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Automated Systems/Vertical Carousels

Mobile
Storage
Systems

Fixed
Shelving
Systems

Document
Imaging
Systems

File
Tracking
Systems

Space Savings

Good: uses all available floor to ceiling space.

Excellent: highest density of all hardcopy storage systems.

Good: much better than traditional file cabinets.

Excellent: an entire file room can fit on a hard drive.

Not applicable

Speed

Excellent: best cost of labor ratio for hard copy storage systems.

Poor: limited access to media reduces productivity.

Average: upper & lower tiers are hard to use reducing overall speed.

Excellent: fastest retrieval of all systems.

Excellent: tracking software speeds all hardcopy applications.

Ergonomics

Excellent: best of all types of equipment. Completely ADA compatible.

Poor: for lower & top tiers, good for middle tiers.

Poor: for lower & top tiers, good for middle tiers.

Good: depends upon computer workstation and monitor.

Not applicable

Accuracy

Excellent: superior ergonomics eliminates fatigue related errors. Ability to interface with software also adds to accuracy.

Average: bending, stretching and standing increase fatigue levels resulting in errors.

Average: bending, stretching and standing increase fatigue levels resulting in errors.

Excellent: properly implemented and maintained systems are extremely accurate.

Excellent: properly implemented and maintained systems are extremely accurate.

Cost

High: more expensive than other hardcopy storage options. Cost is typically offset by lower operating costs.

Average: space savings can partially offset increased operational costs.

Excellent: least expensive storage system.

Highest of all systems. For the right applications, cost is justified by lower operating costs

Low to average depends on scope of system.

Flexibility

Very flexible: can house virtually all types of media.

Good: wide range of options make it very flexible.

Good: wide range of options make it very flexible.

Average: limited to documents. Other media types and bound materials are difficult to incorporate into these systems.

Good: tracking systems can be applied to all sorts of media.