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1. Selective Racks – The most commonly used pallet system, selective racks provide access from an aisle. These warehouse racking systems are ideal for narrow aisle racking, standard systems, and deep-reach systems. Selective racks require special narrow lift trucks and accommodate a single pallet in depth. This system has the lowest storage capacity of pallet & also the lowest cost per pallet, however it is not scalable & and will be expensive when the no. of pallet positions exceeds 3000. In contrast, with more no. of pallet positions & the product lines, dense racking structure would bring greater cost optimization anywhere between 20% to 50% in terms of reduced storage cost per pallet. 2. Drive-In and Drive-Through Racks – Conventionally, for high-density storage drive-in racks and drive-through racks have been in use. With one entrance and exit, drive-in racks have been commonly used where LIFO can fit the bill; and with access at both ends, drive-through racks have been used where the FIFO process is required. Constructed of steel in most cases, these warehouse racking systems have enough space for a forklift to move into their bay. However, these systems pose some serious limitations when it comes to the safety of forklift operators while handling the material inside these racks. Also, the systems won’t work quite well for storing small batches and more variety of products. Lastly, these racks will pose restrictions on the choice of forklifts. 3. Push Back Racking Systems – Typically used for bulk storage, push back racking systems store products that span 2-5 pallets. When a pallet is loaded onto the system, it pushes the next pallet back, and when a pallet is unloaded, it is pushed to the front of the system. Push-back racking systems utilize the LIFO system and often feature inclined rails and sliding carts and double lanes. This racking system doesn’t require a forklift to go into the lanes unlike drive-in/drive-through & hence enhances the safety of the forklift operator. When it comes to the limiting factor of this system, it’s the depth of the reach with a maximum of 4-5 access lanes. 4. Flow Racks – Also known as gravity racks, flow racks are also one of the commonly used storage systems for high-density storage up to 20+ pallets deep. With this type of warehouse racking system, items are loaded at the higher end and removed at the lower end using a FIFO system. The rotation of products becomes automatic as the racks flow with loading and unloading. Flow racks make use of gravity rollers that move in conjunction with the rack load and feature brakes or speed controllers to regulate item movement. One advantage of flow racks is they do not require electricity for the operation because gravity powers them. High cost compared to all other conventional racking systems and poor accessibility to all the pallets are the attenuating factors for the choice of this racking system. The challenge with today’s warehouse racking is to store an ever-increasing number of pallets, in a less storage space. Dense racking system saves both time and money on product management and storage, delivery and shipping, product transference, and labour cost.

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Cleanliness is key to holistic healthcare and laundry is an essential but often under-served component in healthcare, addressing this area is “Shubhram Hospital Solutions”, it provides holistic, high-quality linen management and laundering services, guaranteeing infection free linen that complies with international standards. With their state of the art facility, they ensure that thousands of patients need not face any problems in hospitals. In order to add more reliability to its process, Shubhram used to manually check the cloth after it was cleaned, this was done to ensure that no stain remained on the cloth and also to add more reliability to the process. In order to make this process more efficient and agile, Addverb provided Shubhram with a “Vision Management System”. VMS captured any stain, wrinkle and identified the torned bedsheets as well. VMS consisted of cameras which were installed at a location which could capture and identify stains. With the help of a sensor and a PLC, VMS could detect any abnormality in bed sheets resulting in rejections and the rejected bed sheets could be further rewashed or discarded. Quality is a prime business principle and becomes extremely critical in the healthcare sector. Addverb’s VMS added more reliability to the process and enabled Shubhram to operate at 98% accuracy in its daily operations and delighting the customers. Blog Reference: https://addverb.in/Daag-Ache-Nahee-Hain!!!!

