OPTIMIZE YOUR LOAD!

OPTIMIZE YOUR LOADS

In order to optimize the use of the containers in which we are sending our products we must do research and take the proper steps to not only maximize the load but also save money, time and headaches that we may get for not knowing the best way to ship our products; throughout this process we will simulate the shipping of airplane seats and we will learn how to maximize the use of the container as well as seen the importance on knowing how to do all this. We will use the program Load!

We must know the container we want to use, product dimensions, quantity that we want to send and how we want the product to be shipped.

After we do these steps we can see how much of space is being used and the efficiency of it. 

 

We can see the container from different angles; this will help us to have an exact idea on how will our product would look in the container.

 

We will save money and time when we optimize the use of the container we will use to import or export our products. By knowing exactly how much space we will use in the container we will be able to adjust many things in advance and not when we have already paid for the shipment. We will be one step ahead of our competitors and also the transporting companies. 

To have a better understanding on this think of when you are going to travel in your car, everyone in the family packs their clothes and other objects they want to take to the trip, but when the day of the trip arrives and your family of 4 members take all their bags to the car and you start to scratching your head because you open the trunk of your car and you see that with all those bags the trunk is too small! Now you have to start telling your family to reduce their amount of bags, not only are you wasting time but also money and sometimes other problems may arise that you might have to postpone or cancel your trip. Well, is the same way when we think of exporting or importing a product; is much better to know how much product we can send according to our budget, container, product, method of transport and so on.

By using simulators such as the one we have used we can optimize our loads, save money, time, headaches and we will be able to increase our productivity, reduce empty containers or the delay of our products to arrive to their destinations or even worse to have our loads cancel thus making lose our capital and even our business.