STORAGE

MANAGEMENT
GESTION DE ALMACENAMIENTO DE BIENES
BY: AMADO RAMON USLA

General Store
WAREHOUSE

Warehouse

The place or
physical space in
which the raw
materials, semifinished or finished
product waiting to
be transferred to
the next link in the
supply chain
product is
deposited.

Convention
al shelf
Designed for
the storage of
palletised
products with
a wide
selection of
good

Compact
Shelving

Compact shelving
systems are
commonly found in
healthcare, office,
library, and
numerous other
occupancies.

Dynamic
Shelving

pallets are
loaded in one
end and ...
These systems
are also called
gravity flow or
dynamic flow
systems.

Mobile Shelving
These shelves are similar to conventional, but instead of
having a structure anchored to the floor is resting on a
rail.

Carousel
Storage
shelving carousel
is a motorized
rotating shelving
unit. It utilizes
all of the
overhead space
that
conventional
shelving ignores.

Pallet
A pallet, is a
wooden, plastic or
other materials
used in the
movement of cargo
as it facilitates the
lifting and handling
with small hydraulic
cranes, forklifts
calls. Was the first
to use the U.S.
military to supply
its troops in Europe
during World War II.

A pallet, is a wooden, plastic or other materials

used in the movement of cargo as it facilitates
the lifting and handling with small hydraulic
cranes, forklifts calls. Was the first to use the U.S.
military to supply its troops in Europe during
World War II.

Pallet
sizes
Dimensions (W L)
Production
Rank
Industries Using
48 40
Many Others

Grocery,

42 42
Paint

Telecom,

48 48

Drums

40 48
Cement

Military,

48 42
Beverage

Chemical,

40 40

Dairy

48 45

Automotive

44 44
Chemical

Drums,

36 36

Beverage

48 36
10
Shingles, Paper

Beverage,

35 45.5
Unknown
Military ISO Container
48 20
Retail

Unknown

Pallet

The United
states industry,
standard size
wooden pallet is
48 x 40.

American wood pallet 1 x 1.2

European
pallet
dimensions

In Europe, the
EURO pallet, also
called a CEN
pallet, is widely
used in many
industries

EURO Pallet Type

Dimensions (mm /
in, W L)

EUR, EUR 1

800 1,200 /
31.50 47.24

EUR 2

1,200 1,000 /
47.24 39.37

EUR 3

1,000 1,200 /
39.37 47.24

EUR 6

800 600 / 31.50

23.62
600 400 / 23.62
15.75
400 300 / 15.75
11.81

Alluminu
m
Pallet
Metal pallets such as
steel and aluminium
are usually used for
transporting heavy
goods, for air-freight,
at-sea storage and
long-term outdoor
storage.

Metal/Aluminium Pallets

Wooden
pallets
Wooden pallets
can be found in
various designs.
In general,
wooden pallets
are used for
heavier
products in a
one-way flow.

Corrugated
Cardboard
Pallets
Cardboard pallets
are formed from a
structure of
corrugated
cardboard sheets
which are designed
to carry a load of up
to 750kg.

Presswood
pallets
Presswood
pallets are
moulded
through high
temperature
and pressure
processes into
one solid piece
from dried
wood fibres.

PVC Pallet

They are made from

100% recycled rigid
PVC plastic and are
recyclable.

PVC Plastic Pallet

Palletizin
g
The Palletizing
is the action
and effect of
providing
goods on a
pallet for
storage and
transport.

Transpalle
t

Trucks with
forks, able to
lift low weight
packages.
They are
divided in hand
trucks and
electric trucks

Forklift

A forklift truck
(also called a lift
truck, a fork
truck, or a
forklift) is a
powered
industrial truck
used to lift and
move materials
short distances.

Automat
ic
palletize
r
A palletizer or
palletiser is a
machine which
provides
automatic means
for stacking
cases of goods
or products onto
a pallet.

Contain
ers
Shipping containers
are the structures
that store various
kinds of products
that need to be
shipped from one
part of the world to
another. Moving
containers protect
contents on the
long journeys they
make and ensure
they make it back
to you in one piece.

Dry
storageCont
ainers
Dry storage container
The most commonly
used shipping
containers; they come
in various dimensions
standardized by ISO.
They are used for
shipping of dry
materials and come in
size of 20ft, 40 ft and
10ft.

Flat rack
container
Flat rack container
With collapsible
sides, these are like
simple storage
shipping containers
where the sides can
be folded so as to
make a flat rack for
shipping of wide
variety of goods.

Open top
container
Open top container
With a convertible
top that can be
completely
removed to make
an open top so
that materials of
any height can be
shipped easily.

Tunnel
container

Tunnel container
Container storage
units provided with
doors on both ends
of the container,
they are extremely
helpful in quick
loading and
unloading of
materials.

Open side
storage
container
Open side storage
container
These storage units
are provided with
doors that can
change into
completely open
sides providing a
much wider room for
loading of materials.

Double
doors
containers
They are kind of
storage units that are
provided with double
doors, making a wider
room for loading and
unloading of
materials.
Construction
materials include
steel, iron etc in
standardized sizes of
20ft and 40ft.

Refrigerate
d ISO
containers
These are
temperature
regulated shipping
containers that
always have a
carefully
controlled low
temperature. They
are exclusively
used for shipment
of perishable
substances like
fruits and
vegetables over

Insulated
or thermal
containers
These are the
shipping
storage
containers that
come with a
regulated
temperature
control
allowing them
to maintain a
higher
temperature.

Tank
container
s
Container
storage units
used mostly for
transportation of
liquid materials,
they are used by
a huge
proportion of
entire shipping
industry.

Half
height
container
s
Another kind of
shipping containers
includes half height
containers. Made
mostly of steel,
these containers are
half the height of
full sized containers.
Used especially for
good like coal,
stones etc which
need easy loading
and unloading.

Car
carriers
Car carriers are
container storage
units made especially
for shipment of cars
over long distances.
They come with
collapsible sides that
help a car fit snugly
inside the containers
without the risk of
being damaged or
moving from the spot.

te bulk
shift
containers
These are specialized
storage shipping
containers made
solely for the purpose
of intermediate
shipping of goods.
They are designed to
handle large amounts
of materials and
made for purpose of
shipping materials to
a destination where
they can be further
packed and sent off
to final spot.

Drums
As the name
suggests, circular
shipping containers,
made from a choice
of materials like
steel, light weight
metals, fiber, hard
plastic etc. they are
most suitable for
bulk transport of
liquid materials.
They are smaller in
size but due to their
shape, may need
extra space.

Special
purpose
containers
Not the ordinary
containers, these are
the container units,
custom made for
specialized purposes.
Mostly, they are used
for high profile
services like
shipment of weapons
and arson. As such,
their construction
and material
composition depends
on the special
purpose they need to
cater to. But in most
cases, security
remains the top
priority.