# Crate & Barrel - Project Profile

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Pick Module System Increases Crate & Barrel Distribution Capacity

    Home furnishings retailer Crate & Barrel wanted to increase distribution shipping capacity by 40%. The company called on FORTE to design and integrate a new picking and packing system within its 700,000-square-foot Cranbury, New Jersey, distribution center.

    RIDG-U-RAK’s pick module and selective pallet-rack systems were used to meet the facility’s capacity requirements.

    Crate & Barrel and FORTE Requirements

- 40% increase in shipping capacity

- 15,000 shipments per day

- 18,000 SKUs in inventory

- 45 totes per minute during peak picking and packing

    RIDG-U-RAK Solution

- Four multi-level pick modules

- 10,000 pick locations

- Pallet and carton flow

- Approximately 15,000 selective pallet locations

    “RIDG-U-RAK’s ability to work through an integrator to engineer, manufacture, and install our pick-to-order system, as well as supply all the selective pallet rack at a very competitive price, sets them apart.”
Dan DeGross, Supply Chain Project Manager, Crate & Barrel

    Pick Module Systems

    Pick modules are custom multi-level order-picking and storage systems. Their designs can incorporate multiple storage methods, including pallet flow, carton flow, and static storage, to optimize product flow and order picking.

    Typically, a lift-truck aisle is located outside the system while the interior provides an order-picking area. Pallets, cartons, and products are loaded from the truck aisle. Once loaded, products flow to the pick area, where they are retrieved and placed on a powered conveyor system.

    RIDG-U-RAK offers turnkey support from design through system integration and complete installation.

    Features & Benefits

- Multi-level picking systems

- Full-service engineering, project management, and installation

- Various stairways, railings, floors, and decking options

    Applications

- High-volume order fulfillment

- Regional distribution operations

- Rapid order picking

    Typical Systems Include

- Carton and pallet flow

- Selective storage racks

- Push-back pallet storage

- Elevated work platforms and stairways

- Safety access decks, netting, and railing

Learn more about [RIDG-U-RAK Pick Module Systems](https://www.ridgurak.com/pallet-rack/specialized-storage/pick-module-systems/).