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In the wholesale purchasing and shipping industry, a “case cube” is a measurement denoting how much space a case of any given item will take up in your warehouse. The case cube may be measured in cubic feet or cubic meters. If you know the dimensions of a case, you can easily find the case cube in order to plan out how to organize your warehouse!
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1Measure the length, width and height of a single unit in either inches or meters.[1]
- Whichever unit of measurement you use, measure all dimensions in the same unit of measurement.
- You could also measure the unit in centimeters, but converting centimeters cubed to meters cubed (the final measurement) can be very cumbersome.[2] Instead, divide the centimeter measurements by 100 to convert them to meters before you move on.[3]
- The word "unit" refers to whatever quantity the item is being sold/packaged in. So a single bottle, box or bag would be a unit. But if the item in question is being sold as a 3-pack of bottles, you'd have to measure all 3 bottles, as they're packaged together, to get the dimensions for calculating the case cube.
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2Multiply the length, width and height of the unit together.[4]Advertisement
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Staff AnswerwikiHow Staff EditorStaff AnswerMeasure the length, width, and height of the box in centimeters, then multiply them together to get the case cube (or volume) in cubic centimeters. If you measured in meters, multiply your answer by 1,000,000 to convert to cubic centimeters from cubic meters.
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Staff AnswerwikiHow Staff EditorStaff AnswerDifferent shipping companies do this in different ways, so it will depend on the specific formula your courier uses. It typically involves dividing the case cube (or volume) of the container by a specific constant, such as 5,000 (for centimeters) or 305 (for inches). To calculate the actual density of your container, divide the volume (width x length x height) by the weight of the container.Support wikiHow by unlocking this staff-researched answer.
References
- ↑ https://www.ducksters.com/kidsmath/finding_the_volume_of_a_cube_or_box.php
- ↑ https://sciencenotes.org/convert-cm3-m3-cm3-m3-conversion-examples/
- ↑ https://www.khanacademy.org/math/cc-fifth-grade-math/cc-5th-measurement-topic/cc-5th-unit-conversion/v/cm-to-meters
- ↑ https://sciencing.com/calculate-case-cube-box-5017059.html
- ↑ https://www.thecalculatorsite.com/articles/units/how-to-calculate-cubic-feet.php
- ↑ https://sciencing.com/convert-inches-cubic-feet-4530253.html
About This Article
To find the case cube of a box in cubic feet, first measure its length, width, and height in inches. Next, multiply all 3 figures together, then divide the result by 1728 to get your case cube measurement in cubic feet. To learn how to find the case cube in cubic meters, keep reading!
