Prioritize WMS/API integration, throughput capacity for pick‑pack and cross‑dock, SLA guarantees, carrier diversity, returns processing, and scalability for peak volumes. Verify reporting, inventory accuracy metrics, and proven experience with your channel mix to avoid service gaps.

Saint George location often reduces regional delivery times across the Southwest and improves access to I‑15 carriers, lowering last‑mile costs. Expect tradeoffs for long‑haul lanes to distant coasts; savings from lower rents and labor can offset additional transit miles depending on network design.

Require a modern WMS with real‑time inventory, API/EDI connectivity, barcode/RFID support, scalable labor plans, seasonal staffing and automation options, and dashboarded KPIs for OTIF, inventory accuracy, and order cycle time to manage peaks effectively.

Model a full landed‑cost comparison including outbound transportation, inbound replenishment, inventory carrying, labor, facility rent, value‑added services, returns handling, and service-level penalties. Run scenario analyses for demand variability and pilot shipments to validate assumptions.