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Daifuku America
Material Handling Information - Facility is Full
Floor Space
Facility is Full
This warehouse has run out of storage space, resulting in material cluttering work areas, lost or misplaced material, and other problems.
Motorola
used a two-aisle
mini load
automated storage buffer to free up 30% of the available floor space in its distribution center.
Problem
Growth of the existing business and the addition of new manufacturing areas and equipment have used up all available storage space. This can lead to:
Material is staged in pedestrian and forklift truck aisles.
Material is lost or misplaced, leading to production stoppages.
Increased time and labor to expedite material.
Late and missed shipments.
Dissatisfied customers.
Solution
Take advantage of the available vertical space in the storage area(s), using:
Conventional
,
deep-lane
, and
push-back
pallet racks or
shelving
.
Very Narrow Aisle (VNA) fork trucks, which operate in aisles only inches wider than the load they are carrying.
Mini load
,
unit load
, or
high-speed box buffers
which provide high-density storage, automated material movement, and real-time inventory control.
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