Maximizing Cost Efficiency: Pallet Strategies and Cube Specs

The Packaging Therapist  ·  23 October 2024

Guest: Trey Carson, TOPS Software

Freight costs are often blamed on carriers when the real culprit is a pallet pattern nobody has revisited in years.

In this conversation you will learn

  • Why designing around the 40 by 48 inch pallet matters more than most teams assume
  • Real examples where a small packaging change produced a large shipping saving
  • How to set concrete maximum parameters for pallet utilization
  • Balancing pallet stability against stacking strength without guessing

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