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Calculating Container Capacity

This calculation is useful in a lean, two-bin system

Lean Math With Mark Hamel
Fri, 04/19/2013 - 09:55
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Container capacity (Cc) is one of the four basic variables within the generic kanban sizing calculation. However, Cc is often not treated as a variable but more as a constant, predetermined quantity, especially if the lean practitioner seeks to use existing supplier packaging, reusable dunnage, or standard bin sizes or racks.

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Often that is the best, least wasteful way. Although, sometimes it is not prudent from an inventory management or ergonomic perspective.

Oversized bins may facilitate the waste of excess stock on hand and expose an operation to shelf-life expiration risk, damage, and obsolescence. High container capacities can also mean heavy, large, or unwieldy containers, and thus increase the risk of ergonomic injuries and require expensive, large, and clumsy ways of moving the containers.

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Submitted by umberto mario tunesi on Wed, 04/24/2013 - 20:07

logical logistics

To date, there's nothing less logical than Logistics: logistics companies only supply transportation & warehousing services, but when it comes at assuring supplies or delivery time, they're at a mere loss. It's a question of culture, and of a will to innovate - and to be useful. A product or service quality is nowadays mainly made of logistics: availability, product protection, on-time delivery, proper documentation and effective communication with the supplier. Whether a container capacity is correctly calculated or not, it's a demonstration of how the logistics industry is unskilled. Thank you.  

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