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Unit Loads

A unit load is a combination of items into a single mass that can be moved as one unit. It must not exceed the size, weight, and economic constraints of the system that handles it.
1. Size constraints are determined by the minimum door openings through which the unit load must pass, the area in which the unit load will be stored, and the type of truck on which the unit load will be transported.
2. The maximum weight allowance is determined by the weakest link in the material handling system that will be transporting the unit load.
3. The economic constraint (or maximum quantity) is determined by how much inventory the company is willing to purchase and transport at one time. In most cases, companies will not purchase more than a two month supply of any item in advance of need.
There are four general considerations for the design of a unit load:
1. Materials should be assembled into a unit load at the first possible opportunity.
2. The unit load should be as large as possible without exceeding the physical limitations of the building (door heights, aisle widths, rack sizes), the material handling equipment, and the interior dimensions of the common carrier on which it will be transported between plants.
3. The unit load should minimize the number of times the product is handled.
4. The unit load should be maintained as long as possible.
In addition to the above general design considerations, there are also a variety of specific questions that must be answered in order to properly select an effective design for the unit load:
1. What is the size of the item?
2. What is the weight of the item?
3. Is the item of an unusual or irregular shape?
4. Is the item loose or is it already packaged inside a container of some type?
5. Can the items be stacked without crushing? If so, how high can they be stacked?
6. How will the items be shipped (boat, rail, or truck)?
7. Does the item require special temperature or humidity controls?
There are five basic options for creating the unit load:
1. A large self-contained unit: This type of load is feasible when the unit is exceptionally large or heavy. Examples would be automobiles, refrigerators, and washing machines. These loads are handled one item at a time.
2. Bulk containers: Used to unitize bulk materials, such as powders, granular substances, or liquids. They may be either open or closed, and are made of rubber, plastic, metal, wood, or cardboard. They may or may not be lined with a plastic interliner. Some containers are stackable and some are reusable. The most common dimensions for bulk containers are:

  • Dry: 36″ cubed or 42″ cubed or 48″ cubed.
  • Liquid: 55 Gallon Drum (24″ diameter, 36″ tall), or 5 Gallon Can (14″ diameter, 18″ tall), or a 1 Gallon Jug or Can.

3. Tote box or container: Any size of container that is used to transport two or more items at the same time. The items may be neatly arranged inside the container or randomly jumbled together. These containers may be made of wood, plastic, metal, wire, or cardboard. Most can be stacked. They provide a method for consolidating a lot of small parts into one unit and they also provide protection for the parts.
4. Portable rack: A frame-like structure with dimensions that correspond to the materials stored on it. The rack may or may not have wheels. A common example would be the wheeled rack used to move bread into a grocery store so it can be stacked on the store shelves.
5. Pallet: A horizontal platform used as a base for assembling, transporting, storing, and handling materials as a unit load. It usually consists of one or two flat surfaces separated by cross members. The criteria for selecting the optimal pallet size are:

  • Item Size: This refers to the footprint of the item which is its width and length.
  • Carrier Size: The inside dimensions of the truck, boat, or railroad box car that will be transporting the pallet load.
  • Storage System: The type of material handling equipment that will be used and the width of aisles, unloading dock bays, doors, and the distance between the rack uprights in which the pallet will be stored.

 

 

Microsoft WORD Documents that correspond to this Module Assignment.

RIGHT click on the following link and download the WORD document and save the document on your computer.
1. Pallet Configurations.

