Pallet planning
Choosing a Case Pack: Should You Ship 6, 12 or 24 Units?
Follow a hypothetical 1,202-unit order through 6-, 12- and 24-unit case packs to compare physical shippers, pallet limits, handling and receiving.
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Pallet planning
Pallet Labels and SSCCs: Connecting the Physical Load to Shipment Data
Follow a pallet from its physical build to warehouse receipt. Learn how SSCCs, product identifiers, label information and shipment records must agree, including when loads are partial, mixed or rebuilt.
Pallet planning
GMA vs EUR Pallet: Sizing, Weight Limits, and Compatibility
Reference guide to GMA (48 x 40 in) and EUR (1200 x 800 mm) pallet standards, with dimensions, planning loads, common footprints, and supply-chain compatibility.
Pallet planning
How to Calculate How Many Boxes Fit on a Pallet
Step-by-step method for calculating how many boxes fit on a pallet, with imperial and metric worked examples, pattern variations, and the shortcuts engineers use.
Pallet planning
TI HI Calculator Explained: Cases per Layer, Layers per Pallet
Reference guide to TI HI notation in palletizing: what the numbers mean, how to calculate TI and HI for any case and pallet, how to read a pallet pattern sheet, and when the engineer's TI HI differs from the warehouse's.
Pallet planning
Pallet Load Stability: Physics, Tilt Angles, and Stretch Wrap
Understand pallet tipping geometry, tilt-angle screening, stretch wrap and the physical tests needed to evaluate a shipment.