Package Handling
DCS’s design and engineering team has more than 40 years of experience creating unique parcel handling systems for diverse customer applications. With installations including semi-automated handling in small city distribution centers and fully automated, integrated hubs with advanced conveyor and sorter equipment, DCS routinely thinks outside the box.
E-Commerce and Multi-Channel Fulfillment
DCS designs and implements end-to-end warehouse automation solutions for e-commerce and multi-channel retailers that address numerous workflow challenges. This includes solutions for receiving, putaway, storage, replenishment, order fulfillment, picking, packing, sortation, and outbound shipping. Our custom integrated warehouse, distribution, and fulfillment systems draw from a deep pool of conventional, semi-automated, and automated material handling technologies.
Various Distribution Applications
Whether an operation is considering the construction of a new distribution or fulfillment center, or a retrofit or expansion of an existing facility, it’s important to create a solution that fits the overarching supply chain strategy. DCS has four decades of experience designing and integrating comprehensive, end-to-end material handling solutions that meet a multitude of operational goals. Whether conventional, semi-automated, or fully automated, DCS can help your organization implement a custom solution that meets its goals while maximizing return on investment (ROI).
Supply Chain Consulting
The DCS Supply Chain Consulting team offers a range of services to help your operations address the challenges it faces. Working in partnership with you, DCS consultants analyze your business data- existing workforce, workflow processes, inventory, order data, operations, and more- to determine a strategy that addresses your unique needs. Whether you need an operations assessment, process improvement recommendations, or distribution design services, DCS consultants will help guide you to the material handling system or operational solution that best meets your current and future needs, as well as your budget.
Customer Support
Keeping your warehouse operations and material handling systems running smoothly and at the peak of productivity are the goals of DCS’ Customer Service Team. By partnering with DCS, your warehouse automation solution is supported from commissioning to end of life. You’ll receive comprehensive in-house training of your personnel, including specialized training of your designated internal system expert. Plus, DCS offers a complete package of spare parts and expert system troubleshooting support from qualified engineers dedicated to your installation.
System Design & Integration
DCS offers a broad range of material handling equipment and automated system design, installation, and integration services for a multitude of projects. These include retrofits, expansions, upgrades, and more. While every project is unique, our system design and execution processes are the same, encompassing meticulous attention to detail, frequent communication, and a dedicated partnership with our clients.
About Us
Designed Conveyor Systems (DCS) has 40 years of experience serving major clients in multiple industries by providing material handling, full-scale warehouse operations, and conveyor design solutions that are custom crafted for their needs. DCS does not sell ready-made conveyor systems but builds relationships that empower collaboration to craft custom warehouse designs together. DCS utilizes consulting, engineering design, project management, installation services, and client support to ensure our customers can keep their promises to deliver on time.
Projects
With more than 40 years of experience providing automated system design, installation, and integration services, DCS has created solutions for companies throughout the United States in a broad range of industries and markets. We’ve completed more than 1500 projects ranging from greenfield facilities with completely new systems to expansions and retrofits of existing operations.

Order Fulfillment Solutions Design Criteria

Selecting a picking solution for a Retailer, E-commerce, Food Service, or any other company is a critical part of distribution center design and ultimately the success of the distribution center. There are a number of approaches to consider of varying initial investment costs and obtaining the desired long-term operating costs, efficiency, accuracy, and customer responsiveness critical to your success.

In addition to technology, there is a methodology to consider. Order pick, batch pick, wave picking, and exactly how to execute these approaches are also important in the design of your distribution center. In all cases, the selection of the correct approach will require a thorough analysis of your current operation. All system designers will be asking for data to review and summarize. At a high level, this data will include:

  • SKU Profile or SKU Master Data
  • Inbound Receiving
  • Order History
  • Inventory Snapshots
  • Plus any special needs such as:
    • Special Handling Needs for Fragile Items
    • Security
    • Temperature Control or Environmental Needs
  • Future Growth Plans
  • Possible Operational Changes Needed for Changing Business Environment

At Designed Conveyor Systems we believe in doing this work while in close and continual contact with our client. We have meetings frequently, both in-person and over the phone, to ensure our understanding of the data, their operation, and goals so that the client is fully aware of the solutions that are being considered and developed for their consideration.

We call this our Rapid Collaboration Process. We believe that by being responsive and working in a collaborative environment we develop better solutions that more closely match our client’s needs. Speed is important in this day and age, and our experienced team is prepared to move quickly in developing concepts and solutions for your specific project.

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