The storage system must be properly planned and controlled in order to help the company to avoid operational problems, improving the efficiency of processes, whether productive or commercial. By implementing a storage system where it can adequately distribute the products or raw materials, it is possible to rationalize the use of the physical space, increasing the operation and avoiding waste, loss of perishable products or irregularities in the quantity of products stored.
The storage system must be adapted to meet the different storage needs of each type of company, according to its field of activity. At the storage units Colorado Springs, material conditioning equipment is used to enable it to be moved manually or through handling equipment, such as forklifts or stacker cranes. For each storage system the appropriate equipment should be used, optimizing the storage through the physical capacity of the warehouse through its area and its height.
Equipment for the storage system
The storage system, according to its type and model, uses different types of equipment to store and move the products inside the warehouse area. The concept of physical occupation, once limited to the area of the warehouse, now turns more to the proper use of conciliation between the total area and the height of the place.
Previously, the space destined to the storage system was relegated to less suitable places, but, with evolution and necessity, this use of space became optimized, generating a more economic behavior and bringing savings to the companies.
In this way, the rationalization of the occupied height proved to be a solution for the storage system, reducing the space and taking advantage of it for a greater quantity of material. This concept of cargo verticalization has as its main objective to make the most of vertical space, contributing to decongest areas of movement and reducing storage costs.
We can consider some basic factors to determine the need for the storage system before its application:
- Need to meet and compensate the different capacities in production areas;
- Guarantee of continuity of production in industrial processes;
- Reduction of storage and labor costs;
- Reduction of loss of items through breakdowns or perishability;
- Improved storage organization and control;
- Improved security conditions for the operation of stored items.
The storage system guarantees the temporary custody of any type of merchandise, product or raw material, either for future distribution or for use in industrial production systems. The main function of these equipment’s in the storage system is to optimize the movement of loads, bringing the competitive advantages to the company and avoiding, among other problems:
- Spaces lost inside the storeroom, taking advantage of both the living area and the height;
- Unnecessary investments in the acquisition of equipment or accessories for fixing goods and equipment to move cargo units.
When deploying or seeking improvements in the storage system, the company must create a specific project for its type of activity, always seeking the improvements available in the market and implementing systems that bring savings and optimization of its activities.
