Warehousing systems are key when it comes to approaching warehouse management when you are importing from China. How to decide the best option? What are the characteristics of the different storage systems?
The importance of a good storage system
Today, logistics is a competitive advantage for companies that are active in the market, both traditional and online. The efficiency of the warehouse system leads to increased competitiveness that can translate into significant business growth.
There are different logistics warehousing systems that meet a series of specific parameters for each company.
The different warehousing systems in logistics
Storage systems will depend mainly on the size of your warehouse and the type of goods to be handled.
In view of these aspects, there are six different logistics storage systems: conventional, compact, dynamic, mobile, automatic and load-carrying.
Conventional storage system
It is the warehouse management system par excellence for unit access to palletized goods. It is characterized by the combination of pallets and individual items from the warehouse inventory, with the higher shelves being used for palletized items and the lower shelves for picking preparation.
This is the type of storage system that Mingta Shenzhen offers. Its facilities have more than 2,000 m³ of storage and conventional racking for palletized loads.
Large or palletized loads are larger goods that require standardized packaging and are grouped on a pallet for handling. This type of load cannot be handled manually, but by mechanical means such as forklifts, etc.
Palletized industrial cargo can be stored with a wide variety of storage solutions. Everything will depend on the function of the warehouse, the type of product, the available surface area, etc.
Some companies need immediate access to goods in their daily intralogistics operations. In these cases, the warehouse will be equipped with storage systems with direct access to the pallets.
However, some companies prioritize the maximum optimization of available space both in surface and height and consequently, compact and high density storage systems will be the right solution.
Generally, Mingta Shenzhen’s warehouse manager divides the areas in the warehouse according to each customer’s order. The loads are then placed according to the date of shipment.
The advantages of the conventional storage system of Mingta Shenzhen :
- Total control of stocks
- Ease in the management of goods, being able to collect them individually
- Valid for any type of load due to its versatility
The other types of storage systems are:
Types of load management in a compact storage system
The compact storage system has two variants in load management:
- Drive In: the racks function as a storage warehouse and have a single aisle
- Drive Through: the shelves act as a buffer store and contain two accesses, one on each side of the shelf.
Advantages
- Maximum space utilization
- High input and output control
Types of load management in a dynamic storage system
The dynamic storage system has three variants in load management:
- Traditional: the pallet introduced into the loading aisle reaches the rollers by gravity until it reaches the other side, where the unloading aisle is located. It is the most widely used of the three options
- Push-Back: the goods are loaded and unloaded in the same aisle where the last box always pushes the previous one.
- Combined: it is the union of the two previous ones.
Advantages
- High time savings in pallet extraction
- Easy location of the units
- Perfect product rotation
- Compact storage for maximum capacity
- Quick and easy installation
Types of load management in a mobile storage system
- Palletized product warehouse
- Warehousing of irregular products
- Advantages of the mobile storage system
- Maximum utilization of space by moving shelves
- Easy access to any pallet in the inventory
- Disadvantages of the mobile storage system
- High installation cost
- Difficult inventory control
- Delays in aisle opening and closing processes
- Low levels of outputs and inputs
Advantages
- Maximum utilization of space by moving shelves
- Easy access to any pallet in the inventory
Automatic storage system
The automatic storage system is based on robotic equipment that performs operations through pallet stacker cranes. Within the logistics warehousing systems, it contains its own warehouse management software that allows the control and identification of goods.
Types of automatic storage
Within the automated warehouse system, three variants must be taken into account:
- Stacker crane: specially designed for goods stored at height.
- Uniload: designed to store load units individually
- Miniload: for the storage of light and small loads with high turnover
Advantages
- Simplicity in inventory management
- Minimization of errors in the handling of loads
- Simple maintenance
- Ample working hours
Self-supporting storage system
The self-supporting storage system is designed for maximum profitability of the storage space, in which the racks are the ones that support the facilities, eliminating the need for beams or pillars and avoiding the elaboration of an industrial building. In this case, loads are also handled by stacker cranes.
Advantages
- Maximum space efficiency
- Automation of the warehousing process
These are the main storage systems in logistics, where the needs, space and economic variant come to play a key role in deciding one of them for your company.
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With information from kanvel.com
