2 Data audit 3 Current state modelling

CLASS
Warehouse Layout & Simulation

WAREHOUSE SOLUTION DES IGN AT A GLANCE A fully independent warehouse consultancy service managed by specialists with hands-on logistics experience and using unique warehouse modelling tools Able to provide turnkey warehouse solutions, from defining the requirements to overseeing the physical change A powerful means of testing and re-testing ideas for the warehouse and its operations An inclusive and deliverable process which can help clients identify the best 3PL partner and handle change into the future A valuable resource for 3PLs handling multiple tenders during peak times

1. Project Scoping Work hop Define Req"iremen! 2. Data A dit Cirr" Da!a Templa!e Valida!ion Benchmarking
4 Scenario generation

1 Project scoping

Solution selection

3. C rrent State Modeling Incl"de C" !omer Sign-off 4. Scenario Generation 5. Sol tion Selection De!ailed Model Selec!ed Op!im"m Sol"!ion Calc"la!e B" ine Ca e

Manage physical change

6 Migration planning

Assist in Tender Process

6. Migration Planning Crea!e Ca h Flo# , Prod"c! S!ream and B"dge! Impac!

In addition to Warehouse Solution Design, Cirrus offers an extensive range of further specialist services in total, a turnkey warehouse solution. These services include product location, MHE specification, site traffic optimisation, warehouse purchasing advice, software usage advice and full project management. The programme may be widened beyond the warehouse to include such elements as consignment fulfilment and transport network modelling.

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ABOUT CLASS
CLASS is the leading warehouse design and simulation tool and is the only hands-on software product exclusively focused on enabling design and decision-making in the warehouse. It allows organisations to design, re-design and test warehousing layouts through simulation in the computer environment without risk to on-going operations. It also enables companies to assess product through-flow and the organisation of equipment to quantify cost and improve efficiency and service levels. CLASS is recognised worldwide for its complex underlying technology which is successfully balanced with accessibility in terms of ease-of-use, with speed of delivery and with attractive visual clarity that helps explain the best options available for optimum warehouse productivity.

CLASS
Warehouse Layout & Simulation

CASE STUDIES
The objective of a recent Warehouse Solution Design project with a major retailer was to establish the life remaining in its 25,000 sq metre centre distributing to all of Scotland against various potential scenarios for growth. It was also to identify how efficiencies and throughput could be improved to extract maximum value out of the warehouse over a five-year time horizon. Working closely with the client, Cirrus undertook a thorough project scoping exercise in order to put in place the most effective structure for the work before going on to collect and input data into the CLASS warehouse design and simulation tool. On the basis of this, the team built a virtual model of the warehouse and then tested options for layouts and their impacts on operations. Simulations of various operational scenarios were run, increasing volumes by between 20-40% and methods were assessed for improving work rates and the consequences of this on staffing levels. In a further simulation, the team also examined the effect on warehouse productivity if, unlike in reality, all supplier deliveries arrived on time. The project not only proved that the retailer could successfully continue to use the warehouse as its main Scottish distribution centre for the next five years but it showed the client how to manage operations there as they grew, without needing to invest significant sums. Various options for managing supplier delivery times were also assessed but, unexpectedly, it was found that productivity in the centre only improved marginally if all deliveries were on time. The powerful insights given to the client by this project have led to the companys decision to purchase CLASS and train its own managers in the on-going use of the system.

KEY BENEFITS Asking the Right Questions

Cirrus guides the client to ensure that the project is properly scoped and that the data used is relevant to achieving the ultimate business objective

Gaining Confidence in Change Management

The first hand experience of the Cirrus consultants together with the power of the computer simulation technology mean that clients can be certain of the decisions they take for the future

Validating Tenders
Modelling and re-modelling can take place quickly and costeffectively; as a result, the tender process is informed by better briefing, improved communications and verification of the proposals

Achieving the Optimum Cost/ Service Balance

The process of Warehouse Solution Design is specific to each client, reflecting that companys position on the best cost versus service balance

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The key is to understand, define and agree the overriding needs that must be met, not just in the short term but well into the future. Mark Oliver, Head of Solutions Design CIRRUS LOGISTICS