Ch 11 Storage Systems

Sections:
1. Storage System Performance and Location Strategies
2. Conventional Storage Methods and Equipment
3. Automated Storage Systems
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Storage Systems
Function to store materials (e.g., parts, work-in-process,
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Storage System Performance

Performance measures for storage systems:
Storage capacity - two measures:
Total volumetric space
Total number of storage compartments (e.g., unit loads)
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Storage Location Strategies

Two strategies: 1. Randomized, and 2. Dedicated
Randomized storage
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Inventory Level as a Function of Time

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Comparison of Storage Strategies

Less total space is required in a storage system that uses
a randomized storage strategy
Dedicated storage requires space for maximum
inventory level of each item
Higher throughput rates are achieved in a system that
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Conventional Storage Methods

Bulk storage - storage in an open floor area
Problem: achieving proper balance between storage
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Rack systems - structure with racks for pallet loads
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Bulk Storage

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Pallet Rack System

Pallet loads placed on
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Drawer Storage

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Automated Storage Systems

Mechanized and automated storage equipment to reduce
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Objectives and Reasons for

Automating Storage Operations
To increase storage capacity
To increase storage density
To recover factory floor space currently used for WIP
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Types of Automated Storage System

1. Automated Storage/Retrieval System (AS/RS)
Rack system with mechanized or automated crane to
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2. Carousel Storage System
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AS/RS
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AS/RS Types
Unit load AS/RS - large automated system for pallet loads
Deep-lane AS/RS - uses flow-through racks and fewer
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AS/RS Applications
1. Unit load storage and retrieval
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Carousel Storage Systems

Horizontal
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Items are stored in bins suspended from the conveyor
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Horizontal Carousel Storage System

Manually operated
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Carousel Applications
1. Storage and retrieval operations
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2. Transport and accumulation
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Engineering Analysis of
Automated Storage Systems
1. Automated Storage/Retrieval Systems
Sizing the AS/RS
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2. Carousel storage systems
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