WAREHOUSE REPORT | STORAGE
Maximise space by maximising height.
details that must be borne in mind: “Factors include stock profile, [and] investment costs of the racking installation; handling/ transport costs per item, which includes the cost of internal transportation and labour; handling capacity measured in picks, i.e. the quantity of items retrieved per unit of time; optimum utilisation of the available headroom and footprint of a warehouse or storage area.” Headroom is a pertinent issue.
Mezzanine floors are one way to make use of overhead space, but modern high bay racking goes much higher, and narrower aisles can squeeze more into existing space. Martin McVicar, CEO and co-founder of Combilift, points out that the dimensions of the premises will dictate, for example, the height of racking: “You can’t go above the roof in any case!” And height is what he recommends:
“The first and easiest way to increase storage density in any warehouse small or large is to maximise height utilisation, and to consider the warehouse in cubic storage capacity. Warehouses are a revenue stream, but underutilised space is either a cost or waste. When aisle widths are reduced and racking is added to fill vacant spaces, warehouse storage capacity can be increased by up to 50%,” reckons McVicar. The capability of materials handling equipment has a significant influence on any intralogistics strategy. Broadly, the options will be stacker cranes, forklift trucks, perhaps a fully automated
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