Food-MRE Logistics Planning Factors

MRE Logistics Breakdown

There is a standard 12 MREs/meals in a case, however, with the options you have, including the option to include downsized MREs or lighter portions, the standard case may allow for more MREs/meals.

There is a standard 48 cases per pallet.

A standard case of MREs/meals is 16"L x 11.5"W x 10"H and weighs 20lbs.

A total of 40 standard pallets will ship by truck

One truck equals 23,040 MRE’s

Unloading requires loading dock and forklift to move pallets and covered area to store.

Alternatively missing a loading dock,  a forklift on the ground can unload one row of pallets and a hand pallet mover can be lifted to truck and use to move pallets in the truck.

Last alternative is to do in-truck breakdown of cases and hand move to storage area.  The issue with this is that subsequent material moving becomes labor intensive. 

Cost-from web estimates-  A case contains  12 meals, which at $50 is $4.16 per meal.  At $75 a case with shipping  that's $6.25 per meal. The actual cost of MRE's is about twice as expensive as their counterparts. Estimated commercial costs

Most State National Guard HQ have pre-positioned MRE stores.  In addition FEMA has MRE stores. 

MRE could flow into needed areas and warehoused for distribution.  Used MRE are not wasted as unused cases can be retrograded back to storage sites

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