Storage systems were once designed to do one thing well: Hold goods until they were needed. Recently, however, the hunt for speed and efficiency in the warehouse and DC has placed more emphasis on every step a worker takes and every cubic foot of unused space. Because they touch every item that passes through a facility, racks and shelves are no longer built simply to be big enough. These systems are now designed to reduce labor costs, optimize available space, and react quickly to changing business conditions. The best racking and shelving systems are about more than providing a temporary home to inventory; they are about serving the specific profile of the stock keeping unit (SKU).
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