Fork-Truck Pallet Movement |
Lower Range |
Upper Range |
Units |
Counterbalanced |
10 |
15 |
pallets/hour |
Narrow-aisle Reach |
8 |
20 |
pallets/hour |
Man-up Turret |
12 |
20 |
pallets/hour |
Man-down Turret |
15 |
25 |
pallets/hour |
Narrow-aisle Articulating |
8 |
15 |
pallets/hour |
Stacker Crane |
24 |
30 |
pallets/hour |
Order Picking (Cases) |
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Pick to cart |
25 |
60 |
lines/hour |
Pick to powered pallet jack |
30 |
80 |
lines/hour |
|
50 |
120 |
cases/hour |
Case pick to conveyor |
200 |
400 |
cases/hour |
Order Picking (Pieces) |
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Pick to container/conveyor |
60 |
150 |
lines/hour |
Pick to cart |
30 |
100 |
lines/hour |
Carousel to container |
200 |
400 |
lines/hour |
Flow rack to container |
100 |
200 |
lines/hour |
Bin shelves to container |
80 |
150 |
lines/hour |
Truck Load/Unload |
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Unload floor to conveyor |
350 |
400 |
cartons/hour |
Hand-stack into trailers |
150 |
300 |
cartons/hour |
Palletizing from Conveyor |
300 |
350 |
cartons/hour |
Source: Rules of Thumb, Gross & Associates, 2005 edition |
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