Warehouse Design
5 Features of a Space Efficient Warehouse
Balancing cost with quality and efficiency is a constant concern of warehouse managers and all businesses. One of the ways for businesses to keep overhead costs under control is to find extra space in the warehouse. As we shall see in this article, improving the space efficiency of your warehouse won’t only allow you to store more stock in a smaller space, it can boost pick order effectiveness and overall warehouse efficiency.
1. Multi-Level Pick Towers
Multi-level pick towers are one of the most common ways to safe space in warehouses. For the space efficient warehouse, multi-level pick towers that have low floor area usage are the only choice. These shelving systems massively enhance usage of vertical space by multiplying the amount of stock that can be store in the warehouse.
With good layout, design, a good warehouse management system, and product profile, pick order times won’t be compromised. Multi-level pick towers require appropriate equipment such as forklifts.
5 Warehouse Design Errors to Avoid
The warehouse is one of the most important places in the supply chain. Great warehouse design that incorporates features such as high-density shelving systems and zones can make all the difference between a functional space and a highly efficient warehouse. Read about these five warehouse design mistakes to avoid.
Error 1: Low-Density and Inefficient Storage Solutions
Many businesses neglect their storage solutions and underestimate the importance of incorporating well-designed storage solutions into their warehouse. High density storage solutions not only allow businesses to make better use of existing space, they enhance efficiency. A good pallet racking system, for example, can allow faster picking by eliminating the need to cover long routes to access stock.
Integrate product profiles or stock keeping units (‘SKUs’) into your warehouse management system can help you create great zones (more on zones below) and make better decisions about storage design.
Six Steps to a Highly Efficient Warehouse
Many businesses are happy as long as the orders are rolling out on time and customer deadlines are met. However, in many cases the efficiency of warehouse can be drastically improved, which in turn can reduce unnecessary expenditure. From shelving systems to software and order profiling, these are six practical steps to an even better warehouse management system.
Product Profiles
Use stock keeping units (SKUs) to profile your items. Your SKUs will probably be changing according to product life cycle or the seasons. Therefore, it’s important to keep track of the highest volume orders and set out your warehouse to optimise pickup. This will reduce pickup and order fulfilment times. Depending on how much product turnover you have, you might need to update these product profiles every six months, or even more frequently.
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Checklist for Choosing a Self-Storage Facility
If you’re travelling, moving to a smaller place, have commercial goods that need to be stored, or have a need to pack away your things and keep them in storage, you’ll want to choose a self-storage facility that will keep your belongings in a good condition and provide enough security to safeguard them from theft. From shelving systems to security measures, these are the criteria to look out for when choosing a self-storage facility.
Security and Safety Features
Security is obviously a key factor when choosing a self-storage facility. There’s probably nothing worse than getting your valuables stolen or destroyed by fire due to lax security and safety.
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Seven High Density Storage Solutions for Warehouses
Using high density storage solutions can multiply your storage capacity many times over. The best storage tools are stacked style palletised or non-palletised storage options for your warehouse. With these shelving systems, you can free up more than half of your warehouse space and improve movement, safety and productivity in your organisation.
Palletised Storage
Palletised storage facilitates pickups with forklifts, pallet jacks, front loaders, or other jack devices and makes moving heavy stacks easy. Some of the most common options for palletised storage are as follows.
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How to Design a Good Warehouse
Designing a good warehouse is not as simple as it seems. There is much more involved in a good warehouse than space and pallet racking. From the first construction plans to the right fork lifts, there is a lot involved in planning a good warehouse. But what are the main steps to designing a good warehouse? While this article does not mean to be exhaustive, it should set you on the right path and help you discuss things with your contractors and your staff.