Burns and McDonnell

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POWERING FUTURE MANUFACTURING WITH DECARBONIZED INDUSTRIAL OPERATIONS

The industrial sector is central to tackling the climate crisis, as it is responsible for nearly a third of domestic greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions.

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Revolutionizing Automated Warehousing: A Turnkey Approach to ASRS + Building Delivery

The desire for reduced labor costs, improved accuracy and supply chain safeguards is pushing distribution centers and manufacturing facilities forward into the golden age of advanced automation. Extensive data analysis, careful application to relevant business operations and facility integration is essential in order for automated systems to operate optimally.

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Designing for Procurement Can Help Alleviate Supply Chain Headaches

The design-build project delivery approach continues to deliver value to utilities and developers. From a single point of responsibility and integration to cost certainty and timely delivery, design-build can help create a more streamlined and seamless project experience.

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Taking the Pressure Off Planning for Capital Investments

When major operational changes require large capital investments, the unknowns of the outcomes can weigh heavily on an organization. Pre-capital consulting is crucial to delivering a successful project, especially for companies that have multiple departments with diverse responsibilities or functions.

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LEAN ASSESSMENT TO OPTIMIZE YOUR OPERATIONS

To pinpoint operational challenges and identify optimal solutions for manufacturers, lean assessments may be the right approach. A Lean Six Sigma evaluation of current processes takes a holistic view of a business in order to build efficiencies now and in the future with shorter lead times, better on-time delivery, faster cash conversion and greater product control.

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Unlocking Site Selection Success

For many projects, the perfect site can feel just beyond reach. The process of finding your ideal location may seem daunting at first, but working with an experienced site selection team to do all the heavy lifting — from sifting through sites to learning about unique site features and determining a ranking — can help make the process smoother.

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Bigger Is Not Always Better: Space Optimization for Manufacturing

Optimizing facility footprints and operations is a universally beneficial way to maximize the productive use of capital, especially for capital-intensive industries such as industrial production or foods and consumer products. The need for optimization manifests through various business situations, including mergers and acquisitions, market upturns requiring additional capacity, or market downturns requiring consolidation.

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INTEGRATING ROBOTICS INTO EXISTING PROCESSES

Industrial automation through robotics is more accessible than ever with robots performing human-like functions such as assembling and testing products and picking and packaging them for distribution. Consider integrating this competitive advantage into your process to reap the safe, fast and reliable rewards.

READ THE SERVICE FEATURE   
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Opening the Door to Sustainability

For TruStile Doors, finding a more beneficial use for more than 7,200 tons of sawdust byproduct created each year through manufacturing meant integrating a solution into design of its new facility — effectively reducing greenhouse gas emissions by more than 37,000 tons per year.

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Advanced Technology Provides Cost and Schedule Savings for Large Food Producer’s Expansion

A confidential client needed to expand its existing food production facility by 50,000 square feet to satisfy increased market demand. Laser-scanning technology and 3D modeling aided the process engineering effort and significantly reduced the project schedule.

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Advancing Order Fulfillment With Automated Solutions

The Jasco Products omnichannel distribution facility in Oklahoma City fulfills and distributes over 100,000 consumer product orders each day. To improve fulfillment operations, speed and order accuracy, Jasco turned to Burns & McDonnell to develop, design and build its new automated material handling system.

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Facility Renovation Improves Processes for Production and People

Reimagining constrained space leads to increased plant capacity, improved production processes and overall better manufacturing efficiency for Tyson Foods in the Midwest.

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Creating Long-Lasting Sustainable Solutions

Through Velocity, an iterative, flexible engagement process, our holistic team fosters in-depth conversations and working sessions to create a strategy that helps clients develop long-lasting goals and meet sustainable benchmarks

READ THE SERVICE FEATURE   
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INCREASING EFFICIENCY THROUGH AUTOMATED WAREHOUSE OPERATIONS

A confidential client sought to consolidate and automate its warehouse to improve the efficiency and accuracy of order fulfillment.

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Major Manufacturer Reaping Multiple Benefits From Data Conversion to Enterprise GIS

One of the largest manufacturing companies in North America has gained greatly improved safety, efficiency and quality for facility operations, thanks to a major migration of vital operations data into an Enterprise GIS system hosted in the cloud.

READ THE CASE STUDY   

Revolutionizing Automated Warehousing: A Turnkey Approach to ASRS + Building Delivery

The desire for reduced labor costs, improved accuracy and supply chain safeguards is pushing distribution centers and manufacturing facilities forward into the golden age of advanced automation. Extensive data analysis, careful application to relevant business operations and facility integration is essential in order for automated systems to operate optimally.

