Pallet Storage and Picking Optimization Lecture Transcript

6

(20:10): The storage density in that case is more important than the accessibility because it's a big burst of import product. That's a good example. The other good news is when you don't need the frame for themselves, they store in a very limited space. If somebody could receive it with a stacking frame, that would be even better, but usually folks can't receive it that way. Now we're into some real racking. By far the most common type of racking is single deep rack. Why is it called single deep? It is because it is single deep against the aisle. What's the advantage of working with single deep rack? (20:52): What's the advantage as compared to any option we've looked at so far? Visibility is one. Every pallet is accessible from the aisle. We've got very good accessibility, but the storage density is not so great because what portion of the floor space is devoted to aisles? Just look at the picture. What portion of the floor space is devoted to aisles? 50 to 60%, so when would you ever use it? Got a lot of skews and not many pallets on hand for each one. The other thing is now we bought some equipment depending on the price of steel, this option can get pretty expensive. (21:44): Lemme ask you another question. Suppose you're looking at that picture, you're talking to the manager of that warehouse and they say, you know something, we're absolutely full. What would you say? That's amazing. You need to recalibrate your definition of full. Why? What portion of the locations are occupied? What portion of the locations are occupied? The number of locations? We're working at 20 locations and only two of them don't have something in them. What portion of the locations are occupied? 90% different questions. What portion of the cube is occupied? 20%. What about all the space right there? All of the space right there. All of the space right there. All of the space right there. What's wrong? (22:42): The locations are not sized properly. You want to make sure that the rack is configured to match the height of the pallets. Just that alone can help you get 15 to 25% better storage density, just making that match happen. Double deep rack is just single deep rack back to back. So here's one two deep against the aisle. What's the advantage of double deep rack over single deep rack? What portion of the floor space is devoted to aisles now? Maybe 30 to 40% instead of 50 to 60%. However, can I put more than one skew in a lane? (23:38): I could, but probably I shouldn't because if I did, let's suppose I have A here and B here and I need B. Got to take A out to get to B and then put a back in the location. So what you want is A and A, B and B, C and C, et cetera. That said, what types of products should I put in double D

Pallet Storage and Picking Optimization | © RightChain™ Incorporated | All Rights Reserved