Shy Assar sits down with Nick Strand and Greg Hanoyan from Raymond West (a Toyota Material Handling company) to unpack the operational mechanics of modern warehouses. From forklifts to robotics, racking to automation, and permits to go-live timelines, we break down what actually drives ROI inside the four walls. The team explains why clear height changes everything, how to densify with narrower aisles, when ESFR vs. rack sprinklers tips your design, and why domestic racking matters in seismic zones. We also cover cold storage, lights-out facilities, and real-world ROI windows (~3 years) for automation.
Highlights:
Picking the right building (clear height, power, sprinkler design)
Permitting path & speeding up go-live
When automation beats labor (and how to phase it)
Cold storage: rack-supported + “lights out” case study
Domestic vs imported racking in SoCal’s seismic codes
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