Use Cases

Cutting damage claims and load time across a multi-site grocery network

3D load planning for mixed-pallet orders shipped out of multiple regional distribution centres

Aerial view of a shipping container terminal with a gantry crane loading a container ship

USE CASE / PACKING

Published product metrics

Volume utilisation

+22%

Load time

−35%

Damage claims

−48%

These figures match the published metrics on the Predictim Packer product page — this walkthrough is a composite scenario, not a specific engagement.

The challenge

3D load planning for mixed-pallet orders shipped out of multiple regional distribution centres

Segment: Multi-site grocery distribution

When several distribution centres each run independent, manual load-planning processes, there's no consistent standard for stacking, weight distribution, or intermodal sequencing. Loaders make stacking calls on the floor, under time pressure, with no way to check a plan against real weight-cap or load-balance constraints before it leaves the dock. The typical result: uneven container utilisation between sites, frequent re-stacks mid-shift when orders change, and a steady stream of damage claims traced back to unstable or overloaded pallets.

The approach

How the deployment was structured

One solver, every site

Predictim Packer replaces site-specific spreadsheets with a single 3D bin-packing engine, so every DC plans against the same weight, stacking, and load-balance constraints.

Pallet build sheets, not judgment calls

Automated pallet build sheets specify picking sequence and stack order, so floor staff execute a validated plan instead of estimating on the spot.

Container plans keyed to unloading order

For cross-border legs, container loads are sequenced against destination unloading order and customs documentation, cutting handling at intermodal transfer points.

Re-planning without a restart

When inbound orders change mid-shift, plans are re-optimised incrementally rather than rebuilt from zero — the scenario that otherwise causes the most rushed, error-prone re-stacking.

What changed

Standardising on one solver across every site turns load planning from a per-site judgment call into a repeatable, auditable process — the shift Predictim Packer is designed to produce for any multi-site loading operation.

Product used