{"id":8884,"date":"2016-07-13T07:11:38","date_gmt":"2016-07-13T12:11:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bahrns.com\/blog\/?p=8884"},"modified":"2023-11-14T21:16:09","modified_gmt":"2023-11-15T03:16:09","slug":"sizing-battery-room-savings-tips","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bahrns.com\/blog\/warehouse-management\/sizing-battery-room-savings-tips\/","title":{"rendered":"Right Sizing the Battery Room and Other Savings Tips"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"Research<\/a>
Research can identify waste in your forklift fleet.
(Courtesy: U.S. Department of Defense at flickr.com)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

So far we have discussed identifying and measuring waste in the battery room<\/a>, how proper battery rotation<\/a> can help to reduce waste, and properly watering batteries<\/a>. In this article we will discuss right sizing of the battery room.<\/p>\n

When we refer to \u201cright sizing of the battery room,\u201d we are not referring to the actual size of the room. We are talking about having the proper number of batteries in the battery room to service a warehouse\u2019s forklift fleet. You want to avoid having more batteries than you need or fewer batteries then you need to service your fleet.<\/p>\n

A battery room management system will assist you in determining the proper number of batteries to have in the battery room to ensure efficient productivity.<\/p>\n

What you want to measure is battery availability at any given time. This include when there are more batteries than needed, when the battery room is running out of available batteries, the length of cool down time, and battery cycles per week.<\/p>\n

Many management systems that use the cloud automatically report the state of charge data. Appropriate people in the warehouse can get reports via the Internet.<\/p>\n

Some management system includes a subscription to a web-based service that stores these reports. These reports can verify that there is a proper number of batteries to service a warehouse\u2019s forklift fleet.<\/p>\n

The system can also result in faster and less frequent battery changes, longer battery run times, increased battery life and increased productivity. Using a battery room management system can save warehouses as much as $100,000 or more a year.<\/p>\n

While you\u2019re at exploring more ways to save on warehouse operations, you should also consider the forklift. For example, there are forklift fleet optimization systems (FOS) that provide such data as the basic status of batteries and forklift maintenance. Knowing this information can help a warehouse save even more.<\/p>\n

However, before exploring on ways one can save on the proper operation of forklifts, you should try to answer these questions:<\/p>\n

\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Do I have too many or too few forklifts?
\n\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 How many hours are the forklifts working per shift in a day?
\n\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Do we have the right mix of forklifts with the right capacities and functionality requirements?
\n\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 How much are we spending on forklift maintenance?
\n\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Are operators properly maintaining forklift batteries?
\n\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 How and when are we charging our forklift batteries?
\n\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 At what point do we start replacing forklifts because of their growing maintenance expense?
\n\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Should we change out our older forklifts because of high maintenance costs and\/or reliability issues?
\n\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Are our vehicle checklists being filled out properly to comply with OSHA regulations?
\n\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Have the credentials of the forklift operator expired?
\n\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Are there accidents that take place that are not reported?
\n\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Are there more damaged forklifts than previously?
\n\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Are operators lifting loads beyond the capacity of their assigned lifts?<\/p>\n

Besides the battery room, don\u2019t ignore your forklifts when considering cost savings. For most warehouses they are the largest capital expenditure and can become a major operational cost.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

So far we have discussed identifying and measuring waste in the battery room, how proper battery rotation can help to reduce waste, and properly watering batteries. In this article we will discuss right sizing of the battery room. When we refer to \u201cright sizing of the battery room,\u201d we are not referring to the actual … Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":26,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1067],"tags":[976,15],"class_list":["post-8884","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-warehouse-management","tag-featured","tag-industrial-equipment"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bahrns.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8884","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bahrns.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bahrns.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bahrns.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/26"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bahrns.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8884"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.bahrns.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8884\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":12052,"href":"https:\/\/www.bahrns.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8884\/revisions\/12052"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bahrns.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8884"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bahrns.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8884"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bahrns.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8884"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}