Question: 5. (45) A unit load warehouse (handling pallets) is configured with pallet positions shown below. Each pallet is 4'x4', and the aisles are 12' wide.

 5. (45) A unit load warehouse (handling pallets) is configured with
pallet positions shown below. Each pallet is 4'x4', and the aisles are

5. (45) A unit load warehouse (handling pallets) is configured with pallet positions shown below. Each pallet is 4'x4', and the aisles are 12' wide. The warehouse uses floor stacking with a height of 3 pallets. Shipping and receiving are shown, and the aisles between pallet storage are numbered. Travel in an aisle is down the center. A pallet position can be referenced by its aisle number, position along the pick face, and left or right. Thus, the pallet position in the lower right is 4NR. The pallet position in the upper left is 1NL. a. (5) How many pallets can be stored? How many different SKUs can be stored? b. (5) What is the difference in travel distance from receiving to IBR versus receiving to IML? c. (5) What are the best locations in the warehouse, and what are the worst? Why? d. (10) Assume the company has 17 SKUs. The 5 SKUs with largest space allocations have space needs distributed as N(18,52) each. The remaining 12 SKUs have space needs distributed as N(10,22). How many pallet positions are needed for dedicated storage, and what percent of available positions are taken? Use a safety factor of 2. e. (10) How many lanes are needed for the dedicated storage solution, and what percentage of lanes are taken? f. (10) Now assume that randomized storage is used for the 12 SKUs with smaller allocations. How many pallet positions are needed for storage now? What is the problem with floor stacking

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