This move has been overwhelmingly accepted by our current advertisers as you will note in the initial appearance of the section in our September issue. The October Grocery Headquarters cover story will be on supply chain management, reflecting the commitment of Trend Publishing to the industry. Most goods in the grocery warehouse are stored for a period of time. Racking is used to expand the amount of storage that is possible. Metal racks are used for storage and the area created within the racking is called a pick bin or slot.
Slots range in size, depending on the products stored.
Pallets are stored in pick bins. Palletized loads may be only a few feet high, or may be unloaded to the point where they are only a few feet high. Low racking can force employees to bend at the waist to access loads. Whenever possible, elevate the pallets within a slot bin. A palletizer will compress in height when a full pallet is placed on it, then lift the load as items are removed.