lundi 17 février 2014

How To Maximize Your Warehouse Facility Efficiently

By Alyce Sands


When it comes to the management of your Malaysia warehouse, it is important that you choose the most suitable equipment for the items that you will be storing. As a general rule, maximizing the available storage space is critical so that your operational costs can be kept at a minimum. With a little research, you should be able to make the right calls.

A great deal of Malaysia warehouse facilities adopt a particular racking system that is designed to keep their inventory organized and safe. Examples of such racking systems are cantilever, pallet flow, double-deep, push-back, and drive-in racks. You will have to evaluate the specific storage requirements of your inventory to determine the most suitable one for it.

Each company can have a wide variety of products that have different SKU's or stock keeping units. Those products may have some special requirements in order to protect its structure or quality while on storage. Pallet racking setup can be seen in most Malaysia warehouse systems because it is easily able to increase storage capacity with the use of both vertical and horizontal space.

The type of racking system you use for your Malaysia warehouse facility can also be dictated by the movement of your stocks starting from the receiving up to the shipping process. The type of inventory system, be it FIFO (first in, first out) or LIFO (last in, first out), is also an important consideration here as well. For perishable items, you may need special cooling system to keep them fresh.

For Malaysia warehouse facilities that are situated in disaster-prone areas (e.g. earthquakes), there should be an analysis performed on the engineering of the building to ensure that it is capable of withstanding those occurrences. Floods and snow can also be an issue in your warehouse facility so you should also employ features on your building that will help it to be prepared for them.

In virtually any Malaysia warehouse facility, forklifts are often used for moving items that are stored in different types of racking systems. Be aware that forklifts can be different from one another as they can have features that are specific for handling different types of inventory. A wrong decision here can cause some damage to your inventory and therefore add up to your costs.

If you want to get proper guidance when it comes to choosing your equipment to be used in your Malaysia warehouse facility, it is a good idea to check online for a warehouse equipment supplier that is reputable. You can simply go through about 3 to 5 suppliers, sending them inquiry emails for a quotation. Your supplier should be able to help you come up with customized equipment for your particular storage needs.




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