Figure 2-21. Space Occupancy Effectiveness

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store inventory. The height of stacking should be

and

extended by attrition to bring the actual storage in

A =

Adjusted vertical space utilization

balance with the adjusted potential, thereby equalizing

EFFECTIVENESS

the amount of net square feet actually occupied.

where:

(a) Before the square feet required to

store inventory can be obtained, the space occupancy

POTENTIAL Storage height,

effectiveness (see Fig 2-21) must be calculated, as

ACTUAL Storage height, and

follows:

AP =

ADJUSTED POTENTIAL storage

height.

Potential vertical space utilization

EFFECTIVENESS

Figure 2-21. Space Occupancy Effectiveness

S = SQUARE FEET occupied by

inventory,

(b) The square feet required to store

E = Space occupancy

inventory (see Fig 2-22) is calculated as follows:

EFFECTIVENESS, and

R = Square feet REQUIRED to store

SxE=R

inventory.

where:

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