Ian Hobkirk, founder and Managing Director of Commonwealth, spoke to Chicagoland WERCouncil members about new tools and approaches to help companies make distribution center design decisions with confidence. He discussed:
- How to develop an analytical tool to design a DC with infinitely varied demand forecasts
- How to determine if this is the time to upgrade a WMS, or to hold off
- Which distribution technologies are the most – and least – adaptable to changing conditions: Pick-to-light, Voice, Bar-code scanning, Conveyor-based pick modules, AS/RS, Kiva robotic picking systems