Question: Exercise 3 (45 points) : shipments consolidation. All the calculation details must be provided 1-Your client, Mrs XYZ has a shipment of clothing who needs

Exercise 3 (45 points):shipments consolidation.All the calculation details must be provided

1-Your client, Mrs XYZ has a shipment of clothing who needs to be transported by road container. The shipment will be palletized.

Details: 320 cartons of working shoes. Dimensions of each carton are 25 in x 34 in x 40 in, the weight of each carton is 45 lb. the shipment is palletized.

a-Estimatehow many and what type of containers needed to move this shipment most economically (5pts)?

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b-Calculateexactly the number and the type of containers needed by showing the way the cartons will be stuffed into the container (s) already chosen (10 pts)

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2- Another shipment, belonging Mrs XYZ, consisting of250 pallets of light bubbles to be transported by sea containers.Dimensions are 4 ft x35 in X45 in, and the weight of each pallet is 65 lbs.

a-Estimatehow many and what type of containers needed to move this shipment most economically (5 pts)?

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b-Calculateexactly the number and the type of containers needed by showing the way the pallets will be stuffed into the container (s) already chosen (10 pts)

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3- Define the concept of consolidation (5 pts)?

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4- What are the conditions under which these two shipments could be consolidated? (List ate least three. 6 pts)

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5- Suppose that the consolidation is possible.How many and what type of containers needed (9 pts)?

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