Case: A warehouse employee is tasked with developing a total space plan for storing tissue paper in a warehouse. The employee wants to calculate the total space requirement. He plans to do this by calculating the space taken by each case of tissue paper and inventory projections. He was able to collect the below information. The tissue papers are received into the warehouse in box cars containing 1,500 cases. A case measures 20 x 24 x 10 inches The product can be stacked in tiers measuring 2-by-2 units, five tiers high on a 48 x 40-inch pallet. Each stack is the size of one pallet plus one inch overhang on each of the 4 sides There is a stacking height limitation of three pallets. Layout plans show that 40% of the building will be used for aisles areas, leaving 60% available for storage From this 60% net storage, an additional 20% is lost by honeycombing Calculate the following: 1. No of cases in each pallet 2. No of cases in each stack 3. Space occupied by a normal pallet without overhanging in sq ft 4. Gross space occupied by the stack considering overhanging in sq ft 5. Net space occupied by the stack considering overhanging and aisle space in sq ft 6. Net space occupied by the stack considering overhanging, aisle space and honeycomb loss in sq ft 7. Space taken by each case which can help the employee to develop the total space plan in sq ft ChatGPT To calculate the various space requirements for storing tissue paper in a warehouse, we'll go step by step through the provided information. Number of cases in each pallet: A pallet can hold 2 x 2 tiers of cases, which is a total of 4 tiers. Each tier can hold a maximum of 48 / 10 = 4 cases in one row. So, each pallet can hold 4 tiers x 4 cases/tier = 16 cases. Number of cases in each stack: Since there is a stacking height limitation of three pallets, each stack will contain 3 pallets. Therefore, the number of cases in each stack is 3 pallets x 16 cases/pallet = 48 cases. Space occupied by a normal pallet without overhang: A pallet measures 48 x 40 inches = 1920 square inches. To convert square inches to square feet, divide by 144 (since there are 144 square inches in 1 square foot): 1920 square inches / 144 = 13.33 square feet (approximately). Gross space occupied by the stack considering overhang: The stack size includes the pallet size plus a 1-inch overhang on each of the 4 sides. So, the gross space occupied by the stack is (48 + 21) x (40 + 21) inches. Convert this to square feet: (50 inches / 12) x (42 inches / 12) = 17.5 square feet. Net space occupied by the stack considering overhang and aisle space: You mentioned that 40% of the building will be used for aisles, leaving 60% available for storage. So, the net storage space occupied by the stack is 60% of the gross space. Net space = 0.60 x 17.5 square feet 10.5 square feet. Net space occupied by the stack considering overhang, aisle space, and honeycomb loss: From the net storage space calculated above, an additional 20% is lost by honeycombing. So, the final net space occupied by the stack considering honeycombing is 80% of the net space calculated in step 5. Net space with honeycombing = 0.80 x 10.5 square feet 8.4 square feet. Space taken by each case: A case measures 20 x 24 x 10 inches. Convert this to square feet: (20 inches / 12) x (24 inches / 12) x (10 inches / 12) = 10 square feet. Now, you have all the necessary information to develop the total space plan in square feet. To calculate the total space requirement, you will need to know the inventory projections or the total number of cases you plan to store in the warehouse. Then, you can multiply the number of cases by the space taken by each case to determine the total space required