August 20, 2024
Want Better Warehouse Operations? 3 Ways to Enhance Your Industrial Storage Racks Use

Enhance warehouse management with storage racks. Take these factors into consideration when using your racking systems for optimal performance:

Don’t Skip the Inspections

Warehouse inspections monitor the durability and integrity of your racking systems. If those checks show damage, you may need to take the damaged area of racking out of service until it can be repaired or replace. This is better than the alternative of letting the issue fester until rack failure or an accident occurs. Plan routine inspection of your racking to avoid challenges.

Choose a Pro Over a DIY Solution

If your team finds signs of damage in your industrial storage racks, don’t try to fix them with a DIY approach. Trust pros to do this for you. Reach out to your system supplier to determine the best course of action. These experts will help you to determine whether repair or replacement is the best solution. They can also guide you on what to do in the interim with your racking system, so your operations may continue to flow as normally as possible.

Consider Your Products

What products do you store and how often does your mix of goods change? If you have frequent changes, you will want to consider working with your system supplier to design different racking configurations that can accommodate them. You may also want to consider flexible solutions that can help you adjust to product mix changes with ease. For instance, if you do a lot of hand picking of cases, solutions like case flow rack can allow you to easily reprofile for changing carton sizes.

Want to enhance your usage of your existing rack system? Contact Frazier today at frazier@frazier.com or (800) 859-1342 Option 8 to learn more.