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What we measure before proposing any system

Every STOKA project starts with a free diagnostic: we measure your warehouse and hand back figures of your own, whether or not they help us sell you anything. We work first with the data you send us and, if the project justifies it, we go on site to measure. From that you learn how much height you are wasting, how many positions you really have, and how much of the problem can be solved by reorganising, without buying a single piece of equipment.

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What exactly is a warehouse diagnostic?

It is a free assessment of how your warehouse is working today. We measure clear height, storage positions, real occupancy, stock rotation and daily movements, and hand you those figures in a written report. With them you can decide whether to reorganise, expand or automate before you spend anything. If reorganising is enough, the report says so.

What gets measured, and why those figures

The first measurement is clear height to the lowest point of the roof: to the beam, to the sprinkler pipe, to the light fitting, never to the ridge. That difference is often a metre or more and it decides what can physically be installed. Then we count the positions you have today and compare them with the ones you actually use. We analyse the rotation profile of your stock, meaning what share of your items accounts for most of the movements. We record the load unit, whether pallet, case or loose item, the movements per day at peak hour, and the condition of the floor. Clear height also sets how far you can densify: the ceiling is multiplying what you store today with conventional racking by up to 3 times, and how much of that margin you reach comes out of those same figures.

Real occupancy versus apparent occupancy

A warehouse can look full and be half empty. Apparent occupancy is the feeling that nothing else fits; real occupancy is how many of your positions are actually taken and how much stock sits inside each one. It is common to find racking full of half-height pallets, aisles used as shelving, and goods that have not moved for months holding the best locations. We measure both and show you the gap. If the gap is wide, the problem is not space: it is organisation, and it is fixed with layout work and location rules. If the gap is narrow and you still cannot fit anything in, then it does make sense to talk about height and equipment.

What the square metres you are wasting actually cost

Putting a price on space changes the conversation. According to CBRE, in the second quarter of 2026 premium warehouse rent in Greater Buenos Aires averaged USD 7.33 per square metre per month, with sharp differences by area: 14.52 in the City of Buenos Aires and 5.59 in the Route 9 corridor. Building your own industrial unit cost between USD 180 and 430 per square metre, according to OneMake in June 2026. Premium vacancy in Greater Buenos Aires stood at 10.15%, with negative net absorption: there are metres available, but moving carries a cost. The diagnostic turns the metres you are wasting into money per month, and only with that figure can you compare any alternative.

A diagnostic that can only end in "buy this" is not a diagnostic

We are open about the conflict of interest: STOKA designs, imports, installs and integrates storage and automation systems. If the diagnostic were built so that the answer is always the same, it would be worth nothing. That is why we deliver it with the measured figures and the options kept separate: what gets solved by reorganising, what gets solved with shelving or racking, and what genuinely needs automation. The first column is often enough on its own. When the recommendation is to buy nothing yet, we put that in writing and stay available for when volume justifies the move. A report you can show your finance director and argue line by line is worth more than a proposal nobody can audit.

How we run the diagnostic, step by step

The process runs from the first call to the delivered report, and how long it takes depends on how tidy your data is. You can stop at any point: there is no purchase commitment tied to the diagnostic.

  1. 01

    You tell us the problem

    A short call to understand what is going wrong: whether you have run out of space, whether dispatch is slow, whether the stock count never matches. Without that conversation the figures mean nothing.

  2. 02

    You send us the data you already have

    Stock listing, movements from the last twelve months, a floor plan if one exists, and photographs. With that alone we can already work out rotation, load unit and theoretical occupancy before setting foot in the building.

  3. 03

    Site visit and measurement

    If the project justifies it, we come with a laser measure and a checklist: clear height to the lowest point, aisle widths, floor condition and flatness, columns, doors and loading areas.

  4. 04

    Cross-checking and scenarios

    We build three comparable scenarios: carry on as you are, reorganise without buying equipment, and automate. Each one with metres released, positions gained and what it costs to run per month.

  5. 05

    Report delivery and discussion

    We present the report and go through it with your operations and finance people. If the conclusion is that you do not need to buy anything, that is a valid conclusion too and it goes in writing.

When the diagnostic ends without a purchase

It happens often, and it is a good outcome. If your real occupancy sits well below the apparent one, if goods that have not moved for months are holding the locations closest to dispatch, or if your fastest moving items are scattered across the whole warehouse, the problem is one of rules, not of steel. In those cases the recommendation is to work on the layout, define location criteria by rotation, standardise the load unit and clear out dead stock. Those changes are made with your own people and your own forklift trucks, and they usually free space within weeks. We also rule automation out when daily volume is low and stable, when the product mix keeps changing, or when the building does not give the clear height required. In those cases we say so, and we talk again when the picture changes.

Frequently asked questions

Does the diagnostic cost anything?

No. The assessment is free of charge, including the site visit when the project justifies one. What we ask in return is access to real data: movements, stock and a floor plan. If you then decide not to go ahead, the report is still yours and you can use it with whoever you like.

What information do I need to prepare?

Ideally the stock listing with units and volume, inbound and outbound movements from the last twelve months, the warehouse floor plan and the clear height if you know it. If you do not have everything, we start with what there is: on-site measurement fills the gaps.

Why measure height to the beam and not to the roof?

Because what you install cannot pass the lowest point. Beams, sprinkler pipes, light fittings and ducts all bring the usable limit down, often by more than a metre. Designing against ridge height is the most common reason a project does not fit once it arrives.

What do I take away from the diagnostic?

A report with the measurements taken, real occupancy against apparent occupancy, the rotation profile of your stock and three scenarios compared on metres released, positions gained and monthly cost. No brands or models yet: first the problem is made clear, then the solution is chosen.

The other warehouse processes

Back to the six processes
01Space and layout02Receiving process03Order picking04Inventory control05Order shipping06Returns and reverse logistics

Ask for your warehouse diagnostic

Tell us what is going wrong and we will arrange the survey. Free of charge, no commitment, with the figures on the table.