Logistics & Shipping

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Logistics

Before a design arrives at the customer’s door, it will need to travel and there are restrictions to consider. Problems arise if objects are too large to fit through doorways or unable to move up a flight of stairs. Also, certain express carrier trucks have size and weight restrictions. The factors can be overcome by good design solutions.

Shipping

Finally, shipping or the method in which the item travels to the consumer is part of the design experience. Designing an object that needs to travel assembles versus non-assembled is a critical decisions. A RTA product ships easier and is less expensive than an assemble one, but it must be easy to put the parts together and require a minimum number of tools. If the product exceeds certain dimensions the shipping can be more expensive than the item itself. Oversize items also have a propensity to be expensive to ship and damage easily. Though last in the process, shipping considerations should be part of the overall design process.