The article presents issues related to the formation of a palletized load unit, in accordance with the recommendations resulting from applicable standards. Additional criteria that should be taken into account when forming a load unit have been proposed. Furthermore, a procedure for optimizing the quantity of unit loads transported on a EUR pallet has been developed.
The subject of transport activity is the movement of people or material goods; goods transported in the transport sphere are called loads. When carrying out transport and transshipment processes, the aim is to rationalize them. This goal is achieved, among other things, by standardizing the transport form of loads through the use of standardized packaging and load units.
Packaging, within the meaning of the Act “On packaging and packaging waste,” refers to products placed on the market made of any materials, intended for the storage, protection, transport, delivery, or presentation of all products, from raw materials to processed goods. (…)
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Source: Logistyka Magazine 3/2003
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