Question: A class-based storage policy is applied to a unit load warehouse that uses single command cycles. This results in the average travel distance to perform
A class-based storage policy is applied to a unit load warehouse that uses single command cycles. This results in the average travel distance to perform a single command cycle to each of the storage classes as:
-A items (25 best squares) = 47.6 feet/cycle -B items (35 next-best squares) = 79.3 feet/cycle -C items (60 worst squares) = 106.9 feet/cycle Assume an 8-hour work shift per day, where employees are given a half hour break. An average of 1000 pallet loads is received daily and 1000 pallet loads are shipped daily. 75% of operations are for A items, 20% are for B items, and 5% are for C items. If one person can travel at 179 feet per minute and the extraction (e.g., pickup or drop off) time is 15 seconds, how many FTE (full-time equivalent) operators are needed to meet the average throughput requirements.
Answer: 2.524
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