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CONTINUIM^TM

Project Delivery System

CONTINUIM^™ is a highly flexible project delivery system that allows customers to get the exact help they need, from assessing existing facilities to designing and building multi-channel distribution networks. Using this process, FORTE helps leading companies synchronize their distribution processes, hardware, software and labor.

Before you make substantial investments in your distribution operations, FORTE's experienced consultants can provide a high-level strategic assessment. This early-stage engagement does not include data analytics, but will help you identify opportunities for significant cost savings or improvements in efficiency, accuracy, reliability and customer service. FORTE can provide experience-based recommendations for operational process improvements, material flow, layout and storage improvements, as well as review the feasibility of automation options.

The FORTE CONTINUIM Plan combines data-driven analysis with observations informed by deep industry expertise and hands-on implementation experience. The intent of the Plan is to determine the most suitable conceptual solution for future operations and to provide sufficient financial information to confirm its feasibility and provide a clear path for implementation. The Plan will be presented with supporting rationale and will include conceptual layouts and range-of-magnitude pricing that will establish direction for the final system layout drawings and firm fixed pricing that would be prepared during a subsequent CONTINUIM Design phase.

In the CONTINUIM Build phase, the procurement, installation and integration of all equipment and systems takes place under the expert guidance of FORTE's hands-on implementation experts. Electrical controls and systems are designed and installed to ensure optimal functionality and performance, and FORTE's Integration Director^™ and Automation Director^® middleware is performance tested with the electrical controls and WMS. Extensive systems operation and maintenance training is also conducted to facilitate a smooth transition.

The CONTINUIM Optimize phase focuses on continuous process improvement by providing 24/7 remote and on-site (as needed) support. FORTE's Health Monitor^™ permits intelligent, proactive monitoring and notification software that monitors and reports on the stability and performance of all aspects of your distribution center's infrastructure. If variability occurs, preemptive action can be taken to counter demand fluctuations and/or evolving customer and labor requirements.

Tailored concepts and designs that deliver measurable results.

CENTER OF GRAVITY PREVIEW

FORTE’s Center of Gravity Preview offers a lightweight and quick way to look into potential distribution center locations. While not as accurate as a complete Center of Gravity Study, this interactive tool can give you an idea of what to expect.

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Center of Gravity

If you need help identifying the location of a new or existing distribution center, a FORTE Center of Gravity Study can help you pinpoint the optimal location.

FORTE's Center of Gravity Study combines proven technology with expert analysis to provide a reliable answer to your questions regarding facility location(s) within your supply chain network. The Center of Gravity Study is a supply chain planning methodology for approximating a single site that represents the optimum geographic location based on a set of defined points in the supply chain network.

Center of Gravity Study vs. Supply Chain Network Optimization

FORTE developed our unique Center of Gravity Study to help clients quickly and cost-effectively identify or confirm a location without necessarily conducting a fully modeled supply chain network optimization. While it does not take into consideration every possible parameter that would be considered in a network optimization, the study does provide the degree of accuracy required for directional strategic decisions-without the heavy lifting required to prepare data and configure a full optimization model.

What does a Center of Gravity Study provide?

The location that represents the Center of Gravity for the data points supplied in the study
Point to point road mileage from the determined Center of Gravity to all points in the network
Estimated transportation savings and achievable improvements in average delivery time from the Center of Gravity compared to an existing location
Service level map(s) showing the number of days for delivery from the determined Center of Gravity to each point in the map
Map depicting weighted product flow from the Center of Gravity to each point in the map

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