Design-Build-Operate
Americold’s Supply Chain Solutions team designs tailored networks and facilities that align with each customer’s operations, growth, and product needs.
Our Design-Build-Operate Model
To help our customers meet the ever-evolving demands of the food industry, we continuously innovate and improve our capabilities for customized solutions.
Our in-house designers, supply chain engineers, and program managers collaborate closely with each customer, achieving a deep understanding of their unique challenges. With that foundation we develop turnkey solutions to address those needs.
With our integrated service delivery model, we partner with customers to design custom facilities that meet their needs, build new sites or enhance existing ones, and seamlessly implement operations. Paired with our full suite of value-added services, this approach helps customers achieve their business goals with greater efficiency, reliability, and flexibility.
Our Integrated Approach
Design
Design
Our in-house design experts assess the customer’s end-to-end supply chain needs in an engaged, collaborative, iterative process. We analyze everything from network strategy to potential automation applications, delivering a solution design precisely calibrated to customer needs.
Build
Build
Americold’s Integrated Program Launch (IPL) methodology drives confident facility builds and enhancements, turning even the most complex projects into streamlined, predictable transitions. Through rigorous readiness checks and clearly defined tollgates, our Supply Chain Solutions team ensures new or upgraded facilities launch smoothly, with minimal disruption to your supply chain.
Operate
Operate
We’re committed to our customers’ success from initial design through final implementation. After delivery, our Americold Operating System (AOS) provides a model for continuous value creation and standardized operations.
Supply Chain Optimization
We draw from a comprehensive set of capabilities to create world-class cold chain solutions.
- Network strategy
- Inventory optimization
- Transportation optimization
- Supply chain health checks
- Service level analysis
Data Science
- Forecasting and capacity planning
- Infrastructure optimization
Warehouse Design
- Capacity analytics
- Process flow mapping
- Engineered labor modeling
- Resource requirements
- Automation
Transportation Planning
- Consolidation programs
- Load optimization
- Lane and capacity analysis
- Benchmarking
Related Solutions
Automation
Our Growing Network
Strategic Partnerships
Cold Supply Chain
Transportation Solutions
Let’s Do Better Together
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