[IT] The guide to organising and making your warehouse more productive

Warehouse management is a crucial aspect for the success of a business; it is important to keep it organised in the best possible way to maximise productivity and ensure a high level of customer service .

Warehouse organisation involves the use of trolleys, racking and other storage solutions to ensure that all items are accessible and easy to find. This helps reduce the time it takes to locate products while improving overall warehouse performance. It also helps minimise potential security risks by ensuring that goods are stored properly in designated areas. With a well-organised warehouse, you can better manage your stock levels and ensure that your customers receive their orders on time and products arrive intact at their destination.

Check out our 10 tips to improve your warehouse management.

How to choose the most suitable equipment for your warehouse?

We have designed a catalogue that brings together all the solutions offered by RAJA for your warehouse: browse the interactive version.

We bring clarity into the vast world of warehouse solutions by listing the main ones, divided by category.

GOODS STORAGE AND WAREHOUSING

Main products in the category

• Containers
• Wolf mouths
• Pallets
• Shelving

We begin with the goods storage and warehousing category, which, as the name suggests, includes all those solutions designed to store products in the warehouse in the best possible way.

This range allows you to store small items and small parts thanks to the wolf-mouths but also voluminous and bulky objects thanks to the pallet trucks.

There are many types of containers to meet all requirements. You can choose between containers with greater depth or those for large volumes which have a capacity ranging from 30 to 95 litres. Short on space? Choose the collapsible boxes, once closed they reduce from 220 mm to a height of only 70 mm.

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For storing food or transporting it from one room to another, you can use food containers such as the Industrial food container with handles model Food Box.

If we talk about storage, we cannot fail to mention the shelving. Valuable allies of logistics over the years, they have diversified from lightweight polypropylene shelving to steel wire pallet racking, a growing range reaching capacities of 3,000 kg.

GUIDE TO CHOOSING RACKING FOR YOUR WAREHOUSE

In this same range there are also solutions that perform a security such as the collection tanks and absorption products such as the universal absorbent clothwhich are very useful in case of oil and hydrocarbon spills or hazardous material inside companies.

CARGO HANDLING

Main products in the category

• Trolleys
• Roll containers
• Pallet trucks

Having presented the products for storing goods, we now turn to those used to move them. In addition to the classic trolleys used for product handling and picking, there are also trolleys for specific uses. Such as, for example, the panel trolley or the trolley for pipes and long materials.

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A separate mention must be made of the roll containersmulti-purpose and robust steel wire containers are perfect for all kinds of activities, ideal for storing and transporting any product but also for preparing and delivering goods. An example? The narrow mesh roll container widely used by laundries

One of the most representative items in this category is the pallet truck. Robust and reliable, it allows you to transport pallets with ease. Find out all about pallet truck maintenance tips and the main models in this guide. this guide.

An extra tip: if you are looking for a pallet truck and are very sustainability-conscious, we recommend a pallet truck made in Italy. pallet truck made in Italy.

Finally, a niche product but one that could be very useful for all those who move loads manually: the column liftsergonomic and perfect for not straining the operators’ backs. An Industry 4.0 solution, fully configurable.

ORDER PREPARATION AND SHIPPING

Main products in the category

• Boxes
• Filling systems
• Bags
• Pluriball
• Adhesive tape
• Reggia
• Labels
• Stretch film
• Interfalde
• Work tables

The Order Preparation and Shipping is a cross-cutting category to which all common packaging, essential for protecting goods during shipment and transport, belongs .

One item that falls into this category but is commonly used within the warehouse is the Packaging table. If you want to learn more read this in-depth article.

WAREHOUSE EQUIPMENT AND SIGNAGE

Main products in the category

• Cabinets
• Workbenches
• Ergonomic mats
• Stools
• Ladders
• Cutter
• Signage
• Barriers

Another way to create order in the warehouse is to use lockers. As in the case of trolleys, cabinets exist for specific uses such as cabinets for phytopharmaceuticals, for lithium batteries o for flammable liquids. RAJA cabinets are made in Italy, delivered assembled and meet all required norms and standards.

Let’s move on to the workstations:

If you want to provide an ergonomic workstation for your employees, choose the right mix of workbenches, mats and stools.

I workbenches are modular, height-adjustable manually or electronically and have the option of adding accessories to create a table tailored to your needs.

We recommend anti-fatigue mats under the workbenches, which are ergonomic and non-slip.

There are different categories, to give a couple of examples there are those suitable for thefood industry which are recommended for dry oily or greasy food processing areas or in professional kitchens, those for high stress and dry surfaces and those ideal for spills.

An accessory that should not be missing in the warehouse is a professional cutter. At RAJA you can find a range of high-quality, robust, ergonomic cutters suitable for left- and right-handers.

Here again we mention one with a specific use: the Easysafe safety cutter which with its pronounced tip is perfect for opening bags or pallets wrapped in film.

Securing the environment and protecting employees is also and above all a matter of signposting, about which you can read a in-depth article on our blog.

Labels and signage are essential for efficient warehouse management. We offer you a wide range of labels and signs ranging from adhesive labels to signposts.

To make labels and signage even more efficient, they can be customised with your company logo or goods-specific information.

PERSONAL PROTECTION AND HYGIENE

Main products in the category

• Workwear
• Gloves
• Disinfectant and sanitising solutions
• Towels and dispensers
• Waste containers and bags

We now come to the last category, that of hygiene and personal protection. The warehouse must be a clean and safe space. However, the people who work in it must not be neglected; they must be provided with the right equipment and the correct clothing.

Are all the operators in your warehouse equipped with gloves? Find out which ones are best for your business in this article.

An environmentally friendly product worth mentioning is the industrial raga washable and reusable solution with high absorbency power.

This is the end of the overview of warehouse management solutions!

Are you struggling to find your way around such a wide range of offers but want to organise your warehouse and make it more efficient? Contact us for a free consultation by sending an email to info@rajapack.it