Category: Storage Solution
Zone
Definition: What is a Zone? Material handling facilities use zones to control traffic, especially in situations where there are more than one automatic guidance vehicles (AGV) in operation. There are several ways to help control the traffic, both within and between the zones. They include zone control, forward sensing control, and combination control. Zone control …
Vertical Lift Module
Definition: What are Vertical Lift Modules? A storage system that consists of two parallel columns each of which is divided into fixed shelf locations that can hold a single storage module such as a tray or tote is known as a Vertical Lift Module (VLM for short). These modules store items on trays and …
Min-max
Definition: What is Min-max Min-Max is a way of organizing inventory replenishment using the following simple calculation: Min value is the order point (we are running out of the goods), while Max is the quantity of the goods we need. Subtracting Min from Max we get the reorder quantity. Using this calculation is the simplest …
Bridge Crane
Definition: What is a Bridge Crane? Called often also an overhead crane, a bridge crane consists of parallel runways with a traveling bridge spanning the gap. The crane’s lifting component, known as the hoist, travels along the bridge. If the bridge is rigidly supported on two or more legs running on a fixed rail at …
One Sided Pallet
Definition: What is a One Sided Pallet? A portable, horizontal, rigid platform used as a base for assembling, storing, stacking, handling and transporting goods as a unit load, often equipped with a superstructure, is known as pallet. A pallet that has no bottom deck, also called a single face pallet or one-sided pallet, serves as …
