Valspar
Valspar is a wholly-owned subsidiary of The Sherwin-Williams Company. Founded in 1866, The Sherwin-Williams Company is a global leader in the manufacture, development, distribution, and sale of paints, coatings and related products to professional, industrial, commercial and retail customers.
Activities
- Data analysis and mapping of material flows on the site
- Impactanalysis of future growth on the required space for logistics activities
- Analysis of expansion/ extension possibilities
- Fitting alternatives in master plan
- Financial and qualitative evaluation
- Design master plan
- Sensitivity analysis
Master plan study
At the time of the study:
Taken into account the expected growth, the current space is not sufficient for storing finished goods.
The initial situation had several issues, including:
- general lack of space for the majority of the activities;
- limited parking lots for trucks;
- inefficient outbound processes.
Objectives
Facilitate future growth and develop a long term strategy by answering following questions:
- make-or-buy decision: extend the logistics infrastructure or outsource the logistics operation?
- in case the logistics infrastructrue is to be extended, how should this extension fit the current site?
- what is the impact of a faster or slower growth rate on the validity of the designed master plan?
Result
- Extension of the internal logistics operations demonstrates an economic and strategic advantage compared to outsourcing;
- Alternative site plans of which the most suitable alternative was chosen based on economic feasibility, flexibility, fulfillment risks, ....
Elements from the master plan study:
- extension of existing warehouse and new warehouse for raw materials;
- new building for consumables and offices;
- redesign of layout for solvents and re-location R&D and QC departments.