Case study in a food-producing company
This project is still in the negotiating phase. For that reason the company’s name and finer details are not revealed.
Facts:
There are three main areas of concern in the sugar storage/handling area:
Inefficiently utilized space:
- The floor space is cramped but the height is not utilized
Safety issues:
- 3 rows of palettes are stored on top of each other. Each palette consists of 20 bags of 50kg
- Sometimes the top one topples which causes high safety risks
Health issues:
- Each bag need to be lifted manually to the height of the sugar sieve 1.30m
- This causes massive strain to the employees backs
Suggestions:
- Implementation of a modular racking system
- Combined with a mobile scaffolding which is the secret ingredient
Benefits:
- Reduced handling of stock
- Improved storage
- Reduced risk for penalties
(The fine for the first offence issued by the Health Department is R500 000) - Increased profit per square metre