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banana-cuttiny room or from a holding room. All loads would move to the 

 order assembly area. The paths of commodity movement into, through, and out 

 of the warehouse are indicated by flow lines. 



The small squares on each layout represent the space required for 

 1 pallet or 2 pallets tiered. Whenever package strength permitted, ail 

 loaded pallets would be stored 2 high to minimize the floor areas required. 

 In the cold-storage rooms, pallets would be stowed in 2 rows, 3 pallets deep 

 in each row. An 11-foot aisle would be provided to permit easy movement of 

 pallets into and out of storage position. Adequate clearance between pallets 

 was allowed so that good air circulation would be possible and so that the pallets 

 could be easily removed from storage. The same considerations in pallet spacing 

 were allied in the general storage area. Aisles in the general storage area 

 were made at least 11 feet wide. Wider aisles were provided, when space was 

 available, to handle regular two-way traffic. 



Each banana room would have a capacity of 1 carload. Cutting and packing 

 space would be adequate for equipment needed to pack as much as a carload of 

 ripe bananas in 1 day. A general supply area was included to permit storage 

 of empty boxes and pallets, paper, packaging materials, office supplies, and 

 other materials. 



Space was provided in the general storage section of the warehouse for 

 prepackaging and reconditioning fruits and vegetables. Sufficient space was 

 left for installation of equipment for a small prepackaging operation. If 

 tomatoes were ripened in this warehouse, the sorting and packing tables would 

 be located in this area, along with the overwrap machinery. 



A mechanical equipment room was included to house refrigeration equipment. 

 Enough area was made available in the initial layout to permit installation of 

 units that would be required if the warehouse were expanded. The space indicated 

 for equipment repair would accommodate facilities for charging the batteries 

 used in handling equipment, as well as for maintenance and repair of that 

 equipment. 



Office space for the supervisor, and toilets and lockers for warehouse 

 employees were located on the main floor. A mezzanine floor, constructed 

 over the former front platform area (fig. 3), provided added space for 

 general offices, a conference room, a manager's office, and other office 

 facilities. 



A truck receiving dock was placed between the mechanical equipment room 

 and the equipment repair room to provide additional access to the cold-storage 

 rooms. An automatic dockboard would be installed in this space to facilitate 

 the receipt of commodities and to handle small shipments occurring at 

 irregular times. 



