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— Warehouse Storage & Footprint Estimate

Rack positions, bays, and gross floor area to store a pallet population in selective racking, from the storage height, honeycombing/utilization loss, and an aisle-space allowance factor.

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History

Sources:
[1] J. A. Tompkins, J. A. White, Y. A. Bozer, and J. M. A. Tanchoco, Facilities Planning, 4th ed. Hoboken, NJ, USA: Wiley, 2010.
[2] J. J. Bartholdi III and S. T. Hackman, Warehouse & Distribution Science, release 0.98. Atlanta, GA, USA: Supply Chain and Logistics Inst., Georgia Tech, 2019.
[3] E. H. Frazelle, World-Class Warehousing and Material Handling, 2nd ed. New York, NY, USA: McGraw-Hill Education, 2016.

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