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Fishy Foods Facility Selection Process

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In order to select a public warehouse that can satisfy Fishy Foods specific needs we have to first analyze the amount of merchandise that the warehouse would be handling. The company receives two containers each month, these containers have 20 pallets each. This means that in any given month the warehouse would be receiving 40 pallets of canned salmon. The company plans to sell all merchandise received in the warehouse each month which means that customer demand is expected to be 40 pallets each month.
What services Fishy Foods requires?
The warehouse selected must be located in Broward County and expected to unload containers, rack products, and dispatch lose boxes into the delivery van owned by the company. The facility selection process included in this paper will consider how long the warehouse has been in business and its location. The following warehouses offer the …show more content…

Corropack Containers Corporation
Corropack Containers Corporation is located in Sunrise, Florida and has been in business for forty years. Due to being in the Broward County area, this warehouse gives Fishy Foods the chance to maintain transportation costs to a minimum and deliver to retail stores in the area in a considerable short period of time. Also the warehouse is strategically located near the International Port of Miami.
This is a full service warehouse which means that all requirements outlined by Fishy Foods will be met. Corropack Containers Corporation also pride itself with having excellent inventory control and working closely with its customers to find the best solution that maintains costs to a minimum. This company also offers distribution services which might be of help to Fishy Foods in the future if they decide to expand to other areas in South

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