Warehousing Study for Transmission Utility

Consolidation of slow moving, parts and consumables inventory across metro and outer metro Adelaide into a purpose-built centralised distribution facility for a transmission utility.

The Problem

Determine the location, scale, design for a distribution facility and material handling and systems to manage future demands for projects including renewables considering the business strategic objectives, infrastructure technical requirements and development program and the various contractor maintenance, services and project delivery approaches.

The Solution

Modelled demands and volumetrics for parts and materials and consumables and equipment availability and performance requirements for regulator compliances and road networks to achieve responsiveness objectives to define spatial, areas and location and the facility services and systems requirements.

Designed and costed a large distribution facility that improved the reliability and responsiveness of the organisation and identified contracting a developer to build a purpose built facility and leasing back on adjacent to an existing substation.

The Benefits

The consolidation of parts and stores improved logistics efficiencies and parts inventory service, reliability and responsiveness, this reduced:

• Warehousing, inventory and transport costs.

• Property and storage assets and investments.