Double-deep increases capacity
April 1st 2011 Photographic accessories supplier
DayMen International has avoided
the need for relocation to new
premises by increasing the capacity
of its existing distribution and
storage warehouses in
Wolverhampton using double-deep
racking served by Atlet lift trucks.
The company has grown in the
past ten years, adapting its
warehouse to increase stock levels,
but by 2009 significant change was
required. Relocation was not an
option so the only realistic solution
was to store more in the same space.
After assessing a number of
options and discussing its
requirements with potential suppliers
DayMen identified that introducing
double deep racking throughout both
warehouses would provide the
additional storage capacity it needed.
Atlet was one of two potential
suppliers that DayMen asked to
prepare detailed proposals. The lift
truck manufacturer used its ALA
logistics analyser program to prove
the case for double deep and assess
the best configuration of the racking
to maximise the storage capacity in
each building. It then worked with
racking supplier Rack Safe Solutions
to agree a work schedule for the
reconfiguration that would allow the
warehouse to maintain its operations
without the need for any outside
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