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Case Study I Luís Simões<br />
Conventional pallet racking<br />
This storage system, which was installed in<br />
both warehouses, has two major advantages:<br />
direct access to any pallet, and the<br />
ability to devote the lower level to picking<br />
orders.<br />
The machines used are high-lift reach<br />
trucks that can operate in a 3-metre wide<br />
aisle.<br />
The WMS (warehouse<br />
management system),<br />
an essential element<br />
in these types of<br />
warehouses, enables<br />
“chaotic” storage<br />
to be used, achieving<br />
high occupancy of all<br />
locations<br />
The last level of storage is 12 m high. To<br />
facilitate handling, avoid impacts and<br />
properly centre the pallets and/or forks,<br />
observation cameras were fitted on the<br />
upper part of the forklift.<br />
Moreover, and as a safety precaution, protectors<br />
were fitt ed on all the rack uprights<br />
facing the aisles.<br />
Conventional pallet racking<br />
74 <strong>Best</strong> <strong>Practices</strong>
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