Facility Layout and PlanningThe design and layout of your warehouse or distribution center is fundamental to the efficiency of your overall logistics network. LDSS has key experience in government, industrial and distribution warehouse facility design, and can help your organization save time, improve space utilization and reduce costs.  For existing facilities LDSS provides analysis of current facility operations and costs, and helps to establish productivity standards.
Simulation of materials flow, storage, staffing and equipment can be performed to optimize the warehouse layout. Through further analysis our team makes recommendations in the areas of productivity management, operations systems, materials handling systems and work process standards. LDSS provides CAD facility designs for new facilities or improvements to existing operations.
For distribution facilities, configurations of racking systems, conveyors, forklifts and other key components are evaluated for their impact on the overall site plan layout, truck door spacing, column bay pacing and dock design.
For new facilities, floor slab construction is evaluated based on subgrade conditions and the types of material handling equipment for the intended use of the floor. The roofing height is planned for maximum vertical storage while meeting clear-height requirements as applicable. 
Turn Key Operation SolutionsComplex automated material handling systems are often large and deeply woven into the process and physical layout of a client's warehouse operation. The building housing the system is an integral part of the system. LDSS synchronization between a material handling system and the surrounding building, in terms of design and implementation, can:
- Simplify scheduling and installation sequencing
- Improve utilization of trades and labor
- Provide a single point of accountability
- Reduce cost through foresight of design interfaces
LDSS offers a Turn Key Operation Solution to design, build and assist in integrating the facility as well as all material handling systems. Our team understands the challenges and opportunities of integrated supply chain facilities, and is skilled in maximizing efficiency while reducing cost and confusion. The result for our client is a single point of accountability that carefully coordinates the many trade disciplines, technologies, and activities required to deliver an integrated facility.
For clients with their own in-house or third party construction partners, LDSS is willing to coordinate our material handling
integration skills with theirs and achieve our client's objectives. When turnkey integrated facilities are desired let LDSS handle the task.
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