The question of how much warehouse storage space a company needs is never a simple one to answer. It’s easy to want more space at the first sign of sales spikes or supply chain uncertainty, but savvy business owners know that day-to-day sales fluctuations are normal — and true growth takes planning and patience. Warehouse storage needs depend not only on today’s operations but also on what you hope to achieve tomorrow.
Whether you’re looking at shelves that are empty and having to fill backordered products or watching your warehouse burst at the seams with excess safety stock, optimizing inventory has never been more important – nor has knowing exactly how much warehouse space you really need.
So how much space is right for your business? Here’s what you need to consider to calculate it:
- The inventory warehouses need to hold during peak season
- Average warehouse space you’ve used YoY, including room for people, equipment, and offices
- Impacts of supply chain backlogs and keeping too much extra stock
- And why related elements, like returns, increase storage and space needs
The amount of storage a distribution center requires may seem like overkill at first glance, but there’s a lot more to it than you think. More than just storage, you’ve got to account for people, equipment, office and other space, and just some room to move around. Industry estimates say you’ll want to have around 25% of space utilized for storage to prevent bottlenecks and accidents.
Rousseau products help you to increase efficiency and recover up to 70% of floor space. Mix and match our different product lines to create a solution tailored to your needs.
OPTIMIZED WORKSPACES TO MEET YOUR DAILY BUSINESS REQUIREMENTS
Our wide range of configurable and scalable storage solutions solve your organizational and productivity challenges.
Our Spider® line of shelving and mini-racking, combined with our heavy-duty drawers, can be used to store parts of different sizes together and efficiently. No tools are needed to install shelves and drawers, which means workspaces can be rapidly rearranged to meet the growing needs of your business. A vast range of accessories can also be added to further maximize storage.
To optimize your business activities, use workstations tailored to your needs. With many different dimensions and accessories to choose from, our WS product line can be used to create workstations that maximize your employees’ productivity.
RECOMMENDED PRODUCTS
CLOSED SHELVING
Heavy-duty and versatile, Spider® shelving can evolve alongside your growing business. At any given time, you will have a system that just works. The Spider® Shelving System is heavy duty, easy to assemble, and is the most versatile and complete solution of its type on the market. With the ability to seamlessly combine industrial shelving, mini-racking and drawers in the same shelving system, it is the only solution that allows you to efficiently store small, medium and large parts together in the same unit. Designed for intensive use, the system helps you to use the space you have available to its full potential in your distribution center.
WORKSTATIONS
Workstations keep your workspace optimized and organized. The various storage options available cater for the many different tasks that need to be carried out. Furthermore, the most important items can be kept close by so tasks can be carried out safely and effectively.
SHELVING WITH DRAWERS
Shelving with drawers is a hybrid system that can be used to store both small and large parts in the same unit. By installing this system, you can use up to one-sixth of the space used by traditional shelving solutions. The system allows you to store more parts in less space, while also reducing trips back and forth and therefore wasted time.
Contact us today if we can help you improve your storage capacity at your distribution center.
