Optimize Your Operational Potential with Smart EDGE

Smart EDGE Advisory Services is an extension of offerings by ETi to supplement your operational and analytical resource needs.

Smart EDGE Advisory Services

Evaluation | Design | Guidance | Execution

Don't allow internal resource constraints to limit growth and profitability. Our experienced team of industry leaders drive improvements and create solutions within warehouse, manufacturing, and production operations. Explore Smart EDGE offerings to learn how we can support your organization.

Our comprehensive advisory services include Process & Operational Improvement, Facility & Infrastructure Management, and Technology & Automation evaluation and support.

The Smart EDGE Process

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  1. Review data, processes, and drawings
  2. Establish optimization goals
  3. Generate preliminary analyses
  1. Observe and understand workflow
  2. Interview team and conduct studies
  3. Analyze and model potential solutions
  1. Recommend and/or implement solutions
  2. Identify additional opportunities
  3. Provide actionable deliverables

Comprehensive Advisory Services

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Process & Operational Improvement

PROCESS IMPROVEMENT

Capture improvements with existing fulfillment and production processes, benchmark industry-specific KPI(s), or facility-wide opportunities; improve cycle times and reduce waste.

OPERATIONAL ANALYSIS & SUPPORT

Support cost or productivity evaluations, materials management, order execution, and packaging studies and redesign.

INVENTORY MANAGEMENT

Analyze and implement inventory slotting; establish cycle count process to improve accuracy; analyze on-hand inventory levels and targets to improve fill rates and cash flow.

CHANGE MANAGEMENT

Prepare people and processes for a sustainable ramp-up with technology adoption or other production impacting changes.

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Facility & Infrastructure Management

FACILITY INFRASTRUCTURE

Manage projects for infrastructure changes in the facility; services such as power, data, and air for automation requirements; facility startup and shutdown; disaster preparedness.

STORAGE & SPACE UTILIZATION

Determine facility layout changes; optimize current storage or design for future growth.

CAPEX PLANNING & MANAGEMENT

Create budgets and plans for CAPEX; manage CAPEX projects; guide RFP process and decision making; model ROIs.

SUPPLY CHAIN NETWORK

Analyze and support facility site selection and planning; balance inventory targets for multi-facility network; logistics studies and recommendations; 3PL evaluation and selection.

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Technology & Automation

TURNKEY SOLUTIONS

Optimize end-to-end operations with new automation, updated technology, or refreshed workflow; provide comprehensive design and implementation for customized solutions.

AUTOMATION EVALUATION

Create actionable solutions while exploring automation options from any starting point; enhance existing equipment utilization or layouts.

LABOR MANAGEMENT

Assist with a full labor management system (LMS) launch or specific labor studies to help with productivity analyses and target rates.

WMS SUPPORT

Enable better production solutions through WMS functionality; improve waving strategy; create or improve item master details; support new WMS implementation.

Ready to learn more?

Download the Smart EDGE Advisory Services informational sheet or check out some of our case studies.

Smart EDGE Info Sheet
Smart EDGE Case Studies

Where to Start: Opportunity Assessment

Not sure where to start? Our Opportunity Assessment is an affordable, on-site, and collaborative evaluation that provides insights and improvement opportunities for your fulfillment, distribution, or manufacturing operations.

  • Meet the Team

    Meet with the Smart EDGE Advisory team to define goals and provide relevant data, drawings, and process details for review.

  • Onsite Assessment

    During the onsite assessment, we work with your team to identify improvements, ensuring clear communication and alignment.

  • Identify Opportunities

    After the visit, we analyze findings and review improvement opportunities and recommendations.

  • Deliverables

    At the conclusion of the Opportunity Assessment, we deliver a report with findings, quick wins, and prioritized recommendations.

Opportunity Assessment Sheet

Contact the Smart EDGE Team

For more information about Smart EDGE Advisory Services, contact the ETi Sales team and we'll connect you with an Advisor.

(678) 903-4923
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SmartEDGE@etintegrators.com