How to Optimize Pallet Storage and Picking

Pallet Storage & Handling Systems

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Figure 8 Block stacking in a raw material warehouse. (Lima, PERU)

Honeycombing Ha oh no er iyzcoonmt abl i nl agn ies ot hr ev leor st si c oa fl sc tool ruamg en coaf psat co irt ay gde u. eI f tloa nt he edreepqt uhisr eamr ee tnot ot od es teopr, ea as si si nt ghlee cSaKs Ue ii nn tt ho oe sphhoortto, ,t ot hoel af lrogoeras ppaocret i ionn for of tnht eoffl ot ho er sbpaaccke ipsadl leevt so ties dutnodaeirsul et isl .i zI fe tdh. eI fptahl el e lt as naer ed ne po tt hesa sairl ye stackable, too much of the available clear height is lost. Loads in a block are retrieved last-in-first-out (LIFO). Hence, if highly restrictive (femaosirbelestsrtiocrtatgheanmelotthoodr.code date) FIFO requirements are in place, block stacking is not a As loads are removed from a storage lane, a space-loss phenomenon referred to as honeycombing occurs with block stacking. Since only one SKU can be effectively stored in a li as neem, epmt i epdt y. Tpha el lreet f sopr ae c, iens oarrde ecrr et oa tme da iwn thaiicnh hciagnhnuotti lbi zeaut itoi lni zoefdt he ef f ea cvtai vi l ea lbyl eu ns ttoi lraa ng ee pn ot isriet iloannse, the lane depth (number of loads stored from the aisle) must be carefully determined. A lane

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