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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.
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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.
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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).
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Life Science & Healthcare
Pharmaceutical, healthcare, and life science companies face mounting pressure from evolving regulatory requirements, rising fulfillment costs, and intensifying accuracy demands. In this environment, automation isn’t optional—it’s essential. Designed Conveyor Systems (DCS) helps distributors of these critical products stay compliant and competitive.
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Pet Food
Pet food distribution operations are anything but standard. From bulky kibble bags to delicate fish tanks, stock keeping unit (SKU) complexity and fulfillment pressure are always on the rise. Designed Conveyor Systems (DCS) partners with leading pet retailers to design and engineer automation, software, and material handling systems that keep operations agile, accurate, and ready for what’s next.
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Home Improvement
When your distribution center handles everything from hammers to hot tubs, operational complexity isn’t a challenge—it’s your daily reality. Home improvement retailers face intense pressure to meet rising consumer expectations across multiple channels—from in-store pickups to last-mile delivery. At Designed Conveyor Systems (DCS), we specialize in engineering material handling and automation solutions that help home improvement distribution centers keep pace, reduce cost, and drive accuracy at scale.
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Sporting Goods
Navigating the unique demands of the sporting goods retail industry requires a distribution strategy that’s both agile and precise. From handling seasonal surges to managing a diverse range of products—from bulky equipment to small accessories—your warehouse operations are the key to a seamless customer experience. Our expertise helps sporting goods retailers streamline their distribution warehouses, improving order accuracy, boosting productivity, and ensuring your team can efficiently move products from the receiving dock to the final customer, no matter the season.
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Footwear
In the fast-paced world of footwear retail requires a distribution strategy that can handle a vast array of styles, sizes, and seasonal trends with precision and speed. From managing a high volume of SKUs to ensuring accurate order fulfillment and returns processing, your distribution center is the engine that drives customer satisfaction and brand loyalty. Our expertise helps footwear retailers streamline their distribution centers, improving inventory management, accelerating order processing, and ensuring your team can efficiently move products from the receiving dock to the final customer, no matter the season.
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Wholesale & Industrial Distribution
Designed Conveyor Systems (DCS) partners with wholesale, industrial, and electronics distributors to design efficient, optimized fulfillment solutions. Every operation DCS designs streamlines end-to-end functional processes—from inbound receiving and putaway to picking, packing, and shipping. Designed Conveyor Systems (DCS) partners with wholesale, industrial, and electronics distributors to design efficient, optimized fulfillment solutions. Every operation DCS designs streamlines end-to-end functional processes—from inbound receiving and putaway to picking, packing, and shipping.
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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.
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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.
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Home Improvement Retail Distribution

Home Improvement Retail Distribution

DCS Solves the Complexity Behind the Aisles

When your DC handles everything from hammers to hot tubs, operational complexity isn’t a challenge—it’s your daily reality. Home improvement retailers face intense pressure to meet rising consumer expectations across multiple channels—from in-store pickups to last-mile delivery. At Designed Conveyor Systems (DCS), we specialize in engineering material handling and automation solutions that help home improvement DCs keep pace, reduce cost, and drive accuracy at scale.

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Challenges Facing Home Improvement Distribution

Team Formation
Underleveraged Labor

Staffing home improvement distribution facilities isn’t just hard—it’s often inefficient. Many operations have full-time employees doing high-value work with low-ROI tools. Let DCS help optimize where your labor is best utilized by giving you greater visibility into your operations.

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Diverse SKU Profiles

From 2x4s and patio sets to HDMI cables and screws, home improvement retailers must manage a vast range of products with dramatically different conveyance, storage, and picking needs. DCS can design and engineer a solution that manages diverse inventory profiles.

Conventional Material Handling
Outdated OEM Systems

Many home improvement retailers are still bound to rigid OEM automation platforms—limited by locked-in contracts, aging controls, and outdated WES/WCS software that block innovation. Break free with a best-in-class solution from DCS that modernizes and enhances your operation’s performance and independence.

Conveyor & Sortation Systems
Limited Visibility & Traceability

In today’s environment, knowing where every item came from and where it’s going is essential—especially when safety recalls or hazard compliance issues arise. Utilizing DCS’ proprietary warehouse execution system (WES), DATUM, enables precise traceability, allowing your home improvement DC to quickly pinpoint products flagged for safety concerns or defects.

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How DCS Delivers for Home Improvement Retail

DATUM: Open Architecture WES

DATUM WES is a full warehouse execution, control, and optimization platform. It integrates with any warehouse management system (WMS)—legacy, commercial, or home-grown—offers full traceability, supports dynamic wave planning, and helps your home improvement operation decouple from OEM constraints.

Material Handling Systems for Any Product Size

DCS designs material handling and automation strategies for difficult-to-move items like lumber, tile, and grills—without sacrificing performance for high-speed SKU fulfillment like screws and electrical components.

Modular Implementation Strategy

Whether you’re transitioning from a third-party logistics (3PL) service provider model or scaling your distribution network, DCS’ modular design strategy enables phased rollouts, minimal disruption, and reuse across sites. Your solution will employ proven technology that’s flexible, with systems you can replicate across your DC network.

Labor & Operations Assessment

Through data-driven assessments by Waller & Associates, DCS’ consulting team, your operational design and labor efficiency are evaluated. The Waller team will determine where your people add the most value, then DCS engineers the system around the optimized process—not the other way around.

Network-Wide Repeatability

DCS doesn’t just fix one building. We help you design a strategy that works across your distribution network. Whether it’s your flagship DC or the first of many, your solution will incorporate scalability and be easily replicated.

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Whether you’re modernizing your home improvement DC’s legacy infrastructure, transitioning from a 3PL, or expanding your network—DCS can help. Let’s build the foundation for your smarter, scalable home improvement retail distribution future.