Storage Strategies: Carousels Keep Things Moving
Material Handling Management
July 2005
Written by: Clyde E Witt
Dynamic storage seems like a contradiction in terms. It is, however, the way many companies choose to handle inventory.
Inventory will always be part of manufacturing and distribution. Keeping inventories moving, making them part of the flow, reduces the cost of doing business. Current transport technologies and philosophies, for example, are designed to extend the movement of inventories outside the building. One strategy for keeping inventories on the move inside the building, particularly in manufacturing and kitting operations, is with carousels. Companies with limited space allotments, looking for high throughput of material, find that carousels offer this advantage, and more.