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in a warehouse
Pallet Racking Systems
The types and advantages of

2. Pallet racking is the most common form of warehouse racking systems, that is designed to store materials in horizontal rows with multiple levels
But the key is that why do you spend more money to add square feet when you have an option to utilize your vertical space

3. But the key is that why do you spend more money to add square feet when you have an option to utilize your vertical space
Pallet racking is the most common form of warehouse racking systems, that is designed to store materials in horizontal rows with multiple levels

4. 1. Selective Pallet Racking System
The Pallet Racking System can be classified mainly into 6 types
Types Of Pallet Racking Systems
1. Selective Pallet Racking System
2. Double-Deep Pallet Racking System
3. Drive-in/Drive-thru Pallet Racking System
4. VNA (Very Narrow Aisle) Pallet Racking System
5. Push-back Pallet Racking System
6. Gravity Flow Pallet Racking System

5. 1. Selective Pallet Racking System
This is the most commonly used racking technique, and obviously, the most cost effective one too. This has less cost per square meter to store the inventories, but only
up to an extent. This can also be one of the most expensive types too, but when it comes to more than 3,000 or 4,000 racks at a time.
Advantages:
• Structure Costs is less
• Easy installation and configuration
• Better stock rotation
• Easy order picking and 100% selectivity
• Direct access to inventories
• High density storage
• This can be used in conjunction with all
types of trucks
Suitable for Customers:
• FMCGs

6. 2. Double Deep Pallet Racking System
This is almost similar to Selective Pallet Racking System, but, where it differs is the two decks of inventory in one slot of the rack. This requires specialized pallet handling
equipment. And, the most common forklift used here is the reach truck.
Advantages:
•Around 30% more capacity than Selective
Pallet Racking System
•Less expensive comparing with Drive-In
Racking, but increases capacity by up to 30%
•This might not require high number of
homogeneous pallet types
Suitable for Customers:
•Place where Drive-In Racking are not possible
•Better Density and Better Storage - maximum
cubic space
•Reduces aisles space increases cubed space
utilization

7. 3. Drive-In and Drive-Thru Pallet Racking System
Drive-In Pallet Racking System:
This loads and retrieves from the same side, creating First-In-Last-Out (FILO) inventory retrieval

8. 3. Drive-In and Drive-Thru Pallet Racking System
Drive-Thru Pallet Rack Systems:
This loads from one side and unload from the other to create First-In-First-Out inventory retrieval (FIFO)

9. 3. Drive-In and Drive-Thru Pallet Racking System
Advantages:
Density Storage is much more ;
maximizing cubic space
Reduces aisles space further increases
cubed space utilization
Maximum pallets stored per cubic meters
than any other storage systems
Suitable for Customers:
Bulk goods of the same type
Best for cold and chill storage
applications
Perfectly suitable for seasonal goods

10. 4. Very Narrow Aisle (VNA) Racking System
Advantages:
• Better stock rotation
• Perfect order picking and 100% selectivity
• Rapid handling
• Increased space by an additional 40-50% over
Selective pallet Racking System
• Uses guide rails or wire guidance for fast movement in
aisle
• Maintain FIFO
Suitable for Customers:
• Need a super flat floor
• FMCG
• Different categories of Goods
Here, pallet racks are placed very closer to each other, than other pallet racking solutions. VNA, is one of the best methods of increasing pallet storage within a given
area, and it utilizes the advantages of selective racking. This type demands a special fork-lift, that reduces the aisle space, by a certain percentage compared to other
traditional fork-lifts. VNA aisles are usually 6.6 feet wide, providing nearly 40-50% more floor space, than a selective pallet racking system.

11. 5. Gravity Flow Racking System
This type of rack is typically a downward-sloped storage conveyor. This allows all the subsequent pallets to move into the forefront, once the preceding item is removed.
So, this type is known as First In First Out racking.
Advantages:
• Up to 50-60% less floor space than conventional pallet racking
FIFO provides automatic stock rotation
Dedicated load and retrieval faces mean only two fork truck aisles are required
Better speed of operation within the warehouse
Suitable for Customers:
• Need first-in first-out principle
Drinks industry
Only two fork truck aisles are required, one for loading and one for retrieval

12. 6. Push Back Pallet racking systems
Let us put an example here. Suppose, when the second pallet comes in, it pushes the first pallet back, and rests on the middle cart. Similarly, the 3rd pallet pushes back
the first 2 pallets and rests on the bottom cart. When unloading the push-back rack, the sequence is reversed.
Advantages:
• High Density Storage- maximizing cubic space - Not Aisles
• Quick easy access to different size of pallet types
• Pallet automatically presented at the rack pick face
• Reduces truck travel distances, and cuts cycle times
Suitable for Customer:
• Food Distribution
• Manufacturing
• Third Party Logistics Facilities
• Automotive
• Pharmaceuticals

13. The Overall Performance Rating
Pallet Racking Systems Cost Effective
High Density
Storage
SKU
(Stock Keeping Unit)
Selective
First In First Out Safety Factor
Special
Handling
Equipment
Selective Pallet Racking System *** *** * ***
Double-Deep Pallet Racking
System * ** ** * Required
Drive-in Pallet Racking System * ** Required
Drive-Thru Pallet Racking System * ** * Required
VNA Pallet Racking System * ** *** * ** Required
Push-Back Pallet Racking System ** ***
Gravity Flow Pallet Racking
System *** * **
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