Customer needs
When the Idaho State Liquor Division
moved into their new 1.26 acre Boise distribution center in 1998, they were confident in the facility’s capacity to accommodate any increase in demand over the next
few years. Higher population coupled with
a consumer shift to premium liquor brought
the ISLD to a point where they had to manage their inventory better or find a new,
larger facility.
Additional space was needed as suppliers frequently produced new or improved
spirits.
Moreover, with a growing number of liquor
manufacturers, the number of spirits products produced could grow exponentially.
It was imperative to increase the storage capacity via an automated system that would
allow them to improve the distribution and
efficient management.
Although the ISLD team initially wanted to expand the warehouse outward
with a uniform height ceiling, after seeing
AS/RS pallet racking in action, they realized
it was time to do something different and
build up.
