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Erasmus Logistica Warehouse Website

This site offers a free opportunity to discover more efficient ways to pick your orders! Compare different scenarios with respect to:

• warehouse type (wide aisle pallet, narrow aisle pallet, shelf area)
• layout (number of aisles and cross aisles, length of aisles, position of depot)
• storage strategy (ABC, random)
• order pattern
• material handling equipment
• routing strategy (S-Shape, Largest Gap, Combined, Optimal)

 and their impact on order picking time.

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Determining Your Optimal Storage Density

The quest for identifying the correct storage strategy hinges on finding the technology offering the optimum balance between Storage Density and Storage Utilization. The best storage strategy is one providing random/selective access to each SKU/lot while providing the highest Storage Density and Storage Utilization.

Download "Determining Your Optimal Storage Density", part of the educational series developed by HK Systems and explore typical storage technologies and configurations. In addition, learn the fundamental process to mathematically determine your optimal storage density based on the characteristics of your organization's inventory and order mix.

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