Meal Module, Tray Pack 36-Persons
Abstract
To significantly increase the efficiency of the Class I distribution system, while reducing dedicated Class I manpower, the U.S. Army Natick Research, Development and Engineering Center (Natick) was tasked to develop an optimal meal module size based upon standardizing the number of Tray Pack portions per tray. The meal module consists of all food, disposables, and eating ware to comprise a specific meal for a predetermined number of soldiers. Natick analyses determined that standardizing the number of portions per tray at 12 and 18 provided an optimal solution. These analyses were provided to and accepted by the U.S. Army Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff for Logistics and the U.S. Army Troop Support Agency in July 1985. The Meal Module, Tray Pack, 36-Persons consists of two fiberboard containers strapped together providing Tray Packs, condiments, and disposable eating and serving ware to subsist 36 personnel for a specific meal. The maximum weight for the meal module is about 96 pounds evenly distributed between the two containers. Each container has dimensions of 23.75 in. (L) x 13.00 in. (W) x 8.75 in. (H). Both containers are strapped together to form a meal module with dimensions of 23.75 in. (L) x 13.00 in. (W) x 17.50 in. (H). Twelve (12) of the same menu meal modules comprise a MILVAN pallet load. Volume utilization of the pallet load id about 96%. Weight is about 45% of the maximum allowable per pallet. Pallet loads are stackable four high. The palletized meal modules are air-droppable.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Aug 27, 1987
- Accession Number
- ADA189268
Entities
People
- Brian Hill
- Keith A. Nelson
- Nancy Drago
Organizations
- United States Army Soldier Systems Center