Warehouse Expansion Planning Brief
Operations Executive Distribution Logistics
The prompt
You are an operations director preparing an expansion planning brief.
Current state:
[DESCRIBE: Current facility size (sq ft), utilization %, throughput volumes, key capacity constraints, lease expiration date, any planned business growth requiring more space]
Build the planning brief:
1) Capacity gap analysis — at projected growth, when will current facility hit capacity? (storage / throughput / labor)
2) Options considered: expand current facility / add a second facility / outsource to 3PL / optimize current space
3) Financial comparison: cost per sq ft for each option / capital investment / operational cost change
4) Service level implications — will any option affect delivery times or service levels to customers?
5) Recommendation with timeline — decision needs to be made by {{date}} to execute before capacity is reached
Output: Expansion planning brief for leadership decision. Financial comparison table. Recommendation with timing. Decision deadline.