Assignment: Business Logistics
1) A company has 6,000 cartons to store on pallets. Each pallet takes 30 cartons, and the cartons are stored three high.
a. How many pallets are required?
b. How many pallet positions are needed?
2) A company has an area for storing pallets as shown in the following diagram. How many pallets measuring 48" x 40" can be stored three high if there is a 2" space between the pallets?
3) A firm wants to store the following SKUs so there is 100% accessibility. The items are stored on pallets that can be stacked three high.
a. How many pallet positions are needed?
b. What is the cube utilization?
SKU Number of Pallets Pallet Positions Required
A 15
B 4
C 10
D 13
E 12
Total
4) A firm wants to store the following SKUs so there is 100% accessibility. The items are stored on pallets that can be stacked four high.
a. How many pallet positions are needed?
b. What is the cube utilization?
SKU Number of Pallets Pallet Positions Required
A 16
B 12
C 35
D 40
E 44
F. 22
G. 33
Total