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How Do You Rack It?

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  How Do You Rack It? With food and beverage manufacturers continuously introducing SKUs to meet the demands of a more diverse customer base, supply chain decision-makers are increasingly scrutinizing their warehouse storage layouts and racking systems. Supply chain managers look for ways to improve storage density while at the same time reducing product damage caused by their method of storage. Decision-makers also have to consider safety and sustainability. Much attention of late has focused on automated storage and retrieval systems (ASRS) and automatic guided vehicles (AVGs) which are giving supply chain managers more options to accomplish these goals. Automation, however, requires a large upfront investment that not all companies can afford. This article does not address automated warehouse systems since such ASRS and AVGs merit articles dedicated to those subjects that were featured previously. Static racking systems include numerous options. Drive-in racking ,  where th...
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Best practices in rack safety

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  Best practices in rack safety Every so often, it’s good to have a bit of a refresher course in certain subjects. Rack safety certainly qualifies. So here we go. The short course is simple. Rack safety is all about protecting people, equipment, and product. “Rack safety is about keeping people safe and away from dangerous areas in the warehouse. It’s also about protecting the rack from lift trucks and other warehouse equipment. And it’s about placing and keeping the product in the rack so it doesn’t endanger people or equipment.” There’s a nice safety symmetry to all that. And a direct correlation is there between safe, secure loads in the rack and high warehouse productivity. Basically, you can’t have the latter without the former. Unfortunately, there are plenty of opportunities to compromise rack safety. In fact, unsafe rack ranges from damage to columns and bracing to shelf and decking instability, explains Steve Johnson ,  vice president of sales at Nashville W...
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Movable Storage Racks To Improve Your Business’ Flow

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  Movable Storage Racks To Improve Your Business Flow How Can Movable Storage Racks Improve Your Business’ Flow? Reclaiming your warehouse or business floor space can seem like a daunting task. Adding additional shelving and racks may not be an option when valuable floor space is running low. While modular storage systems add a creative use of storage components, consider the effect of what adding more storage will do to your business and operations flow. With more storage racks comes a decrease in floor space – and limiting of employee movement and traffic patterns. Optimizing Business Flow Whether it is your business backroom operations that facilitate the day-to-day employee and customer processes or a warehousing and fulfillment area, the key to optimizing the flow of consumer products or in-house documentation may require a new perspective to discover ways to better manage spaces. Movable Storage Racks   and filing systems are changing the dynamics of office and productio...
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