Material Handling Consulting

As your dedicated material handling consulting partner, we use our experience and practical knowledge to help you identify the best solutions for your business operation challenges. Specifically, we perform a deep analysis of your current system, looking for inefficiencies, evaluating how to maximize your space, and figuring out how to improve labor utilization. 

We stay involved in every phase, including system design, supplier selection to implementation, and ongoing support. Upon completion of this analysis, SIA will assemble the resources appropriate to your specific needs, depending on the size, scope, and level of sophistication required to enhance your plant’s efficiency and productivity.

Our consulting process includes the following:

Process Optimization

We analyze your processes to identify areas for return on investment and recommend strategies to enhance efficiency and productivity. For material handling process optimization, we look at your facility, considering how conveyors, storage systems, and automation work together. By mapping each step of the workflow, we uncover bottlenecks and propose targeted improvements, such as reconfiguring conveyor lines, introducing palletizing systems, or leveraging robotics for repetitive tasks. These adjustments often reduce downtime, minimize manual labor, and create more predictable throughput.

Cost-Benefit Analysis

We evaluate the potential return on investment for various solutions and options, helping you make informed decisions. By leveraging our expertise, you can gain valuable insights and implement strategies that drive significant improvements in your material handling operations. 

Our cost-benefit analysis process can also include warehouse management application consulting, where we assess whether advanced software tools, such as inventory tracking systems or automated picking platforms, would improve operations. We compare multiple scenarios so you can clearly see which technologies best align with your production goals, space requirements, and budget.

Continued Process Needs Assessment

Engineering design begins with our highly skilled professionals conducting a thorough analysis of your operations in order to offer the appropriate innovative concepts and solutions to enhance your in-plant material handling function. Upon completion of this analysis, SIA assembles the resources appropriate to enhance your plant’s efficiency and productivity. 

As your material handling engineering consultant, we can recommend tailored system designs, automation options, and integration strategies that align with your production goals and operational priorities.