You are shipping dish towels in boxes whose outside dimensions are 45 centimeters long by 30 centimeters wide by 21.5 centimeters high. There are 25 dish towels per box. Each box weighs 6 kilograms. You will be loading a "Standard 40 ft. ISO Container" Interior and exterior measurements are readily available.

Your task (questions):

1. How many boxes will fit into the container? Your goal here is to maximize the number of boxes that can be realistically placed in the container as this will lower costs.
2. Provide loading instructions for the factory assuming they will be floor loaded.
3. Estimate the total weight of the product in the container and determine if it is above or below the legal weight.
4. If the cost of shipping the container is $3000 then provide your manager with a "per towel" transportation cost for this main carriage.

Cube Out(Trailer or container runs out of space) vs. Weigh out (Trailer or container hits maximum weight while space still remaining). Pallet loading vs. Floor loading

Globally, The maximum gross weight of a container cannot exceed 67,200 lbs. This means that the amount that the container weighs, plus the load cannot exceed 67,200 lbs. Again, this can vary based on the container. Many roads and locales will not permit this weight

Clue: We can't just calculate the interior dimensional volume and divide by the cubic centimeters of one box as if you are loading the container with water.

We have to come up with a stacking pattern inside the container. How many across, how many high? How can we minimize wasted space? Can we stack some sideways as we get to the end or sides of the container?