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Cold Summit Optimizes Distribution Strategy for West Coast Meat Distribution Company
Mar 26, 2025
4 min read
A prominent West Coast meat distribution company partnered with Cold Summit to evaluate the feasibility of consolidating its multi-facility operations into a single cold storage facility. Facing challenges such as operational inefficiencies and rising costs, the client sought expert guidance. Cold Summit delivered a comprehensive distribution network analysis, strategic site selection insights, and facility design recommendations. The result? Improved supply chain efficiency, optimized existing operations, and significant capital savings without the need for immediate facility expansion.
Jason Fincher
Client Overview
A leading West Coast based meat distribution company sought to streamline its multi-facility distribution network to improve efficiency and reduce operational costs. The company wanted to evaluate the feasibility of consolidating operations into a single facility and needed expert guidance to assess optimal site selection, facility design, and cost implications.
Challenges
The client faced several key challenges in its distribution network assessment:
Managing multiple distribution facilities across different locations, leading to inefficiencies.
Identifying the ideal site for a new consolidated cold storage facility.
Understanding demand data trends to determine required capacity, dock configurations, and racking layouts.
Evaluating cost implications of constructing a new facility vs. optimizing existing operations.
Cold Summit’s Solution
Leveraging deep industry expertise in cold chain logistics, real estate development, and facility design, Cold Summit provided a comprehensive analysis to help the client make an informed decision.
Multi-Facility Distribution Network Analysis
Cold Summit conducted an in-depth assessment of the client’s existing distribution network, evaluating:
Inventory movement patterns and demand fluctuations.
Storage capacity and utilization efficiency at current facilities.
Operational bottlenecks affecting distribution speed and cost.
Site Selection & Market Analysis
Cold Summit identified available sites in strategic markets that would:
Optimize supply chain efficiency by reducing transportation costs.
Ensure access to major logistics hubs for streamlined distribution.
Support future scalability to accommodate business growth.
Cold Summit also provided rough order of magnitude pricing and construction timelines for each potential site, offering a clear picture of investment requirements.
Facility Design & Operational Needs Assessment
Using purchasing and sales data, Cold Summit analyzed the client’s ideal facility requirements, including:
Optimal number of docks for inbound and outbound logistics.
Pallet positions and racking configurations to maximize storage efficiency.
Temperature zoning needs for different product categories.
Results & Impact
Instead of moving forward with a new facility immediately, Cold Summit’s analysis helped the client uncover opportunities to optimize its current operations.
Identified inefficiencies in the existing distribution network that could be addressed without new construction.
Recommended investment in a warehouse management software (WMS) solution to improve tracking, inventory flow, and operational efficiency.
Saved the client significant upfront capital by prioritizing process optimization over facility expansion.
Conclusion
Cold Summit’s data-driven approach provided the West Coast meat distributor with a clearer understanding of its operational needs, allowing the company to delay major capital expenditures and focus on improving existing efficiencies. By leveraging analytics, market intelligence, and facility planning expertise, Cold Summit helped the client make a strategic, cost-effective decision that enhanced overall supply chain performance.
