Material Handling Systems Case The MFA Export Company ships sugar to many overseas ports. Over the years the company has stacked large bags of sugar onto pallets for shipping. Because of a lumber shortage, pallets for export have become very difficult to obtain. The management of MFA Export has presented the dock manager with the challenge of reducing the number of pallets used and/or to find a new way to supplement or change the stevedoring system. Question: Can a system be devised to eliminate the shortage of pallets?

Material Handling Systems Case The MFA Export Company ships sugar to many overseas ports. Over the years the company has stacked large bags of sugar onto pallets for shipping. Because of a lumber shortage, pallets for export have become very difficult to obtain. The management of MFA Export has presented the dock manager with the challenge of reducing the number of pallets used and/or to find a new way to supplement or change the stevedoring system. Question: Can a system be devised to eliminate the shortage of pallets?

Practical Management Science

6th Edition

ISBN:9781337406659

Author:WINSTON, Wayne L.

Publisher:WINSTON, Wayne L.

Chapter12: Queueing Models

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