What are the Benefits of Optimized Storage for 3PLs?
- Maximize Warehouse Capacity: Efficient storage solutions like carton flow systems and high-density storage help 3PLs use every inch of available space. By storing more SKUs in a smaller footprint, 3PLs can delay or avoid costly warehouse expansion.
- Improve Order Accuracy and Speed: Dynamic storage for 3PLs ensures that products are always positioned at the pick face and easily accessible. This reduces picking errors, shortens fulfillment times, and helps maintain high service levels for multiple clients.
- Enhance Flexibility and Scalability: Modular storage solutions, like flow racks, can be reconfigured or expanded as client needs evolve. This agility is especially valuable during seasonal spikes, product launches, or client onboarding.
- Reduce Labor Costs: Organized, ergonomic storage systems minimize worker travel time, reaching, and searching, allowing workers to fulfill more orders with less strain.
- Streamline Inventory Management: Effective storage for 3PLs supports better inventory visibility and control. With FIFO inventory flow, clearer SKU organization, and optimized storage zones, it's easier to track products, reduce stockouts, and manage replenishment.
- Improve Client Satisfaction: With faster, more accurate order fulfillment and greater adaptability, 3PLs can meet and exceed client expectations, building stronger relationships and increasing client retention in a highly competitive market.
Optimize Storage for 3PLs Without Expanding Your Warehouse
When additional warehouse space is needed, building a new facility or leasing space at a competitive rate may not be feasible. The high costs of land, rent, equipment, labor, and inventory make expansion a challenge. Instead, many third-party logistics providers are turning to smarter solutions by optimizing their current space with space-saving storage for 3PLs.
UNEX offers dynamic storage solutions designed specifically for 3PL warehouses. SpeedCell dynamic industrial shelving increases storage density by up to 60%, allowing you to store more SKUs in less space, reduce labor costs, and improve order accuracy.
SpanTrack carton flow systems ensure FIFO inventory stock rotation, while keeping inventory moving efficiently to the pick point and reducing pick and restock times while enhancing throughput. For even greater space utilization, UNEX FlowCell flow racks can boost space utilization by up to 50%, and their modular design allows 3PLs to reconfigure stations as client needs or product lines change.
Integrating simple gravity conveyors between storage, packing, and shipping zones helps streamline order movement and reduce manual handling. This connection improves operational flow and shortens order fulfillment cycles.
Explore UNEX Solutions
SpanTrack Lane
SpanTrack Lane is an innovative carton-flow solution that drops into new or existing pallet rack structures to create an efficient, reliable, and durable flow system. Depend on a robust and sturdy solution for even the most active warehouses and assembly plants.
Key benefits of Spantrack include:
- Ensure FIFO inventory rotation
- Reduce worker travel time by up to 75%
- Optimized for product stacking
- Industry-leading 7-year warranty
SpeedCell
SpeedCell is a dynamic warehouse storage solution uniquely designed to save time, space, and money by using existing space within standard pallet racking. Its compact design can compress 200′ of rack or shelving into 40′ of highly organized space.
Key benefits of SpeedCell include:
- Transform vacant space into useable storage and increase storage density by 40-60%
- Create a highly efficient and accurate pick
- Reduce picker travel time by 80%
- Reduce labor costs by up to 40%
Pick Shelves
Tilted pick shelves significantly improve SKU visibility, resulting in faster order picking and more comfortable, precise picks for workers. Our easy-to-mount pick shelves are customizable and fit perfectly in racks and on workstations.
Additional Benefits Of Pick Shelves Include:
- Integrate slow movers into the pick line to save space and increase efficiency
- Eliminate the dead zone
- Accelerate pick rates
- Provide clear visibility and accessibility at the pick point and improve worker comfort
Roller Rack
Roller Rack is a pre-engineered gravity flow rack designed to optimize efficiency, safety, and FIFO rotation in many settings. They are pre-configured, easy to assemble, and ready when your facility needs them.
Additional Benefits Of Roller Racks Include:
- Quick and easy to build and install
- Create bays seven times denser than pallet position storage
- Reduce picker travel time by up to 75%
- Improve access and visibility while reducing strain on workers
SpeedCartt
SpeedCartt is a mobile, high-density picking cart solution that is reliable in the most demanding environments. Constructed from the same lightweight yet heavy-duty materials as SpeedCell, SpeedCartt improves efficiency and reduces labor costs.
Additional Benefits Of SpeedCartt Include:
- Increase pick facings
- Reduce travel times
- Increase order accuracy
- Pick multiple orders at the same time for maximum efficiency
SpanTrack Wheel Bed
SpanTrack Wheel Bed is a flexible carton flow solution that drops into new or existing pallet rack structures to create the ultimate gravity flow rack system for order picking operations, manufacturing facilities, and more.
Additional Benefits Of Spantrack Wheel Bed Include:
- Hex hub wheel design for optimal flow
- Store products with a wide variation in size and weight
- Increase flexibility for inventory slotting with 90% left to right bay usage
- Replenish inventory from the back without interrupting the process in front
FlowCell
FlowCell flow racks are modular, dynamic storage units designed for a facility's unique operation. Our durable and portable workstations maximize efficiency and space for lineside storage, sub-assembly stations, supermarket racks, modular mobile carts, and more.
Additional Benefits Of FlowCell Include:
- Increase space utilization by up to 50%
- Boost production efficiency by up to 30%
- Keep the factory floor organized
- Minimize reaching and improve ergonomics by reducing injury and fatigue
Gravity Conveyors
Durable, efficient gravity conveyors move all types of loads throughout a facility. Our extensive line of roller and wheel conveyor solutions are easy to install, made to order, and proven to increase warehouse efficiency and throughput significantly.
Additional Benefits Of Gravity Conveyors Include:
- Replace high-maintenance solutions with rugged, low-maintenance gravity conveyors
- Save time and money with lengths manufactured to the inch
- All steel construction for increased durability
- Improve efficiency and throughput
Pallet Track
Pallet Track is a durable pallet flow solution that utilizes rollers or wheel rails to optimize flow for fast-moving inventory. Our high-quality pallet tracks increase efficiency and storage density and can be customized to fit an operation’s unique needs.
Key benefits of Pallet Track include:
- Select from a variety of track lengths and mounting options
- Increase storage density
- Reduce fork truck operations
- Decrease damage to inventory