CMI Sales Inc.

Description

Warehouses are facilities that provide an environment for the purpose of storing goods and materials that require protection from the elements. Warehouses have some basic common design elements: The different types of warehouses include: Common in today's warehouse designs are higher bays, sophisticated materials-handling equipment, and networked distribution services. Picking alternatives, material handling equipment and software exist to meet the physical and operational requirements of the warehouse. Warehouse spaces must also be flexible to accommodate future needs including possible re-purposing due to a change in business process. Functionality and efficiency, safety and worker comfort are important design considerations when seeking maximum productivity, controlled operating costs, and high levels of customer service. It is important to recognize that warehouses in fact, do contribute to corporate image and should be implemented with that image in mind. Depending on the product mix being considered for the warehouse, there are racking designs to maximize space utilization; floor storage, single deep rack, drive-in rack, double deep rack. Add to this the various picking alternatives: case flow conveyance, bin picking, pallet trucks or stock pickers, pallet flow rack, horizontal or vertical carousels and you will soon learn that warehouse design has evolved as a business science.

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