• Location of shipping and receiving and layout/orientation of storage determines which pallet positions are convenient and which are not.
• Arrange your warehouse so that the convenience of storage positions matches the velocity of the products. For example, when activity is concentrated within a few SKUs, it is better to put receiving and storage near each other, which concentrates convenience in a few storage positions.
• Once the layout is determined, store the fastest-moving pallets in the most convenient positions.
• Deep-lane storage reduces aisle space but loses use of pallet positions due to honey-combing, the creation of empty but unusable storage positions. (The positions cannot be used until the remaining product in the same column and/or aisle are removed.) The optimal lane depth balances these two losses to get the greatest (time-averaged) occupancy of floor space. Optimal lane depth are given by Theorems 6.2 and 6.3.
• It is possible to use detailed histories or forecasts of product movement to exactly optimize equipment layout and configuration. Consider doing this when space is very expensive.
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