John Deere Dealership Saves Space with Overhead Storage Cabinets
RDO Equipment Co.'s consolidation of two John Deere equipment dealerships into a single new facility in Moorhead, Minn., presented a problem: How to quickly move two separate parts departments to a new location with a limited amount of space while leaving room for expansion.
With double the inventory in one facility (each facility stored diverse products—one for agricultural and consumer products, the other for construction products), achieving organized storage required a system that allowed for fast, efficient retrieval of parts with minimal time spent walking up and down aisles.
“We considered a number of different storage options for the new location, including racking and shelving,” says Terry Burchill, aftermarket manager for the combined store.
In the old stores, parts were housed in a combination of steel shelves, pallet racks and display fixtures. The new store would require something considerably more efficient.