How to Layout a Warehouse or Distribution Center

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ABC Block Stack Floor Storage Layout for a Major F&B

“BEFORE” Layout

Optimized RightChain™ Layout

A SKUs B SKUs C SKUs

This warehouse layout engagement, was a bit like defragmenting a hard drive. The most prominent feature of the optimization, was the location of A, B, and C products, in the locations commensurate with their velocity. In the BEFORE layout, you can see that A, B, and C products are scattered ,nearly randomly, throughout the warehouse. In the RightChain optimization, the A items are the closest to the receiving and shipping docks, and the C products are the furthest away. The optimization design yielded a 38% increase in operating productivity, with a corresponding cost reduction.

World Class Warehousing™

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