Block Storage
Usual use:
Suitable for large quantities of homogeneous (and possibly stackable) loading aids such as pallets, transport racks or special load carriers
Throughput/ performance
Ø 25 – 30 loading aids per hour per employee | Ø 90 – 250 picks per hour per employee
Loading aids
Various pallet types or bulk storage, depending on item properties
Storage
Storage of items and loading aids on the floor, stacking possible, depending on item properties
Management
Person-to-Goods with industrial trucks
Article properties
System specifications
Documents
Benefits
• Low investment costs
• Low failure rate
• High flexibility of loading equipment
• Easy expandable
Disadvantages
• Lack of transparency
• Individual access not necessarily guaranteed
• Difficult inventory control
• Low space utilization (especially if stackability is not given)
• FIFO principle is difficult to implement
• Low possibility for automation