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A suggested layout for a warehouse approximately square in shape is 

 shown in figure 1. A second suggested layout for a warehouse, with no 

 limitations on the relationship of width and depth, is shown in figure 2. 2j 



LAYOUT REQUIx^EMENTS 



Characteristics of the Service Wholesale Business 



The following assumed characteristics of a service wholesale enterprise 

 were used to determine the amount of floor space required as shown in both 

 layouts: 



1. Of the 1,000 carload equivalents handled annually, rail receipts 

 account for 450 carloads, and motortruck receipts account for 

 550 carloads. 



2. Eighty percent of the total annual volume is handled in an 8-month 

 period from early fall to late spring; the remaining 20 percent is 

 handled during the 4 summer months. During the 8-month period, 



the average weekly receipts by rail are 10 carloads and by motortruck 

 13 carloads. 



3. The maximum volume shipped out on any 1 day is 6 carloads. This 

 quantity is loaded out on 16 delivery trucks having an average 

 load per truck of approximately 6 tons. 



4. A maximum volume of 1 carload equivalent of bananas is to be cut 

 and packed daily. 



Storage Requirements 



The total annual volume of fruits and vegetables handled was broken 

 down into 4 categories on the basis of differences in temperature and 

 humidity required to provide optimum storage conditions. Whenever package 

 strengths permitted, all loaded pallets were to be stored 2 high. 



On the basis of this breakdown, a general storage area, to be held at a 

 temperature of 50^ F., would be required to store 7 carload equivalents of 

 cantaloupes, onions, potatoes, sweetpotatoes, tomatoes, and related items. A 

 dry cold-storage room, in which the temperature would be 32° F. and the humid- 

 ity would vary between 85 and 90 percent, would be required for storing 5 car- 

 load equivalents of apples, grapefruit, grapes, lemons, lettuce, oranges. 



2j Detailed plans and specifications for a warehouse incorporating the 

 layout shown in figure 2 will be developed under the research contract 

 referred to in footnote 1. 



