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Warehouse Capacity Planning

A warehouse has a fixed footprint of pallet positions. Several product families compete for that space based on their demand and pallet size. This tool sizes each storage zone, flags when you run out of room, and tells you how many warehouses you truly need.

Warehouse & products

total pallet positions available
leave headroom for peaks & movement

Capacity plan Ready

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Utilisation vs target
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Warehouses needed
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Free positions left
Space demand by product family
Zone layout (share of usable space)
Add your product families with their demand and pallet size, set the warehouse capacity, then press Plan the warehouse. If required pallets exceed the usable space, the tool tells you how many warehouses to open.

About this tool

Warehouse Planning

The concept

Warehouse layout and slotting decide travel time - the biggest picking cost.

How it works

Fast movers near the dock cut travel; zones and aisles shape congestion.

Winning strategy

Slot by velocity, re-slot seasonally, and keep golden zones for A items.

travel time ~ distance x pick frequency
SlottingLayoutPick pathVelocity