Lean String Theory
Before the widespread use of computers the location of warehouses, stores, franchises were often settled by using a ‘string map’. Pins were […]
Month: March 2009
Cheat Sheet – Material Handling Equipment & Aisle Widths
Material Handling Equipment and aisle widths: Type Clear Height Area to store 1,000 pallets Aisle width Counter-Balanced Truck 22′ 10,000 sqft […]
Fixed Repeating Schedule – Product Family Turnover Rate
Here’s another example for “sizing the wheel” for a mixed model fixed repeating schedule. Given: Changeover Time = 100 minutes Available Production […]
Cheat Sheet – Stock Storage Types
An example from a recent warehouse layout project; analysis leading up to a facility block (zone) layout. Pallets per Item No. […]
EFCA won’t affect me, right?
If the proposed Employee Free Choice Act becomes law, I suspect that many smaller business owners have assumed that they won’t […]
Cutting off the tail
Running out of room? Consolidating operations? Relocating to a new location? Need to liberate some cash? It’s time to purge your […]