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.

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Supply Chain Consulting Services

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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DCS Consulting Services

Independent, unbiased evaluations and strategic recommendations

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Operations Assessments
Our Warehouse Consulting Team will perform an evaluation of your current facilities and provide prioritized recommendations, serving as a roadmap to improvement.
Process Improvement
DCS Consultants offer process improvement services to help analyze and streamline operations to determine which steps in a workflow process add value and which do not.
Distribution Center Design
When your operation outgrows its current warehouse, DCS will work with you to evaluate and assess potential solutions to meet your storage, handling, distribution, and fulfillment needs.

Operations Assessments

Engaging the DCS Supply Chain Consulting Team to perform an end-to-end operations assessment includes a comprehensive evaluation of your current processes, equipment, software, systems, layout, personnel, inventory mix, handling practices, and more to identify opportunities for improvement. By working with DCS’s warehouse consulting services, you’ll get an independent, unbiased brand agnostic consultant who makes recommendations for process changes and solution types- but not specific equipment. Recommendations are prioritized in a sequence, serving as a type of roadmap to improvement, as well as metrics for quantifying the results. To learn more about operations assessments and how they can benefit your organization, read this blog.

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Process Improvement

DCS’s custom engineered material handling systems and warehouse automation solutions deliver improved productivity and efficiency. However, there are also other approaches that can be applied to help operations without the lead time or investment associated with automated systems. To that end, DCS’s warehouse consulting services offer process improvement services to help analyze and streamline existing operations. In addition to helping establish organization-wide metrics, labor planning, and work standards, DCS consultants apply the LEAN methodology to help your operation determine which steps in a physical workflow process add value and which do not. They can also help you quantify the improvements to demonstrate the value of your increased efficiency. To learn more about how to gain efficiency and productivity through process improvement, read this blog.

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Distribution Center Design

When your operations outgrow its current warehouse or distribution center (DC) and the time has come to expand your existing footprint, relocate into a new location, or add another facility to your network, DCS’s Supply Chain Consulting team is here to help. Through a customized assessment of your current operations- including detailed analysis of data, processes, inventory, and workflows- DCS consultants work with you to develop the optimal solution. Together, you’ll evaluate and assess potential designs, warehouse automation systems, and material handling solutions engineered to meet your storage, handling, distribution, and fulfillment needs. To learn more about key considerations when planning a new DC, read this blog.

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The Process

Our team will perform a detailed analysis of your operational processes including:

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  • Current distribution center operational processes
  • DC efficiency and effectiveness
  • Supply chain IT execution systems (WMS, LMS, TMS) and the ability to support business requirements, growth, and best practices
  • DC capacity and space utilization
  • DC staffing
  • Quality and process improvement programs (LEAN, Six Sigma)
  • Supply Chain Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs)
  • Assessment of the implementation of industry leading practices
  • Distribution center Material Handling Equipment (MHE) and automation assessment

The Output

Our team will identify and highlight areas where there is an opportunity and submit our findings for your review. As a part of our warehouse consulting services we will also assist in the development and execution of an action plan that fits your organization. 

We will develop a detailed summary report of Findings and Recommendations identifying:

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  • Prioritized list of process improvement opportunities
  • Recommendations to improve top issues
  • Supply Chain IT execution systems gap assessment
  • Executive summary report containing a summary of top process improvement opportunities and recommendations
  • High level project plan of the short/medium/long term recommendations

At the conclusion of the Warehouse Assessment project, DCS is ready to assist you with implementing the findings identified throughout the course of the assessment.