5. (1) The product given in the accompanying table are the most popular in the warehouse...

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5. (1) The product given in the accompanying table are the most popular in the warehouse shown in the Figure below. How should these items be aligned along the main aisles? (10 marks) Product Receive A B C D E F G H Quantity per Receipt 2000 UPS boxes 2000 UPS boxes 400 UPS boxes 50 pallets 100 pallets 1000 UPS boxes 50 pallets 20 pallets Main Aisle Warehouse Trips to Receive 500 400 400 360 300 600 300 800 Ship Average Customer Order Size 10 UPS boxes 8 UPS boxes 2 Gaylord boxes 1 pallet 0.5 pallet 2 UPS boxes 0.5 pallet 0.2 pallet Trips to Ship 1000 600 400 360 240 480 150 80 Question 5 (ii) Block stacking is used for the storage of 40 unit loads of a paper product. The dimensions of the unit load are 42"x48". A clearance of 6" is provided between storage rows. The storage aisle is 13' wide. The product is stacked five levels high in the warehouse. By using a continuous approximation, what row depth would minimize the average amount of floor space? How can you reduce the block- stacking value? Explain from your solutions. (10 marks) 5. (1) The product given in the accompanying table are the most popular in the warehouse shown in the Figure below. How should these items be aligned along the main aisles? (10 marks) Product Receive A B C D E F G H Quantity per Receipt 2000 UPS boxes 2000 UPS boxes 400 UPS boxes 50 pallets 100 pallets 1000 UPS boxes 50 pallets 20 pallets Main Aisle Warehouse Trips to Receive 500 400 400 360 300 600 300 800 Ship Average Customer Order Size 10 UPS boxes 8 UPS boxes 2 Gaylord boxes 1 pallet 0.5 pallet 2 UPS boxes 0.5 pallet 0.2 pallet Trips to Ship 1000 600 400 360 240 480 150 80 Question 5 (ii) Block stacking is used for the storage of 40 unit loads of a paper product. The dimensions of the unit load are 42"x48". A clearance of 6" is provided between storage rows. The storage aisle is 13' wide. The product is stacked five levels high in the warehouse. By using a continuous approximation, what row depth would minimize the average amount of floor space? How can you reduce the block- stacking value? Explain from your solutions. (10 marks)

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