Solution Design Stream
The Solution Design Stream ensures that the operational, safety, and environmental foundations of your future warehouse or intralogistics solution are clearly defined and aligned with industry best practices. Acting as the bridge between concept design and real-world implementation, this stream transforms ideas into executable plans that enable safe, efficient, and sustainable operations.
By combining process design, SOP development, safety management, and environmental assessment, this stream forms the backbone of operational readiness across automated and manual environments.
Process Design
We design and optimise future-state operational workflows to ensure that all manual and automated tasks meet performance, safety, and efficiency requirements. This involves defining material flows, labour activities, equipment interactions, and system dependencies to create a scalable and resilient operational foundation.
Our process design activities include comprehensive business impact assessments and the development of end-to-end process flow diagrams covering warehouse and material-handling activities. We produce detailed process descriptions outlining roles, responsibilities, and time requirements, along with clearly defined integration points between manual workflows and automated equipment. Cycle-time estimates and operational performance assumptions are validated through collaborative workshops, followed by stakeholder sign-off to ensure full alignment.
Safety Management Guidance
We help organisations establish robust safety frameworks tailored to automated warehouse environments. This includes regulatory compliance, integration of safety-related technologies, and the creation of governance structures that support safe, reliable operations.
Our safety management services include the preparation of a comprehensive safety risk assessment report and the development of a high-level safety management framework with defined roles and responsibilities. We provide guidance on integrating safety systems such as light curtains, E-stops, zoning, and sensors, along with recommendations for traffic management plans. We also deliver compliance guidance aligned with ISO, CE, WorkSafe, and other relevant standards, supported by safety audit assistance and training recommendations.
Environmental Assessments
We evaluate the environmental impact of automation and intralogistics projects to ensure alignment with sustainability goals and regulatory expectations. Our assessments cover key environmental factors to support compliance and informed decision-making.
Our environmental support includes the development of preliminary Environmental Impact Assessments or compliance checklists, analysis of energy consumption and carbon footprint estimates, and an overview of noise and emissions risks. We provide sustainability improvement recommendations and assist with the preparation of regulatory documentation, reporting, and supporting submissions.
Safe Operating Procedures (SOP) Guidance & Review
We provide expert guidance to ensure Safe Operating Procedures are clear, effective, and aligned with the designed operational environment. This ensures that day-to-day warehouse operations remain safe, controlled, and compliant.
Our SOP support includes a detailed review and refinement of client-prepared SOPs, supported by templates aligned with warehouse automation standards. We give recommendations on operational controls and risk mitigation, ensure SOPs accurately reflect system functionality and safety protocols, and provide guidance on version control and formal sign-off processes.
Value to Your Organisation
Partnering with Ethon Advisory ensures clear operational foundations that reduce implementation risk and support efficient, compliant operations. You gain robust processes and SOPs designed for safe and effective daily execution, strong safety and environmental governance tailored to automated environments, and increased confidence in solution performance and operational readiness. Additionally, our sustainability insights support long-term operational excellence and responsible solution deployment.