WHOLESALE & D.C. RACKING
RETAIL, FOOD, PHARMACEUTICAL, PARTS, TIRES
The Distribution Centre (DC) is the backbone of any order fulfillment system, linking manufacturers and suppliers to retail outlets. The DC’s objective is to accept products in full skid lots / pallets, store them so that they can be efficiently retrieved for picking.
Orders are typically filled in one of two modes: (1) the Pickers travel to the bays; or (2) the pallets move to the Pickers.
Greater efficiencies have been realized from the infusion of technology, developed by the Material Handling industry including the following:
- powered and gravity conveyor systems
- specialized man aboard lift trucks
- hands-free picking software
- modernized warehouses with increased building heights
- environmental friendly optimization
- modern pallet racking applications
North American Steel provides turnkey solutions, blending the best systems to meet your needs, with the following Systems:
WAREHOUSE RACKING and PALLET STORAGE RACKING USED IN DISTRIBUTION CENTRES:
- SELECTIVE RACKING - to store full pallets requiring high selectivity and faster picking
- VERY NARROW AISLE RACKING (VNA) - increases storage density combining minimum aisle width with total building height
- DOUBLE DEEP RACKING - for increased density of reserve pallets and over-sized products
- PUSH BACK - for storage density of 3 to 6 pallets deep and multiple SKUs per bay
- PALLET FLOW - permits multiple pallets deep and gravity feed to the Pickers
- CARTON FLOW - gravity systems for handling full cartons or individual products in the same carton
- PICK TOWERS & STORAGE PLATFORMS - for optimization of height availability via multiple level storage and improved picking efficiencies
- SHELVING - for storage / retrieval of lighter and smaller products
