Tabular Results Screen |
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Assuming Pallet and Style details are defined you then select Pack. The following steps are then performed automatically by the software:
 | All possible collations of the primary are considered (e.g. 1*1*12; 2*3*2 etc etc) and the resultant case size calculated. |
| Those case sizes which break size, stability, number of layer or other user defined constraints are excluded. |
| Those acceptable case sizes are then packed in an optimal manner onto the stated pallet. Each line in the results table is the best than can be achieved with that case size. |
| The results are then ranked according to user criteria: either cost (transportation + packaging) or cases / pallet, and the results presented in tabular form as below: |
Here 11 case designs meet user constraints (4 are shown above and the remainder can be accessed using the right hand scroll bar), but many others will have been excluded (we could of course examine these).
Here the best (least cost) result is highlighted, and may be to one to select (and select Layout to display available pallet layouts). However other entries may deserve attention. For example entry number 3 needs just 4mm extra on the pallet load height in order to fit an extra layer on the pallet - and then it would fit 672 cases onto each pallet.
In such a brief presentation it would be unrealistic to discuss the many options now available - these are naturally discussed in both the on-line help and on-line manual available at the click of the mouse on nearly every screen.
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