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Allocating Space Based On Nature of Goods, Flow, Accessibility and Throughput
Allocating Space Based On Nature of Goods, Flow, Accessibility and Throughput
- Four significant elements come into play when designing or laying out any storage or distribution facility, regardless of whether for example, it is a large multi-temperature composite distribution centre servicing a high market network, a spare parts store in a mobile service centre, or a raw materials store supporting a manufacturing operation.
- The four fundamental factors can be remembered by using the pneumonic FAST or fast standing for:
- Flow
- Accessibility
- Space
- Throughput