Production Raw Material Storage

Raw material warehousing most often is a separate building from manufacturing. Its location should be on a rail siding (for large plants) and have easy access by twenty-ton trailers. The dimensions of the building should make it easy to stack a palletized forty-ton rail car s contents— two pallets wide and three or four pallets high, from the main aisle to the wall. In this manner, raw material lots can be easily identified and used when approved. 

The equipment needed in warehousing are fork lift trucks, floorwashing machines, etc. Special materials must be on hand to clean up spills quickly, according to federal regulations. Good housekeeping and pest control are essential. 

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