What is a warehouse? It sounds like a silly question at first, but posing and answering this question will help operations managers better understand the role of automation in their warehouses.
In the game of Jenga, players have to be nimble in order to keep the wooden tower from collapsing. In a beverage warehouse, forklift operators must possess this same quality for a more serious purpose — transporting product without causing damage. And just like Jenga, in the game of material handling, every move counts.
The modern beverage warehouse is a world of contradictions. Due in part to SKU proliferation, beverage distributors are constantly adapting their warehouses to fit more product in a given amount of space.
MCFA offers a complete line of forklifts through its network of brands
May 16, 2011
Mitsubishi Caterpillar Forklift America Inc. (MCFA), Houston, manufactures, markets and distributes a complete line of forklifts through Cat Lift Trucks, Mitsubishi Forklift Trucks and Jungheinrich brand names. In 2010, MCFA