Practical warehouse guides
Short, practical explanations of the methods behind the tools: how the numbers are worked out, what to watch for, and what to do with the result.
Guides
How to work out how many pallets fit in a warehouse
A step-by-step method with a worked example, and the mistakes that most often make the figure too high.
Goes with: Warehouse Storage & Capacity Planner.
Read guideReal example: 1,800 pallet positions with VNA racking
A working warehouse layout of 10 rack lines, 15 bays, 2 pallets per bay and 6 levels: the pallet count, the building height and the 1.9 m VNA aisles worked out step by step.
Goes with: Warehouse Storage & Capacity Planner.
Read the exampleHow many pallets fit on a trailer?
Pallet counts for a US 53 ft van and 13.6 m, 12 m and 15 m European trailers, why 26 or 30 US pallets both happen, and when weight runs out first.
Goes with: Trailer Loading Calculator.
Read guideHow many CBM fit in a 20ft or 40ft container?
Internal volume, door sizes and payload of 20ft, 40ft and 40ft High Cube containers, and how many CBM six common carton sizes really load.
Goes with: CBM Calculator.
Read guideHow many pallets fit in a 20ft or 40ft container?
Counts for standard, Euro and US pallets in 20ft, 40ft and 40ft High Cube containers, why turned layouts give a higher number, and when weight decides first.
Goes with: Container Loading Calculator.
Read guideStandard pallet sizes
The six ISO pallet sizes in mm and inches, wood, plastic and Euro pallets, and the weight and height limits to check before you load.
Goes with: Trailer, Container and Storage calculators.
Read guideWhat is CBM in shipping?
The CBM formula in cm, mm and inches, a worked example, common mistakes, and why carton CBM does not tell you how many pallets you will build.
Goes with: CBM Calculator and Container Loading Calculator.
Read guideStock record accuracy: how to measure it and improve it
What the accuracy figure means, how to choose a tolerance, and how to find the cause of differences before adjusting stock.
Goes with: Stock Count Variance Calculator and Stock Count Sheet.
Read guideCycle counting: what it is and how to run a cycle count
What cycle counting is, how it differs from a full count, the main methods, a worked schedule and the steps to run a count.
Goes with: Stock Count Sheet and Stock Count Variance Calculator.
Read guideGoods receiving: a practical checklist
What to check before, during and after unloading, and how to record shortages and rejections properly on the goods received note.
Goes with: Goods Receiving Form.
Read guideGoods received note (GRN): what it is and how it works
Why the GRN shows the quantity physically received, how the purchase order stays open after a short delivery, how GRN numbers work, and why damaged stock is handled separately.
Goes with: Goods Received Note (GRN) Form.
Read guideFEFO vs FIFO: which stock to issue first
Why the batch that expires first should leave first, a worked example where FIFO loses 50 units and FEFO none, and Excel formulas for days left and near-expiry status.
Goes with: Inventory Aging Report and GRN Form.
Read guide3PL invoice auditing: check charges against your rate card
How to check a 3PL provider’s invoice line by line against the agreed rates and your own order and receipt records, and what to do with the differences you find.
Goes with: 3PL Invoice Audit (Premium beta).
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