Visit Revolutionizing Automated Warehousing: A Turnkey Approach to ASRS + Building Delivery Microsite  

Designing for Procurement Can Help Alleviate Supply Chain Headaches

The design-build project delivery approach continues to deliver value to utilities and developers. From a single point of responsibility and integration to cost certainty and timely delivery, design-build can help create a more streamlined and seamless project experience.

Visit Designing for Procurement Can Help Alleviate Supply Chain Headaches Microsite  

Taking the Pressure Off Planning for Capital Investments

When major operational changes require large capital investments, the unknowns of the outcomes can weigh heavily on an organization. Pre-capital consulting is crucial to delivering a successful project, especially for companies that have multiple departments with diverse responsibilities or functions.

Visit Taking the Pressure Off Planning for Capital Investments Microsite  

LEAN ASSESSMENT TO OPTIMIZE YOUR OPERATIONS

To pinpoint operational challenges and identify optimal solutions for manufacturers, lean assessments may be the right approach. A Lean Six Sigma evaluation of current processes takes a holistic view of a business in order to build efficiencies now and in the future with shorter lead times, better on-time delivery, faster cash conversion and greater product control.

Visit LEAN ASSESSMENT TO OPTIMIZE YOUR OPERATIONS Microsite  

Unlocking Site Selection Success

For many projects, the perfect site can feel just beyond reach. The process of finding your ideal location may seem daunting at first, but working with an experienced site selection team to do all the heavy lifting — from sifting through sites to learning about unique site features and determining a ranking — can help make the process smoother.

Visit Unlocking Site Selection Success Microsite  

Bigger Is Not Always Better: Space Optimization for Manufacturing

Optimizing facility footprints and operations is a universally beneficial way to maximize the productive use of capital, especially for capital-intensive industries such as industrial production or foods and consumer products. The need for optimization manifests through various business situations, including mergers and acquisitions, market upturns requiring additional capacity, or market downturns requiring consolidation.

Visit Bigger Is Not Always Better: Space Optimization for Manufacturing Microsite  

INTEGRATING ROBOTICS INTO EXISTING PROCESSES

Industrial automation through robotics is more accessible than ever with robots performing human-like functions such as assembling and testing products and picking and packaging them for distribution. Consider integrating this competitive advantage into your process to reap the safe, fast and reliable rewards.

Visit INTEGRATING ROBOTICS INTO EXISTING PROCESSES Microsite  
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Opening the Door to Sustainability

For TruStile Doors, finding a more beneficial use for more than 7,200 tons of sawdust byproduct created each year through manufacturing meant integrating a solution into design of its new facility — effectively reducing greenhouse gas emissions by more than 37,000 tons per year.

Visit Opening the Door to Sustainability Microsite  

Advanced Technology Provides Cost and Schedule Savings for Large Food Producer’s Expansion

A confidential client needed to expand its existing food production facility by 50,000 square feet to satisfy increased market demand. Laser-scanning technology and 3D modeling aided the process engineering effort and significantly reduced the project schedule.

Visit Advanced Technology Provides Cost and Schedule Savings for Large Food Producer’s Expansion Microsite  

Advancing Order Fulfillment With Automated Solutions

The Jasco Products omnichannel distribution facility in Oklahoma City fulfills and distributes over 100,000 consumer product orders each day. To improve fulfillment operations, speed and order accuracy, Jasco turned to Burns & McDonnell to develop, design and build its new automated material handling system.

Visit Advancing Order Fulfillment With Automated Solutions Microsite  

Facility Renovation Improves Processes for Production and People

Reimagining constrained space leads to increased plant capacity, improved production processes and overall better manufacturing efficiency for Tyson Foods in the Midwest.

Visit Facility Renovation Improves Processes for Production and People Microsite  
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Creating Long-Lasting Sustainable Solutions

Through Velocity, an iterative, flexible engagement process, our holistic team fosters in-depth conversations and working sessions to create a strategy that helps clients develop long-lasting goals and meet sustainable benchmarks

Visit Creating Long-Lasting Sustainable Solutions Microsite  
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INCREASING EFFICIENCY THROUGH AUTOMATED WAREHOUSE OPERATIONS

A confidential client sought to consolidate and automate its warehouse to improve the efficiency and accuracy of order fulfillment.

Visit INCREASING EFFICIENCY THROUGH AUTOMATED WAREHOUSE OPERATIONS Microsite  

Major Manufacturer Reaping Multiple Benefits From Data Conversion to Enterprise GIS

One of the largest manufacturing companies in North America has gained greatly improved safety, efficiency and quality for facility operations, thanks to a major migration of vital operations data into an Enterprise GIS system hosted in the cloud.

Visit Major Manufacturer Reaping Multiple Benefits From Data Conversion to Enterprise GIS Microsite  

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