Thursday, August 13, 2009

Pallet Control Saves Money

A necessity for warehouses and at a unit cost of $2 to $80 for each pallet, loss and damage of pallets can add up very quickly and adversely affect your bottom line. Whether you purchase pallets or lease them from a company, it is essential to have a method of tracking them.

There are organizations that lease and manage pallets used by your organization. Pallet reconciliation is an important aspect of money management. They control activity with suppliers, haul, maintain, retrieve, dispose, and set up delivery points. In addition to tracking lost pallets and managing the redemption of pallets, Methods include manually counting the pallets, bar coding, radio frequency systems, and transmitter tags.

Some systems can track pallets anywhere in the worlds. Ultimately, this saves your organization an enormous sum of money by reconciling found pallets to invoices in order to maintain accuracy.

Whether you use software specifically designed for pallet management or a pallet management company, the concept is the same. Tracking pallets is an important aspect of maintaining costs. If you are unsure of how to approach this area of your business, then consider hiring a consultant to help you.

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