A warehouse is a hectic place at the best of times, with lots of people, vehicles and equipment constantly on the go – taking in stock, fulfilling orders and delivering them out to customers. If a warehouse is not well organised, it can disrupt the operational flow and efficiency of the supply chain...
You may have heard the saying ‘tidy house, tidy mind’, but did you know this also applies to warehouses? A tidy warehouse, a tidy mind! A well-organised, clean warehouse isn’t just about complying with legal regulations. It’s also about creating an efficient, safe and healthy place to work, and...
To a layman a picking process can seem chaotic. The orderpickers drive like busy bees in an apparently chaotic way through the warehouse. However, like with bees, behind the tasks of each orderpicker lies a mature strategy. Only the shortest possible route can reduce picking costs to a minimum. S...
The average height of standard pallet racking is about 4 metres. In these kind of warehouses we mostly see standard forklift trucks storing or retrieving pallets. The average turnover is low and the aisle width is comfortably large. The problems start when we are putting pallets away on 7, 8 or even...
