Continental/Midland increases productivity with enhanced operator accessibility

摘要

There are two basic approaches to picking and putaway with lift trucks-man-down and man-up. With the former, the operator remains at floor level as the truck moves the load, perhaps as much as 25 feet or higher in racks. With man-up, the operator travels along with the load to the rack position for a bird's eye view of what's going on. Each approach is effective and has its supporters. Fastener supplier Continental/Midland happens to use both at its 100,000-square-foot warehouse in Park Forest, 111. However, the company most recently saw some significant improvements when it went with the man-up approach.