{"id":63079,"date":"2020-10-12T12:57:29","date_gmt":"2020-10-12T16:57:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lantechweb.wpengine.com\/blog\/pallet-management-leasing-operations\/"},"modified":"2020-10-12T12:57:29","modified_gmt":"2020-10-12T16:57:29","slug":"pallet-management-leasing-operations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lantech.com\/r4\/blog\/pallet-management-leasing-operations\/","title":{"rendered":"Pallet Management, Leasing, & Operations"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Getting product out the door<\/h2>\n

Our booth at PackExpo featured quotes from a number of customers. A couple of my favorites were:<\/p>\n

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\u201cI don\u2019t have time for quality\u2026gotta get these things out the door.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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\u201cI don\u2019t want to have to worry about it.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\"Lantech-S300xt-Stretch-Wrapper.png\"They were speaking specifically about stretch wrappers and stretch film, but in the context of warehouse management, these sentiments certainly apply to conveyor, fork lifts, and other related components – including pallets themselves.<\/p>\n

Do you spend time worrying about your pallet pool? Should you? Your pallet needs probably pretty much take care of themselves – sort of like towels and tissue in the washrooms. But maybe it’s one of those things to reevaluate periodically – particularly as your business evolves.<\/p>\n

Of course not every business uses pallets. Floor load, bulk, slip sheet, and small parcel are all common alternatives to palletization. We work with many companies that use those methods – particularly in areas of high speed stretch wrapping<\/a> of slip sheeted products and case erecting and sealing<\/a> in ecommerce small parcel applications.<\/p>\n

Types of pallet programs<\/h2>\n

Companies that do rely on pallets for shipment of their product have a range of options. Traditionally many companies purchase<\/strong> the pallets they need. There’s a clear cost to doing so which is known and can be planned for and built into pricing.<\/p>\n

Pallets are readily available for purchase both new, and used – a large market being made in the latter, which often have usable lives of numerous one way trips, being locally refurbished and resold for their next journey.<\/p>\n

While purchase is common, there are other models. The most common is leasing<\/strong> (sometimes called pooled pallets<\/strong>.) Almost everyone is familiar with the blue CHEP pallets. Companies that provide pooled pallet service generally agree on advantages which include:<\/p>\n