Best Practices Magazine - issue nº1 - English

Case Study I Luís Simões
Warehouse B
Warehouse B consists of twenty rows of
single­deep conventional pallet racking
enabling direct access to the merchandise
with maximum flexibility. The rows of
rack ing, which are 130 m long, are served
via 10 storage aisles along which the reach
truck runs.
The height layout can be seven, eight or
nine levels, depending on the product to
be stored and the unit load measurements,
which may be Euro­pallets (800 x 1,200 mm)
or US pallets (1,000 x 1,200 mm).
Three transverse aisles cross the racking to
facilitate the movement of operators; they
can also be used as emergency es cape
routes.
Because of their significant length, and in
order to travel the shortest possible distance
during maintenance tasks, eight loading
docks with their own pre­loading area
were set up at both ends of the warehouse.
Warehouse B’s total storage capacity is
19,503 pallets.
Warehouse B
The combination of capacity and flexibility enables
Luís Simões to offer its customers quality service
and short delivery times, strengthening the firm’s
position as a top provider of logistics services
in the Iberian Peninsula
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