Planning Your Pallet Rack Layout Wisely

More, now than ever, it’s important to plan your distribution center’ pallet racking layout s as efficiently as possible. Your distribution center is a very important component in Supply Chain Management and requires comprehensive planning to ensure your return on investment (ROI).

Craig Bertorello, Vice President of Operations, TriFactor LLC outlines the steps to ensure you have covered your bases in calculating how to layout your pallet rack. He starts by relaying the four different scenarios:

Low Activity / Low Storage Requirements
Low Activity / High Storage Requirements
High Activity / Low Storage Requirements
High Activity / High Storage Requirements

He then maintains there are 7 critical steps to ensure your success.

1. Define goals and objectives
2. Document the process
3. Collect information and data
4. Analysis
5. Create a detailed project plan
6. Implementation
7. Post project review

In today’s world it is critical that everything possible is done to remain competitive. Efficient use of warehouse space and proper pallet rack planning is a core component to improving your bottom line.

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