Question: PLEASE READ THE QUESTION CAREFULLY, DO NOT REPEAT THE SAME ANSWERS FROM ANOTHER QUESTION, AND PROVIDE FULL EXPLANATION. IF YOU DO NOT FOLLOW THE DIRECTIONS

PLEASE READ THE QUESTION CAREFULLY, DO NOT REPEAT THE SAME ANSWERS FROM ANOTHER QUESTION, AND PROVIDE FULL EXPLANATION. IF YOU DO NOT FOLLOW THE DIRECTIONS AND LIST ALL PARTS THAT ARE BEING ASKED FOR THEN I WILL DOWNVOTE AND REPORT YOU.

1. Storing pallets in a cartonfast pick area. Consider three skus that are competing for space in a fast pick area devoted to picking cartons from pallets:

a. Compute and rank the labor efficiency of the skus for space on the ground floor of selective rack. Assume that on average it requires 1 minute per pick from the ground level, 2 minutes from a higher level and 3 minutes per restock

SKU Carton PIcks Carton Demand Pallet Demand Min Max
A 100 8 20 3 40
B 100 40 1 1 Unknown
C 100 20 20 2 10
D 10 1 1 2 2

b. Which SKU has the strongest claim?

c. SKU B, which previously was packed 64 cartons to a pallet is now being packed 72 cartons per pallet. Has the claim of SKU B to space in the forward pick area been weakened, strengthened or neither? Explain your answer.

PLEASE READ THE QUESTION CAREFULLY, DO NOT REPEAT THE SAME ANSWERS FROM ANOTHER QUESTION, AND PROVIDE FULL EXPLANATION. IF YOU DO NOT FOLLOW THE DIRECTIONS AND LIST ALL PARTS THAT ARE BEING ASKED FOR THEN I WILL DOWNVOTE AND REPORT YOU.

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