When it comes to better warehouse storage equipment there is no better option on the marketplace than pallet racking. However, there could be problems if your overall pallet racking layout is not up to scratch.
It may be difficult to pinpoint if it is wrong but not so difficult to fix, just requiring some thought and planning in order to maximise it to a more efficient level.
Spend Time Looking Things Over
The best way to understand your storage space and it’s potential is to spend a full day overlooking how your product is being shifted around the warehouse.
In the most positive situations, all your product should be flowing forwards and in one direction. If there are areas that are experiencing momentum in a back and forth motion then it could be a large waste of time and energy, affecting your overall efficiency and worse; increasing risk to stock and staff.
Taking note of if your aisles are currently wide enough will be able to help with your next steps
Think Upwards
Naturally, a lot of warehouses waste space by not thinking vertically.
There is a lot of potential space above your racking that is not being utilised, so the potential of adding a mezzanine level in order to build upwards provides valuable space instead of thinking outwards. Even if it is not at the current level where your stock requires this extra space, it is a valuable solution for those busy periods of the year that can eliminate stocking at the end of aisles and causing disruption.
It’s better to have it and not need it than need it and not have it.
Identify Obstacles
Before instigating a change to your pallet racking layout, be sure to take all the small things into effect.
Low hanging pipes and columns may have played a hand in the original layout, even if it was before you came into the company. If you have old layout diagrams, take a good look at how they were instigated and why, and evaluate what current options can play against anything that prevented them from building around them back then.
Look Into More Sleek Storage OptionsP
Maybe your old pallet racking is bulky, outdated and not fit for the task anymore.
This could be the ideal time to upgrade to a more sleek and contemporary model that provides some extra aisle space and reinforced for building upwards. By overlooking the comparables with commercial shelving and industrial storage racks currently on the market you may be saving yourself space outwards and upwards.
Contact the team at Monarch Shelving for the best in warehouse storage solutions and pallet racking layout options.
