Though the weather has been rather frosty in the past week, the cold season won’t be around much longer. Soon people will be getting ready to grab the sun lotion, head to the beach and make the most out of the warmer half of the year. Some warehouse workers, on the other hand, will keep the kettle boiled wrap themselves up and try to forget how cold warehouse storage can be.
It comes as no surprise that due to high demand, warehouses are having to expand cold and freezer facilities and building up the need for more workers to keep up the workflow. Many companies are faced with issues of hiring more staff, increasing the costs of labour, when really all that is needed is an AS/RS (automated storage and retrieval system). An ASRS is ideal for reducing the costs of labour, increasing inventory, increasing the accuracy of shipments and overall increases the efficiency of warehouse storage.
Warehouse Storage and Labour
The benefits of an AS/RS are visible to management from the moment it plays its role in warehouse storage. As a piece of machinery, it doesn’t need any coverings in order to keep warm and can function in temperatures as low as minus thirty fahrenheit! It is a consistently working piece of equipment, designed to lower labour costs, waste, and maintenance of the AS/RS as it doesn’t rely on break times to warm up.
Having a warehouse execution system, also known as WES, makes checking the status of the system possible via a simple platform. AS/RS wasn’t designed to cut labour as such, but for these particular environments you staff will benefit as they are able to spend less time in a sub-zero environment.
Inventory for Warehouse Storage
Accuracy is key for maintaining control over warehouse storage. A company that fails to actively supervise inventory status, is a company that’s falling behind most warehouse storage competitors. A big benefit of having an AS/RS is that the accuracy in shipping can improve up to 99.9% and drastically reduce the risk of errors.
As an AS/RS relies on less warehouse storage space in order operate, your warehouse benefits from having extra room for inventory. The less space the machine takes up, the more space you have for warehouse storage and for smaller freezers. This also means that you will be saving energy as you won’t need to keep the temperature constant.
Efficiency of Warehouse Storage
When it comes to dealing with cold and/or frozen warehouse, energy usage is constantly under inspection. With doors continuously being opened by workers, costs of operation incline in order to keep the temperatures consistent. An AS/RS that takes up less room and gives more space for cold warehouse storage reduces the requirements for energy usage to keep the space cool.
Looking to maximise your hot or cold warehouse storage space with brand new or second hand solutions? Get in touch with Monarch today to see what we can do for you, or take a look at our products to see what warehouse storage solutions may work best for your business.
