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Logistics Management - How to go Greenfield

By Todd Richter on Feb 7, 2008 in Publish

In the September 2007 issue of Logistics Management, Maida Napolitano, Senior Engineering Consultant at Gross & Associates and contributing editor to the magazine, discusses the process steps involved in the design of a new distribution center, or Greenfield facility.

The following is an excerpt from the article:

“Over the past 10 years, my colleague, Bill Elenbark, and I have worked together on a number of greenfield projects with a wide variety of clients for Gross & Associates, a consulting firm based in Woodbridge, NJ. Together, we’ve christened many brand-new facilities, sited them in better locations with improved layouts, more efficient equipment and a whole lot more of space. We both agree that the key to success is planning and scheduling details - beware of the manager who can’t be bothered by them.

Now a senior engineering consultant for the company, Elenbark’s expertise lies in distribution network modeling and determining the location of a new warehouse, while I’ve been mostly involved with new facility design and implementation. In this article, which includes insight from two of our top greenfield clients, I’ll relate all of the process steps Bill and I go through when locating, designing, planning, and implementing a new DC. In turn, logistics professionals can get a better feel for what needs to be accomplished if a greenfield project is in the plans.”

To read the rest of the article in Logistics Management, please follow this link:

How to Go Greenfield

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