Fulfillment Consulting and Design Services
Specialists in optimizing warehousing and product fulfillment profitability for ecommerce, retail, wholesale distribution and critical/spare parts distribution.
Deliver Promises
We help you fulfill the expectations of customers
Pick, pack, and push orders out the door on time and without issue.
As you know, order fulfillment is not easy. There are so many moving parts... quite literally. The requirements and obstacles are not evident to customers. And, really they don't care. They just want the correct item that they ordered to arrive on time, in the condition they expected. Whether being processed in-house or by using an outsourced partner, the promise needs to be delivered. Our suite of expert services are designed to help make that happen.
Services Overview
We help you operate more smoothly
A suite of customizable and proven optimization solutions.
3PL Fulfillment Search and Selection
Confidently determine the ideal timing and rationale for adopting or renewing your product delivery strategy, and negotiate favorable 3PL service contracts to reduce risk and secure optimal pricing. We help you...
- Identify current and future needs
- Compare capabilities and costs
- Develop RFP and solicit bids
- Review and negotiate contracts
- Plan transition from/to provider
Warehouse Optimization & Operations Assessment
More confidently make immediate and/or future improvements to warehouse operations based on an independent, objective, and comprehensive plan informed by decades of real world experience and proven results. We help you...
- Understand existing warehouse functions
- Identify areas of improvement
- Assess use of material handling equipment
- Evaluate use of software and tech
- Develop actionable recommendations
Warehouse Layout and Design
Ensure you build or retrofit the optimal layout for product storage and distribution with an expertly crafted warehouse design that benefits from hundreds of prior projects. We help you...
- Assess material flows, operations, and product types
- Collaboratively develop a layout and design including all solutions
- Engineer new and existing facility layout and design
- Improve productivity and efficiencies for greater performance
- Assist with specs and bidding of equipment
Material Handling Equipment & Warehouse Automation
Boost order processing efficiency and safety by adopting affordable, customizable, and scalable storage and picking technologies. We help you...
- Evaluate material handling equipment needs
- Engineer solutions using a wide variety of automation options
- Identify storage and picking equipment needs
- Assess the use of warehouse management systems and tech
- Assist with sourcing, bidding and managing the project
Warehouse Management Systems
Implement, upgrade, or switch Warehouse Management Systems (WMS) in a strategic manner for a smooth transition that incorporates all technical, operational, and human factors vital to success. We help you...
- Conduct warehouse management system needs assessment
- Develop budgetary costs for a new WMS solution
- Define warehouse requirements for evaluating systems
- Source and compare WMS vendor costs and functionality
- Manage system implementation
Freight Rate Analysis
Escalating shipping costs carve into margins and slow your growth. We can audit your current freight agreements and help you to identify and negotiate more favorable terms. We help you...
- Conduct inbound freight analysis - ocean and domestic, container, LTL and TL shipping cost analyses
- Perform outbound freight analysis - FedEx, UPS, USPS, common carriers, white glove/last mile services
- Save 10% to 25% off of current shipping costs
Get a warehouse optimization and profitability assessment
Have us apply decades of experience to identify opportunities for optimizing your operations and cost cutting in your distribution centers.
Request a no-obligation scalability consultation
Let's discuss how F. Curtis Barry & Company can help your company develop strategies to scale for future growth.
Resources & Tools
We help you evaluate important decisions
A suite of free calculators, quizzes, and surveys.
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Mis-Pick Costs
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3PL Break-Up Signs
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Warehouse Efficiency
Enjoy Our Extensive Library
Hundreds of value-packed articles to help with big decisions
Benefit from the insights and best practices we've experienced over decades of streamlining fulfillment.
We make it easy for you to find educational resources and guides based on subject, problem, solution, industry, and more. Plus, we link all resources together so you can easily follow a desired path of discovery.
"FCB has been a valuable partner to ISDC as we expand our footprint. Their design and layout team delivers on time and is flexible as our needs evolve. The process improvements we’ve been able to capture are significant and measurable. We appreciate their expertise and real-world solutions."
Michael Robson
Executive Vice President
Inland Star Distribution Centers
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