Home   Users   MH Glossary   Material Handling Info   How to Get Started   Daifuku America	Disjointed Operations Product in the Wrong Storage Medium The table below describes the types of storage and picking methods that are best suited for each material storage system as well as those methods in which each is not suitable. Not Suitable For: Storage Medium Best Suited For: Large cube of material High activity product Heavy product Large product storage size Shelving Small cube of material Low to medium activity Light product Small product storage size High activity product Less than carton pick Less than pallet storage Large number pallets of a single SKU Selective pallet rack Low to medium activity Full pallet storage and picking Full carton picking Small number of pallets per SKU First In, First Out (FIFO) picking Case/piece picking High pallet selectivity required Deep-lane pallet rack Push-back pallet rack Large quantity of relatively few SKUs High-density storage Pallet quantity picking Low pallet selectivity Last In, First Out (LIFO) picking Small number of pallets per SKU FIFO picking Case/piece picking High pallet selectivity required Crushable product Floor stack Large quantity of relatively few SKUs High-density storage Pallet quantity picking Low pallet selectivity LIFO picking Low activity product Handling poor quality pallets Long-term storage Pallet flow rack High activity product FIFO picking Case/pallet picking Low activity product Handling poor quality cases Long-term storage Carton flow rack High activity product FIFO picking Case/piece picking Low or high activity product Large cube of material Very heavy material Carousel Medium activity product Small cube of material High selectivity Piece picking Very high activity product High cube per SKU per pick Low ceiling height Mini load Low to medium activity product Small to medium cube of material High selectivity Case/piece picking Box buffering Use-point manager High-security storage requirements Less than carton pick Less than pallet storage Low ceiling height Unit load Low to medium activity Full pallet storage and picking Full carton picking Use-point manager High selectivity High-security storage requirements Refrigerated/freezer environments
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