At a manufacturing client who stocks a high volume of raw materials and packaging components with varying units of measure (milliliters, lb, kg, eaches, etc.). We’ve modeled how much RM inventory ($/units) to stock based on demand for finished good items they tie to and several other variables. I am am trying to identify pallet conversions by each RM item to determine the number of pallet spaces required. Anyone know of an effective way to do this? Trying to be within +/- 10% accuracy.

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Pallets come in different sizes. But the standard is generally 40x48 and are usually stacked at 3 - 4 feet.

Usually the max weight of a pallet is about 1.6k lbs.

Generally a truck can only be loaded with 48 pallets. And on average they cap at 42k to 46k lbs. Some can be maxed to 52k but those are some very special cases (day cabins, etc)

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Also, 48 palllets its double stacked, so long as you dont go over weight.

You can single stack between 26 and 28 if you 'pin wheel' them.

Source: I started driving and loading trucks, before getting my degree and becoming a consiltant.

Improving logistics and distribution is easy money

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Ask the suppliers. They have all the package dimensions and specs they use for storage.

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