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Plastic vs. Wood
  • How using the Perfe¢t Pack®
  • Can reduce Cost of Shipping
  • Per Pound of Film
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Assumptions
  • Truckload limit of 40,000lb. to California
  • 48 foot limit
  • 50 x 28 inch rolls on 6” cores, 878 pounds of Film weight
  • Return rates equal to national averages for each material, 99% for plastic, 50% for wood.
  • Cost of  Perfe¢t Pack® Packaging for 4 Years
  • 3 Turns Per year
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Weight Per Roll Per Method
  • Perfe¢t Pack®
  • Roll: 878
  • Perfect Packs:   54
  • 2x4     5
  • Misc.     1
  • No Pallet     0
  • Total Gross 938 lb.
  • Conventional Pack
  • Roll: 878
  • MDF Boards    54
  • 2x4      5
  • Misc.      2
  • Pallet    66
  • Total Gross 1005 lb.
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Total Film Weight Per Truck
  • 42 Perfe¢t Pack®s,   Gross Weight 39,396 lb.
  • 36,876 lb. Film Weight.
  • 7.7% Additional Film per Shipment.
  • $2464 Savings 14th Load *Free Freight *.
  • 5.08 ¢/lb. Freight Cost.



  • 39 Conventional Packs, Gross Weight 39,234 lb.
  • 34,242 lb. Film Weight.
  • 5.80 ¢/lb. Freight/Cost.
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Total Packaging Material Cost Per Truck
First Shipment
  • Perfe¢t Pack®.
  • 84 Perfe¢t Pack® Flanges cost for 4 months, $8.67 /month/roll.
  • $364/truckload.
  • 0.98¢ /lb.of film.
  • Conventional Pack.
  • 42 Pallets, 84 Flanges, 84 T Blocks, and 252 screws.
  • $649/truckload. See notes on calculations.
  • 1.90 ¢/lb. of film.
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Return Cost For Perfe¢t Pack®
  • 450 Perfe¢t Pack®s per 1/2 Truck Load.
  • $1250 Freight from California.
  • $5.55/roll Return Freight.
  • 0.63¢/lb. of Film for Return Cost.
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Conventional Wood Return Cost

  • 200 Pallets and 400 End Flanges.
  • $2000 Freight Cost.
  • $10.00 per Roll Return Freight.
  • 1.14¢/lb. of Film For Return Cost.
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Total Cost Saved Per Pound Shipped
  • 1.43¢/pound of film shipped in material and return material cost.
  • 0.72¢ freight cost savings
  • Total cost savings:
  • 2.15¢ per pound film shipped
  • 20MM lb.= $430,000 Saved/year
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Other  Savings To Consider
  • With one half the parts, the number of trucks to unload are half, the labor and wear on the warehouse staff and material is half.
  • Reduced exposure to heavy pallets.  The weight of the Perfe¢t Pack® is, 27 pounds, and the center of gravity is higher, where a pallet weighs 66 pounds and injury to backs could be greater with moving the low center of gravity pallet around improperly.
  • Less exposure to pest brought in by pallets.