Across large warehouse and automation projects, the same issues surface repeatedly: optimistic timelines, blurred accountability, late design changes, and technology that was never fully tested under real conditions. What looks robust in the business case often proves fragile in execution.
Successful warehouse projects follow a different logic. They treat CAPEX as a value driver, not a cost item. They lock scope early, enforce disciplined change control, and establish clear governance with real decision authority. Real estate, layout, automation, and operational flows are designed together — not in silos. Vendors are selected for proven delivery capability, not lowest price.
Crucially, leading teams invest more time upfront: identifying risks early, stress-testing technology, planning permitting realistically, and preparing operations well before go-live.
Our network partners Carl-Friedrich zu Knyphausen and Raimund Paetzmann, founders of the boutique consultancy logivalue have decades of hands-on leadership in large-scale logistics and warehouse CAPEX projects. Together, they have initiated, negotiated, and delivered more than 40 XXL fulfillment centers and multiple highly automated warehouses, combining strategic rigor with deep execution experience across the full project lifecycle.