Instructions for Module Assignment Three
Pallet Unit Loads

Your VISIO drawing must be done on an 8.5 inch by 11 inch sheet of paper. You must select this page size for your drawing. Your sketch will not fill up this page but it must be on this size paper. If you do not follow this instruction and you use something other than 8.5″ by 11″ then you will lose 20 points for not following instructions.
You may draw a three-dimensional sketch or you may draw three two-dimensional sketches (front, side, and top views.) Both teams members may draw the sketches the same way, or one team member may a draw three-dimensional sketch and the other team member may draw two-dimensional sketches.
Step One: The footstools are shipped one footstool per box. You must determine how large that box will be. The footstool must be put into the box with its legs on the bottom of the box and the top of the footstool facing the top of the box. Draw a simple sketch showing the exterior dimensions of each box. The box cardboard thickness is 1/8 inch on each side, bottom, and top. The wood footstool should touch the inside edges of the box. Do not allow for any packing materials. You will have two sketches, one for the standard footstools and one for the deluxe footstools.
Step Two: You must stack these boxes on a wooden pallet. All pallets are six inches high, but they have different widths and lengths. the boxed footstools must be stacked on the pallet with the footstool in its normal position with the top of the footstool inside the box facing up and the legs of the footstool in the bottom of the box facing towards the pallet. You may not stack boxes on their sides or on their ends.
Some of the following pallet sizes have been discontinued by the pallet supplier. Those sizes which are no longer available are indicated beside the pallet size. Make your selection from the sizes that are still available.
W X L X H
24 X 36 X 6
24 X 42 X 6
30 X 36 X 6
30 X 42 X 6 (Discontinued)
30 X 48 X 6
30 X 54 X 6 (Discontinued)
36 X 36 X 6
36 X 48 X 6 (Discontinued)
36 X 54 X 6
42 X 48 X 6 (Discontinued)
42 X 54 X 6
48 X 54 X 6
You may select only one pallet from the above options. That one pallet size must be used for both the standard and the deluxe footstools.
Draw two sketches, one for the standard footstools and one for the deluxe footstools. The boxes may not be stacked more than 60″ high on the 6″ pallet (total of 66″). A box may not extend more than 1″ off two opposite sides of a pallet (not adjacent sides). Show all dimensions on each sketch, and indicate how many boxes are on each pallet. Also compute the outside dimensions of the entire pallet unit load and show that data on each pallet sketch.
Divide the total volume of the pallet unit load (total maximum outside cubic inches including the pallet) by the number of boxes on the pallet and report that value on each pallet sketch (total cubic inches required per box). You will receive a higher grade if you are able to minimize this number.
Submit a “vsd” file or a “vsdx” file in the assignment folder for Module Three. Only Microsoft VISIO files will be accepted for grading.

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Nursing

Shock is a clinical syndrome that is a result of inadequate tissue perfusion that creates imbalance between the delivery of and requirements for oxygen that support cell health.  Signs and symptoms of excess fluid volume or inadequate tissue perfusion characterize heart failure.
Address the Following:

  1. Describe the differences in the nursing management for patient diagnosed with hypovolemic shock, cardiogenic shock, and heart failure.
  2. Because heart failure can be a chronic condition, identify a priority teaching intervention for the patient with a new diagnosis of heart failure.

Base your initial post on your readings and research of this topic. Your initial post must contain a minimum of 250 words. References, citations, and repeating the question do not count towards the 250 word minimum.

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good intervention for an immunosuppressed patient

A good intervention for an immunosuppressed patient is an incentive spirometer.  My grandmother would use an incentive spirometer for her COPD.  It wasn’t always easy to have her use the spirometer.  In addition, I have had to teach myself to use it, when I was diagnosed with pneumonia and had a very bad cough years ago.  It’s quite difficult to use when you are feeling ill and all choked up.
Some effective obejctives for a spirometer as a nurse include:
1. Teach patient of benefits of  Incentive spirometer
2. Teach patient that the reason for incentive spirometry is to help him fully inflate his lungs
3. Patient will report number of times used daily and mark progress with indicator
4. Patient will demonstrate knowledge of COPD process, meds, therapy and follow up care.
 
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Pulmonary Mucormycosis

Pulmonary Mucormycosis is most common in patients that are immunocompromised. Early diagnosis for early treatment is essential for this life-threatening disease. Yes, depending on the patient’s reason for having a low immunity, neutropenia can occur and increase the patient’s risk for infection even greater. But, the patient in our DQ had a high WBC count. The lab did not show differentiation of the WBCs. Doesn’t the elevated WBC count mean the person’s immune system is trying to fight the fungus? I do not think our patient needs colony stimulating factors for neutropenia. But our patient may need surgery as you pointed out. “There are four determining factor in the successful treatment of mucormycosis: early diagnosis, amphotericin B, surgical resection and reversal of host impairment” ( Oluwatobi, et al., 2016).
 
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Religion

400–600 words that respond to the following questions with your thoughts, ideas, and comments. This will be the foundation for future discussions by your classmates. Be substantive and clear, and use examples to reinforce your ideas.
Asalah is a Muslim female who has immigrated to the United States with her husband and two children. Her husband is considered moderate and progressive in his ideals. Asalah is working in the female section of the county jail. Although she is progressive, she still feels that she should wear a khimar (type of head scarf), but by policy, this is not allowed within a jail setting.
To follow policy and procedure, she does not wear any covering in the female section but wishes to wear the khimar when coming into and leaving the jail setting because there are males in this institution.
She has just heard from her family that they are coming for a visit. Her family is quite conservative and also realizes that she will not be wearing a burqa but would expect her to wear a khimar.

