It’s safe to say that there is shelving of some kind in almost every warehousing or other industrial operation, offices, and most commercial facilities. Even a sophisticated distribution center outfitted with AS/RS usually has fallback storage in the form of rack or shelving. For those applications that require a lot of heavy-duty shelving, though, issues of capacity come to the forefront.
Basics: Rivet Shelving and Heavy-Capacity Applications
February 28, 2008
by Scott Stone
Tags: Industrial Shelving, storage, records storage, parts bins, archival, warehousing, warehouse safety
Posted in Storage, Organization & Workstations|
Am I Wasting Time: is Cross-Docking a Viable Consideration for my Company?
December 19, 2007
by Scott Stone
This article is the second in a series of articles on cross docking
In concept and on paper cross docking looks great, but, what about actual implementation? What kind of return do we get on this investment? The short answer is the implementation can be challenging. However, with planning, a committed team of upstream and downstream participants, and pilot programs, it can pay significant benefits.
Cross docking does not have to be complicated. Some, even today, execute cross-docking using human-readable paper documentation as the driver. As mentioned in the original brief, cross docking can cover a wide range of distribution activities. In one door and directly out the other is one approach. Many cross dockers also add value in the brief (hopefully) interval between receiving and shipping. Others send product to a temporary buffer in the interval, in many of these cases an automated system (mini-load, AS/RS, etc.) serves as the buffer.
Tags: Supply Chain, cross dock, Cross Docking, advance shipping notices, dock layout
Posted in Docks & Shipping|