The lift truck has become a crucial piece of machine that can raise and move products and heavy materials with both speed and efficiency. The way a company makes use of this machine can considerably affect its productivity.
A popular storage technique is Free Stacking Pallets. This is a way to utilize your lift truck that is both easy and economical. Free Stacking Pallets involves positioning one pallet over another to make a stack of goods. This is a stable storage method and is recommended when dealing with huge amounts of the same goods, or numerous pallets of similar dimensions and height. The disadvantage of this technique is that it just enables access to the objects put last, so it does not enable a First In First Out system.
It is important to have a pallet racking technique that involves the stable storage of different sized pallets. Utilizing a Last In First Out or First In First Out method, would allow for easy access of any pallet. It allows the rack to change shape and grow depending upon every day needs. This technique needs aisles which are wide enough to allow a lift truck to maneuver easily and to freely access the racks. The downside is that this specific method means fewer pallets could be handled in the setting. This may not matter if there is sufficient space available.
Narrow aisle racking is like pallet racking in that it allows for a Last In First Out or First In First Out system. The difference in the system is how the special narrow forklift is used. This means that smaller spaces are required between the aisles of pallets than in the Pallet Racking technique. The advantage is that more goods can be kept in the same space. The disadvantage is that you will have to transition to a new truck if you already own a typical lift truck. The cost of acquiring special equipment might be a deterrent to adopting this specific method of storage.
Using your forklift to its fullest capability is vital as it pays to consider your storage costs and retrieval costs of pallets. After that you could find out whether there are more efficient ways to utilize your lift truck in order to accelerate the process or to increase the usable area of your units. Greater effectiveness equals bigger productivity.