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Opportunity to assess
Distribution centers
Monitoring receiving, picking and dispatch from WMS data; early detection of orders at risk and coordination across areas.
SYNOV / CONSULTING SERVICES
Distribution centers and transport.
Design, control and applied AI.
We design distribution centers and stabilize operations affected by inventory, service or cost issues. We assess AI opportunities in the center and in transport.
Three consulting services
The scope follows the operational challenge.
DISTRIBUTION CENTERS
Design and startup.
We design new centers and define capacity, flows, processes, roles, equipment, technology, investment and launch. The scope covers conventional and automated centers.
An operating design ready to implement.
OPERATING CENTERS
Operations stabilization.
We intervene in centers facing inventory losses or discrepancies, missed dispatch targets, delays, congestion, low productivity, high costs and equipment or system failures.
Identified causes, on-site changes and daily control.
LOGISTICS OPERATIONS
AI opportunity assessment.
We examine processes, infrastructure, architecture, data and integrations across existing WMS, TMS, ERP and other tools. We identify where AI and agents could improve service, productivity or cost.
Prioritized value cases and a path to apply them.
01 / Distribution center design
From demand profile to an operating center.
We turn orders, SKUs and activity peaks into decisions on capacity, layout, people, equipment and systems. We compare investment scenarios and support startup.
Design baseline
We analyze SKUs, orders, units per line, seasonality, channels, inventory and growth. We size average and peak capacity.
Operating profile and capacity scenarios.
Operating model and layout
We design receiving, storage, replenishment, picking, packing and dispatch; we define travel, docks, control points, roles, shifts, staffing and quality and safety standards.
Flows, layout and work model by area.
Equipment and systems
We compare conventional, mechanized and automated options against volume and returns. We specify racks, equipment, supplies, RF devices, printers, WMS, WCS and integrations.
Technology options and functional requirements.
Investment and startup
We compare CAPEX, OPEX, productivity, cost per order and risk. Where relevant, we define the transition between sites, testing, inventory migration and the operational ramp.
Investment case and startup plan.
02 / Operations stabilization
Inventory, service and cost under control.
DIAGNOSE
We find the cause of the delay.
We measure queues, time, inventory, productivity and equipment availability from receiving through dispatch.
BALANCE
We rebalance the work.
We adjust sequence, staffing, priorities and rules across conventional, mechanized or automated centers.
CONTROL
We leave the operation under control.
We establish shift routines, measures, owners and incident follow-up to sustain service levels.
What we correct
Problems are solved in the live operation.
Stabilization addresses physical, process, system and shift management causes in conventional and automated centers.
Flow and service
We address queues, delays and missed targets across receiving, storage, picking, packing and dispatch.
Inventory and slotting
We review accuracy, ABC velocity, locations, replenishment and travel to prevent shortages and unproductive work.
Productivity and cost
We measure activities, staffing, equipment use, failures and activity based cost to address high cost by shift and by order.
03 / Applied AI assessment
Where AI can create value in your operation.
We start with the processes and systems your company already uses. We assess their readiness for AI and agents, develop value cases and define a feasible path to apply them.
Opportunities by area
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Opportunity to assess
Suppliers and procurement
Using ERP orders and supplier confirmations to assess shortage alerts and delivery-date follow-up.
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Opportunity to assess
Inventory and audit
Using WMS counts and movements to assess discrepancy reconciliation and evidence preparation for review.
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Opportunity to assess
Transport and deliveries
Using TMS routes, ETAs and incidents to assess detection of at-risk deliveries and useful alerts.
Each opportunity is validated against the company’s processes, data, permissions and integrations. The consulting deliverable is an assessment, value cases and a path to apply them.
Our approach
How we assess before recommending AI.
Understand the operation
We map processes, decisions, cross-team tasks and where time, service or control is lost. We agree how to measure the current state.
Map of friction points, owners and baseline.
Review systems and data
We assess infrastructure, architecture, WMS, TMS, ERP, APIs, integrations, data quality, access and security. We establish what existing systems can support.
Technology assessment and information gaps.
Develop value cases
We propose AI and agent applications by process. We estimate impact, feasibility, investment and risk to identify opportunities with real value.
Prioritized cases with estimated value and effort.
Map the adoption path
We define how to use existing systems: required data and interfaces, owners, permissions, controls, sequence and pilot criteria.
Recommended architecture and roadmap.
Deliverables by service
Each service ends with clear decisions and deliverables.
- Design: operating model, layout, resources, technology, investment and startup plan.
- Stabilization: diagnosis, on-site changes, measures and shift control routine.
- Applied AI: process, system and data assessment; prioritized value cases and an adoption roadmap.
Frequently asked questions
Before starting a project.
Let’s discuss the real challenge
What needs to change in your operation?
We can design a center, recover an operation or assess where AI could create value. We start with the scope your team needs today.
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