The lift truck has become a vital piece of machinery able to raise and transport things and heavy supplies with both efficiency and speed. The way a business makes use of this machine could considerably affect its productivity.
A common storage method is Free Stacking Pallets. This is a way to utilize your lift truck that is economical and easy. Free Stacking Pallets involves placing one pallet over another to make a stack of goods. This is a stable storage technique and is suggested when dealing with numerous pallets of similar dimensions and height or large amounts of the same goods. The disadvantage of this technique is that it only allows access to the things put last, so it does not allow a First In First Out system.
It is essential to have a pallet racking system that involves the stable storage of various sized pallets. Using a First In First Out or Last In First Out technique, will allow for easy access of any pallet. It permits the rack to grow and change shape depending upon every day needs. This specific technique requires aisles that are adequately wide to enable a lift truck to maneuver easily and to freely access the racks. The downside is that this technique means less pallets can be handled within the environment. This might not matter if there is enough space available.
Narrow aisle racking is like pallet racking in that it enables for a First In First Out or Last In First Out method. The difference in the method is how the special narrow forklift is utilized. This means that smaller spaces are necessary between the aisles of pallets than in the Pallet Racking method. The benefit is that more goods can be kept in the same area. The downside is that you would have to transition to a new truck if you already own a regular lift truck. The expenditure of obtaining special machines may be a deterrent to adopting this system of storage.
Using your lift truck to its fullest potential is vital because it pays to consider your retrieval costs and storage costs of pallets. Then you could determine whether there are more effective means to utilize your forklift to increase the usable space of your units or to speed up the process. Greater effectiveness means bigger productivity.