TOPS Pro Tutorial - TOPS - Packaging Software

Exercise #1: Perform a Simple
Analysis
In this exercise, you'll perform a very simple analysis: carton into a
shipcase onto a pallet. This analysis is considered simple because it
involves only three stages – carton, shipcase and pallet.
Objective: Find the optimal solution for loading cartons into shipcases
and onto a pallet.
In this analysis, the various stages have these general characteristics:
Each carton measures 6 inches long, 2 inches wide and 4 inches high.
Each shipcase measures 12 inches long, 10 inches wide and 8 inches
high.
Each shipcase weighs 25 pounds.
You’ll use three pallet types to calculate a solution – GMA (Notched),
Europallet and GMA (Metric-Block). The pallet measures 48 inches
by 40 inches.
The load of shipcases will not exceed 60 inches high.
The load of shipcases will not exceed 9,999 pounds.
The load of shipcases will not exceed four layers.
To perform this analysis, you'll start from the Control Panel and work
through four simple sets of procedures, in this order:
1. Define the Package Design Sequence.
2. Save the Package Design Sequence as a template.
3. Define the carton parameters.
4. Define the shipcase parameters.
5. Select pallet types and define the unitload (pallet) parameters.
6. Generate possible solutions, make a decision and save the analysis to a
folder.
7. Email the Stacking Strength Board Combo List.
8. Send the analysis to Microsoft Word.
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