Nº 03 · LOGISTICS TECHNOLOGY
From the pallet up, not the invoice down.
Freight is priced by cube and density — but packaging gets quoted as if shipping were someone else's problem. PackOS computes the physical stack from the die up: case, pallet, container, class. The cheapest pouch is not always the cheapest pallet.
Nº 01 How it works
The spec grows a shipping plan.
The right box, computed
Units-per-case from the real folded dimensions, against a catalog of stock cases — picked for fill, weight caps, and crush strength, not habit.
Ti×Hi with physics
Layer patterns from real footprint math, stack height from crush strength (McKee BCT, humidity-derated) — so the bottom row survives the trip, not just the diagram.
Floor positions, class, and cost
Pallets into equipment — 20′, 40′, 53′ — with cube utilization, density → NMFC class, and a landed cost-per-unit you can plan against — a real range at quote time, not a surprise on the invoice.
Nº 02 The instrument
The packout calculator.
Pick a format and a quantity — watch the cases pick themselves, the pallet build its Ti×Hi, and the container fill. Then see what one size change does to the whole stack.
- UNITS / CASE
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- CASES / PALLET
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- PALLETS
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- 40′ FLOOR
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Nº 03 The spec sheet
What the logistics engine does.
Packout engine
AvailableThe optimal corrugated case pick, units-per-case, and pallet Ti-Hi pattern — with stack-strength (McKee BCT, humidity- and interlock-derated) so the bottom cases don't crush. Plus the unit-load spec: stretch-wrap containment force, corner boards, top caps — sized to hold a road load, not guessed.
REPLACES · "we've always used that box" and crushed bottom rowsContainer & load planning
AvailableFloor positions and double-stack decisions per equipment — 20′, 40′, 40′ HC, 53′ van — with cube utilization and door clearance, so a load plan is a number, not a guess.
REPLACES · finding out at the dock that pallet 19 doesn't fitFreight rating
AvailableDensity → NMFC class, dimensional weight, and billable weight — rated at quote time, so freight shows up as a real range instead of a surprise. One-click booking through the integrated freight lane is in preview.
REPLACES · the freight line item that doubles after the factManufacturer packing spec
AvailableA localized packing spec sheet with diagrams — English, 中文, Tiếng Việt, Español — so any converter on any line follows the same standard, in their own language.
REPLACES · packing instructions lost in translation, literallyNº 04 The impact
What that does to landed cost.
PLANNING FIGURES · ACTUALS DEPEND ON YOUR DIMENSIONS, SUBSTRATE, AND LANES
THE STACK One record flows through all four engines
RECORD · THE FORMAT & QUANTITY YOU SET ABOVE RIDE THESE LINKS — EVERY ENGINE READS THE SAME FIELDS
None of this is theoretical. The packout engine encodes how Calyx physically ships its own production — the case picks, the Ti-Hi patterns, the container plans — turned from tribal floor knowledge into computable spec.
Nº 05 Questions
What ops teams ask.
Is the packout part of the quote today?
Yes. The Packout tab in the quote app computes the case pick, pallet Ti-Hi pattern, container plan, and freight class from your spec today. Enterprise previews go further — we run it against your full SKU list.
Do you book the freight too?
Rating is live — real LTL rates come back against the computed shipment, class and billable weight included. Booking through the same integration is in preview; the plan also hands cleanly to whichever carrier or forwarder you already use.
Can it actually reduce damage?
The stack-strength model derates for humidity, time-under-load, and interlock — the physics behind crushed bottom rows. Following the computed Ti×Hi is the single cheapest damage-reduction lever most shippers have.
Price the pallet, not just the pouch.
Quote a real spec and see the whole physical picture take shape alongside the unit price.
Multi-facility or high-volume? The enterprise preview runs the packout against your real SKUs.
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