With the economic shift by businesses into the eCommerce arena, many business owners are completely restructuring and redesigning their operations for their warehouse needs. One area that warehouses are jumping on comes in the form of pallet racking – an effective, practical and safe storage solution for inventory.
Many may feel that the planning stages for mapping out a pallet racking strategy seem overwhelming, but the truth is that having that strategy is one of the best investments your businesses will ever make. All it takes is careful planning to adjust your current warehouse layout and then selecting the right warehouse storage equipment for the job.
Calculate Space
Whilst calculating the space and storage required for warehouse racking may feel difficult at first, taking full and concise measurements of the likely space usage is the best way to get things right the first time.
Many kinds of pallet racking generally add a lot of space to the vertical dimension, so this needs to be considered right from the start. You will have to take into consideration wall height, floor space and any existing shelving your warehouse has. When combined, all of this information plays into choosing the best storage system for your warehouse.
Capacity
Taking a full inventory of your existing stock is going to be the next vital part of the process. You could run a full audit of your existing stock and reduce it without wasting too much, allowing you to prepare for a racking system that provides the right capacity and load-bearing capability.
Depending on your business, you may require holding even more stock in the future and will require the space for it at a later date. Whilst working out these calculations can take a sizable amount of time and labour, it is the difference between having a system with lots of space for manoeuvre instead of one that makes very little difference to your warehouse.
Preparation
Being prepared on the installation day makes the difference in avoiding disruption to your business or stock levels. Even having a temporary plan in place for moving and holding inventory whilst older shelving is disassembled and removed in preparation is a good plan.
When these older shelving and storage units are removed to bring in pallet racking, you may also require staggering your schedule to make your transition smooth and without any problems. You will also require plenty of space to manoeuvre the pallet racking for installation.
If pallet racking is the future of your business, contact the team at Monarch Shelving today for safe storage solutions.