  • Could there be an exception made for her to come to and from work?
  • Knowing that she is Muslim, would this head scarf put her in any danger from the female inmates?
  • The jail has offered to place her in the classification department if she wishes to wear the khimar, but would this be considered discrimination? Why or why not?
  • During her lunch hour, she wishes to go to the cafeteria to get some snacks but she is not allowed to wear her khimar. This causes a problem because men are walking the halls and are in the cafeteria. What would be the reasoning that the jail administrators could give her for this procedure?
  • What types of policies exist regarding cultural considerations such as this? Explain.
  • Do you feel that these policies are effective in their purpose? Explain.
  • Regents v Bakke – Supreme Court Case
    Regents v. Bakke – This unit’s DB asked that you explore the issue of the security of prohibiting the wearing of a hijab. Please include in your discussion this court case and its allegations that by showing favor to one you violate the rights of others. Case deals with California’s implementation of affirmative actions programs at the University of California, Davis.
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Inventory Management

Write a six to eight (6-8) page paper in which you:
  1. Determine the types of inventories these companies currently manage and describe their essential inventory characteristics.
  2. Analyze how each of their goods and service design concepts are integrated.
  3. Evaluate the role their inventory plays in the company’s performance, operational efficiency, and customer satisfaction.
  4. Compare and contrast the four (4) different types of layouts found with each company; explain the importance of the layouts to the company’s manufacturing or service operations.
  5. Determine at least two (2) metrics to evaluate supply chain performance of the companies; suggest improvements to the design and operations of their supply chains based on those metrics.
  6. Suggest ways to improve the inventory management for each of the companies without affecting operations and the customer benefit package. Provide a rationale to support the suggestion.
  7. Use at least three (3) quality resources in this assignment. Note: Wikipedia and similar Websites do not qualify as quality resources.
Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:
  • Be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides; citations and references must follow APA or school-specific format. Check with your professor for any additional instructions.
  • Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student’s name, the professor’s name, the course title, and the date. The cover page and the reference page are not included in the required assignment page length.
The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:
  • Evaluate the processes used in designing and producing goods and services.
  • Determine four layout patterns and when they should be used.
  • Utilize the concept of supply chain management.
  • Employ the concept of capacity management.
  • Evaluate the management of inventories and resources.
  • Use technology and information resources to research issues in operations management.
  • Write clearly and concisely about operations management using proper writing mechanics.
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 judicial impropriety

There are several court cases that have emerged over the past few years dealing with judicial impropriety that went to the United States Supreme Court. An example would be West Virginia’s case of Caperton v. Massey.
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Assignment Guidelines

  • Address the following in 5–7 pages:
    • Most judges are elected; would it be better to have the judges appointed by a committee? Why or why not? Explain.
      • Would the committee be affected by graft?
        • If so, how?
        • If not, how will it not be affected?
        • Be specific and detailed in your responses.
    • When judges violate the constitution, what should be the recourse? Explain.
      • What current policies exist regarding judicial misconduct? Explain in detail.
      • Do these policies sufficiently address judicial misconduct? Explain in detail.
      • What can be done to improve these policies?
    • Should there be political and financial pressures put on judges? Why or why not?
    • Pertaining to re-election, should judges be held to a higher standard than other candidates for any political office? Why or why not?
  • Be sure to use at least 5 academic and scholarly sources to support your arguments.
  • Be sure to reference all sources using APA style.
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Case Study

read the case study, The 1920’s Farrow Bank failure: a case of managerial hubris. This case is located in the ABI/Inform Complete Database found in the CSU Online Library (see reference below).
Hollow, M. (2014). The 1920 farrow’s bank failure: A case of managerial hubris? Journal of Management History, 20(2), 164-178.
Thomas Farrow had been evaluated as having been inflicted by managerial hubris at the time of the bank’s collapse in 1920. With this in mind, address the following questions, with thorough explanations and well-supported rationale.
1. How did corporate culture, leadership, power and motivation affect Thomas’ level of managerial hubris?
2. Relate managerial hubris to ethical decision making and the overall impact on the business environment.
3. Explain the pressures associated with ethical decision making at Farrows Bank.
4. Evaluate whether the level of managerial hubris would have been decreased if Farrow Bank had a truly ethical business culture. Could this have affected the final outcome of Farrow Bank? Explain your position.
Your response should be a minimum of three double- spaced pages. References should include your required reading, case study reference plus a minimum of one additional credible reference. All sources used must be referenced; paraphrased and quoted material must have accompanying citations, and cited per APA guidelines.