You are sitting in your office and discussing an important project. You suddenly get a birthday reminder for someone important in your life. Since you didn’t remember the birthday, you haven’t sent any gifts. What do you do?..........You open a shopping app, pick same-day delivery, and voila! The app helps you order a gift that will delight your loved ones. But, what took you a few clicks to finish is, in fact, the result of heaps of teams working in tandem around the year. The most important part of this entire chain is the “Warehouse” which stores these “gifts”. Warehouses are the hidden fulcrum of supply chain management, without their smooth functioning, the entire supply chain would collapse. There’s a lot to proper warehouse management than what meets the eye. From taking care of time-critical packages and dealing with inaccurate inventory to employing strategies to minimize labor costs - the world of warehousing is as tricky as a “dusra" cricket delivery indeed! Out of all the activities in a warehouse namely in-warding of goods, storage, order picking, and dispatch, order picking forms the backbone of the entire operations. Picking up the correct order is critical as it directly affects the supply chain productivity. Collecting articles for every order placed by the customer, as per the right quantity, while making sure it’s the exact product as was ordered- for millions of customers, every single time – is a Herculean task indeed! To make this task easier and increase the efficiency, it is recommended to use Voice-directed warehousing, or Pick-by-Voice as many call it. It comes to warehousing operations as an improvement upon the older version of HHT based scanning system for picking and is a new opportunity to win the upper hand in the aggressive supply-chain market. Voice Picking Software- What’s In the Voice and How Does It Function? Pick-By-Voice is a speech recognition and voice direction software installed in a small, wearable device. Here’s how it works: 1. Warehouse employees carry the voice unit with them 2. They receive verbal prompts from the mobile unit 3. They are directed to predetermined locations in the warehouse as per the algorithm 4. They read confirmation codes (check digits) of the products and speak predefined commands into the mic of the headset 5. The speech recognition module verifies the worker’s response and reverts with the picking quantity 6. After confirming the quantity picked, the worker collects the product and moves on to the next location The entire system is designed to optimize the pick path of the operator thus improving the overall efficiency of the system Pick-by-Voice Versus Traditional Warehouse Management Methods- What Makes the Former Special? For one, a system that is entirely centered around speaking and listening give your employees freedom from holding anything other than the product that they’re supposed to be handling. There are no instruction sheets, code scanners, devices, or checklists that they may need to put down and pick up before and after dealing with a product. This subsequently simplifies the employee functionality. In fact, this causes 35% to 85% increase in productivity and accuracy respectively. Then, there is the matter of labor safety. With fewer obstacles in the way to divert the attention of your operator, the potential of any harm to the product or injury to the personnel reduces as well. Even if they are picking an exceptionally heavy object or handling a fragile item, the chances of hurting themselves or vandalizing the product go down significantly. Ultimately, this system eliminates any paperwork requirement. And, voice picking training is not only quick but also hassle-free. Plus, since it makes the operator’s job a tad bit smoother and easier, it gradually leads to a more satisfied and hence dedicated operator. But, Why Would You Jump on this Bandwagon at All? Here are the problems voice picking solves for you: 1. Improves inventory accuracy, picking accuracy, and employee productivity 2. Increases operator-safety 3. Reduces training time for operators 4. Eliminates paperwork, and hence redundancy 5. Leads to a better customer experience The system converts speech to data with the advanced speech recognition software. This software learns what each word sounds like – regardless of language or dialect, so the operator of any region irrespective of their mother tongue, can adjust as easily as those whose first language is English or Hindi. Today, Voice Technology is available in Indian regional languages as well. In other words, this system can work anywhere around the world without any difficulty. The global reach for this tech is expected to touch a staggering USD 2.5 billion by the end of 2018 from its previous value of USD 900 million in 2017. It’s not just flexible but also offers a stellar increase in productivity and efficiency for warehouses. And, the market is expected to adopt voice picking systems in the upcoming years readily. With the scale of warehousing picking in India, the voice is expected to be the next technology that will hit a tipping point. We suggest you jump on this ship while the good seats are still available. Blog Reference: https://addverb.in/Khusi-Power-Your-Warehouse