ITC101 Assignment 6 Andrew Wright 155889215
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Assignment 7: Load Planning
In this activity, you will find the most efficient container and package combination to
load freight.
As we’ve seen in the eLearning, we need to configure boxes so that we get as many
as possible in an ULD. In the following example, we load a 40-foot container for
shipment on a wide body aircraft. Determine the load planning configuration to get the
maximum number of boxes into the aircraft.
Container
dimensions
Lengt
h
Widt
h
Heigh
t
"
"
"
Package dimensions
Length
"
Width
"
Height
"
We have a standard 40’ (FEU) that has internal dimensions of 473" x 91” x 93” high
and boxes 36” long x 27” wide x 24” high.
We can put the boxes so the 36” side is across the container and the 27” side is
lengthwise in the container. This gives us:
A = 473/27 = 17 long
B = 91/36 = 2 wide and
C = 93/24 = 3 high
1.
So if we orient the boxes this way, we can fit:
A long by B wide by C high =
(17*2*3) =102 boxes
Volume Fill =
cargo volume
x 100 = __________
container volume
(17*27)(2*36)(3*24)
x 100 = 59.44%
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(473*91*93)
2.
If we orient the boxes the other way:
X long by Y wide by Z high =
X:473/36=13, Y:91/27=3, Z:93/24=3
(13*3*3) = 117 boxes
Volume Fill =
cargo volume
x 100 = __________
container volume
(13*36)(3*27)(3*24)
x 100 = 68.18%
(473*91*93)
3.
But an even better way is to put two boxes widthwise and one lengthwise to get:
27” + 27” + 36” = 90” in a container width of 91” (a perfect fit)
How many boxes total? ___________
(17*3*2) = 102 boxes
Volume Fill =
cargo volume
x 100 = __________
container volume
(17*27)(3*27)(2*36)
x 100 = 66.87%
(473*91*93)
4.
Is the final volume fill acceptable?
Yes, the final volume fill is acceptable as the calculated volume is below the
maximum capacity.
5.
If we determine that our weight is far below the capacity of the aircraft, can you
think of ways we can change our load plan that would improve our percentage fill
for the container?
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If the crates are similar in length and width, by turning the crates while loading
them, the pallets can be loaded more efficiently.
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