Warehouse floor, racking and unit loads

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Warehouse floor, racking and unit loadsBlock stacking (floor storage)

Storing pallets or loads in floor blocks without racking, stacking vertically where loads permit. Access to inner loads and batch separation can become harder as block depth increases.

See also: Stacking, FIFO (First in, first out), Warehouse layout

Reference: Mecalux

Warehouse floor, racking and unit loadsDepalletising

Removing a pallet's load as separate cartons or products. It may occur during receiving, production supply or mixed-order preparation; stock quantities and the identities of resulting handling units must remain traceable.

See also: Palletising (palletization), Handling unit, LPN / pallet ID

Warehouse floor, racking and unit loadsDrive-in racking

High-density storage where a forklift enters the rack lane to place loads. Single-ended lanes generally operate last in, first out; drive-through layouts with access at both ends can support a different flow.

See also: LIFO (Last in, first out), Selective pallet racking, Pallet flow racking

Reference: Mecalux

Warehouse floor, racking and unit loadsEuro pallet (800 × 1,200 mm)

A widely used European pallet footprint measuring 800 × 1,200 mm. EPAL 1 specifies a pallet of this size; matching dimensions alone do not make a pallet EPAL-licensed or eligible for its exchange pool.

See also: Industrial pallet (1,000 × 1,200 mm), Palletising (palletization)

Reference: EPAL

Warehouse floor, racking and unit loadsIndustrial pallet (1,000 × 1,200 mm)

A common name for the 1,000 × 1,200 mm pallet footprint, wider than a Euro pallet. 'ISO pallet' alone does not uniquely specify dimensions; use the actual size in load and racking plans.

See also: Euro pallet (800 × 1,200 mm), Location capacity

Reference: EPAL

Warehouse floor, racking and unit loadsLoading dock / loading bay

The interface where goods are loaded between a warehouse and a vehicle. It may include a door, platform, shelter and leveller; the operational term often refers to the whole bay.

See also: Dock scheduling, Loading, Dock-to-stock time

Warehouse floor, racking and unit loadsMaterials handling

Physical activities such as loading, unloading, moving, stacking and repositioning goods. The term is not limited to manual work: movements using forklifts, conveyors and robots also qualify.

See also: Loading, Stacking, Putaway

Reference: Mecalux

Warehouse floor, racking and unit loadsMezzanine floor

A raised platform adding usable space inside a building. It may accommodate offices, packing or VAS work, unlike the picking bins of multi-tier shelving. Load capacity and access arrangements are project-specific.

See also: Multi-tier picking shelving, Value-added services (VAS), Warehouse layout

Reference: stow

Warehouse floor, racking and unit loadsMixed pallet

A pallet containing more than one SKU for transport or storage. Even with one pallet identifier, item, lot and quantity details remain separate; one barcode does not imply one SKU.

See also: Single-SKU pallet, LPN / pallet ID, Lot / batch

Warehouse floor, racking and unit loadsMulti-tier picking shelving

Shelving integrated with walkways so staff can pick from bins or cartons at several levels. Each walkable tier needs its own addressing; tier count is not the number of shelf boards.

See also: Mezzanine floor, Pick face, Location

Reference: stow

Warehouse floor, racking and unit loadsPallet flow racking

Racking in which pallets travel along inclined roller lanes towards the retrieval point under gravity. Loading at one end and unloading at the other supports FIFO flow.

See also: FIFO (First in, first out), Push-back racking, Drive-in racking

Reference: Mecalux

Warehouse floor, racking and unit loadsPallet truck / pallet jack

Manual or powered equipment that lifts a pallet just clear of the floor for horizontal movement. A standard low-lift pallet truck is not a stacker for placing loads on high rack levels.

See also: Materials handling, Reach truck, Euro pallet (800 × 1,200 mm)

Warehouse floor, racking and unit loadsPalletising (palletization)

Arranging and securing cartons or products on a pallet to form a load that can be moved together. The pattern, weight distribution, overhang and load height are considered together.

See also: Depalletising, Euro pallet (800 × 1,200 mm), Stretch wrapping

Warehouse floor, racking and unit loadsPush-back racking

High-density racking where an incoming pallet pushes existing loads further into the lane. Loading and retrieval use the same side, producing LIFO flow within the lane.

See also: LIFO (Last in, first out), Pallet flow racking

Reference: Mecalux

Warehouse floor, racking and unit loadsReach truck

A warehouse truck with a mast or fork assembly that reaches forward to place loads into racking. Used in high-rack indoor operations; aisle requirements depend on the truck, load and operating conditions.

See also: Pallet truck / pallet jack, Very narrow aisle (VNA), Selective pallet racking

Warehouse floor, racking and unit loadsSelective pallet racking

Conventional racking providing direct aisle access to each pallet location. Back-to-back rows are common; capacity planning must allow for working aisles as well as the racks.

See also: Drive-in racking, Warehouse layout, Reach truck

Reference: Mecalux

Warehouse floor, racking and unit loadsSingle-SKU pallet

A pallet containing one SKU. This does not automatically mean a single lot or expiry date; those attributes require separate checks.

See also: Mixed pallet, SKU (stock keeping unit), Lot / batch

Warehouse floor, racking and unit loadsStacking

Arranging loads beside or on top of one another in a defined pattern. Product compression strength, load stability, floor conditions and equipment capacity constrain the stacking height and arrangement.

See also: Block stacking (floor storage), Palletising (palletization), Location capacity

Reference: Interlake Mecalux

Warehouse floor, racking and unit loadsStretch wrapping

Wrapping a pallet load with stretch film to keep its components together. Film and wrapping patterns depend on load characteristics; wrapping does not replace securing the load inside a vehicle.

See also: Palletising (palletization), Packing, Loading