
The Problem
Cabinet and furniture manufacturers often have thousands of different corrugated box sizes, with each one made just for one or two products. In contrast, order fulfillment companies usually only have a few box sizes for all of their products. These companies also ship out multiple products in the same order, and only use one box to package them. This causes a lot of problems such as:- Wasted space—It is estimated that the average box shipped is 40 percent empty space.
- Increased shipping costs—You can fit more orders on a truck with smaller boxes, and get smaller dimensional charges as well.
- Customer complaints—Box size is often the #1 complaint leveled against large fulfillment companies.
The Solution
Fulfillment companies in general (1.) use RSC boxes almost exclusively, and (2.) don’t need larger boxes. Because of this, we have found that the best solution for many of these companies is our iQ Fusion™.The iQ Fusion™ has a much smaller footprint than any of our other machines yet still retains all of the essential functions that most fulfillment and light manufacturers need. Customers who use the iQ Fusion™ have found that they save valuable warehouse space, minimize void fill usage, and reduce their shipping costs.How do we get the right box size for fulfillment companies? For larger companies like Staples, our machines integrate into existing Warehouse Management Systems and communicate with our machines to automatically produce the smallest box possible.In smaller, growing companies like Big Bad Toy Store, more manual processes can be used. These can include scanning items in with a barcode scanner (if you scan more than one item, the machine will automatically make a box big enough for all items scanned), or using a handheld laser device to capture all the data needed.You can see these different solutions below by viewing our YouTube video, Packsize Packaging Demo, below.Our packaging solution has revolutionized supply chains at Staples, Big Bad Toy Store, Crutchfield, Newegg, Kohl’s and many other fulfillment companies. If you would like to learn more about how Packsize can help you revolutionize yours, send us an email by clicking the button below:
