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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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Upcoming Events
Designed Conveyor Systems values building strong relationships with our clients. Join us at our upcoming events to collaborate and discover how we can design a custom warehouse solution tailored to your unique needs.
Designed Conveyor Systems Showcases Waller Consulting at Modex 2026
Designed Conveyor Systems Showcases Waller Consulting at Modex 2026
Attendees are invited to meet the team from Waller Consulting, a DCS company, in the DCS exhibit throughout the show. Additionally, Waller Consulting will present a seminar exploring how to select among integrators, consultants, and OEMs for systems integration partnerships.
Franklin, Tenn. – February 9, 2026 – Waller Consulting, a Designed Conveyor Systems (DCS) company, announced today that its team of senior warehouse and supply chain consultants will be available to meet with attendees during MODEX 2026, April 13–16 at the Georgia World Congress Center. MODEX attendees are invited to connect with the Waller Consulting team in DCS’ Booth 15511 in Hall B to discuss warehouse automation strategy, network design and optimization, government compliance requirements, and supply chain modernization initiatives.
“As supply chains across commercial industries and the government sector face rising cost pressures, labor constraints, and increasing complexity, organizations are turning to experienced, independent consultants to help navigate automation and network transformation decisions,” explained Mark Kidwell, Principal at Waller Consulting.
“At MODEX, the Waller Consulting team looks forward to engaging with operations leaders, program managers, and government contractors,” he continued. “Our team is available to share practical insights drawn from decades of hands-on experience designing and optimizing distribution networks.”
WALLER CONSULTING TO PRESENT EDUCATIONAL SEMINAR WITH KNAPP, DCS
Additionally, Kidwell will present an on-floor educational seminar with Chris James, Director of Sales at KNAPP, and Curt Kincaid, Executive Vice President of Solutions and Growth at DCS. During “Integrators vs. Consultants vs. OEMs: Choosing the Right Partner for Material Handling Success,” the trio will overview the different value propositions associated with engaging each third-party partnership type for automated system design and implementation.
They’ll also offer approaches to evaluate and select the optimal partner model for a given project to maximize return on investment (ROI) and reduce risk. The seminar will be held on Tuesday, April 14 from 1:30 – 2:15 p.m. in Theater A, located on the right-hand wall in Hall C. The session is free for registered attendees of MODEX. Those who are unable to join the seminar can view the slides synced to an audio recording after the show concludes via modexshow.com.
WALLER CONSULTING SERVES BOTH GOVERNMENT AND COMMERCIAL CLIENTS FOR SUPPLY CHAIN CONSULTING
Founded in 2009 as Waller Associates by Jeff Waller, the company was acquired by DCS in 2024. Waller Consulting’s clients are not obligated to utilize DCS for subsequent systems integration work unless they choose to do so.
A General Services Administration (GSA)-registered business, Waller Consulting partners with both government and commercial clients to streamline distribution operations, reduce costs, increase profitability, and elevate customer satisfaction. The firm brings deep expertise in Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) and Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) compliance, Defense Business Systems, and the requirements of the Defense Contract Management Agency (DCMA) and Defense Contract Audit Agency (DCAA), helping government contractors meet complex regulatory and operational demands.
Waller Consulting’s team of warehouse and supply chain consultants combines decades of hands-on industry experience with advanced data analytics, automation, and network optimization capabilities. Each consultant brings more than 30 years of practical experience and personally leads client engagements, ensuring solutions are grounded in real-world operations—not theory. In addition to warehouse automation consulting, Waller Consulting provides operational assessments, logistics network design evaluations, and supply chain risk mitigation reviews.
MEET WITH WALLER CONSULTING DURING MODEX
MODEX attendees interested in scheduling time with the Waller Consulting team to discuss current challenges, future-state planning, and opportunities to improve warehouse and supply chain performance can make an appointment in advance by contacting Megan Taylor, DCS Marketing Manager, at megan@designedconveyor.com.
ABOUT DCS
Headquartered in Franklin, Tenn., Designed Conveyor Systems (DCS) has nearly 45 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.
ABOUT WALLER CONSULTING, A DCS COMPANY
Waller Consulting is an independent supply chain consulting firm. Driven by a genuine commitment to responsiveness, accountability, and problem-solving, Waller Consulting serves as a trusted supply chain partner—helping organizations modernize their operations, remain compliant, and build resilient, efficient distribution networks that support long-term growth and mission success. The company’s consultants are dedicated to helping its clients in both commercial and government sectors achieve higher levels of operational performance, efficiency, and profitability. To learn more, visit wallerassoc.com.
CONTACT:
Megan Taylor, Marketing Manager, (615) 377-9774, megan@designedconveyor.com
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