HenryChen1134 · 13 Jan 2026, 01:26 UTC
Ask packaging what sheet they mean and what arrangement they assessed. 'Add a sheet' is a bit thin as a specification, in several senses. Tooling needs to see that same arrangement, including how the sheet gets there.
6 pointsThey mean a particular board grade, but assessed a hand-built stack. No tool model in their review.
12 pointsI'd keep a sheet-free pattern in the costing. Our returns discussion already has enough exceptions without giving every future carton its own extra supply item. Fewer cases per pallet may still cost less overall.
8 pointsWe had a packing job where sheet fetching took almost no time on paper. Actual sheets lived beyond a busy doorway. Each interruption was small and annoying, and none appeared in the cycle time. Find their proposed home before pricing the operator's contribution.
5 pointsHenry, who would insert the sheets in the proposed cell? That determines which task you need to observe.
16 pointsA packer, in the current proposal. The integrator hasn't drawn the access or the sheet storage yet.
14 pointsThen sheet insertion needs an actual planned operating sequence and access assessment. Don't accept a little person-shaped arrow beside the robot as the design. I've seen that used to conceal a fairly awkward interruption.
10 pointsJasperArcher, agreed on access, but manual insertion isn't automatically a bad proposal. On short orders it might be cheaper than another mechanism. I'd want the interruption cost before discarding it.
10 pointsDidn't mean discard it. Meant draw the job the packer would actually do, so it can be assessed and priced. A manual step can be perfectly reasonable.
-2 pointsOur packer reviewed the proposed sequence. It interrupts carton replenishment, so we need that delay in the comparison.
11 pointsThat's the bit I meant. Can the packer prepare sheet stock without blocking the carton route? In our case moving the stock helped, but it didn't magically remove the stop to put it in.
11 pointsHave both options used the same order sizes? A full pallet comparison could hide the extra work on small orders.
9 pointsThey hadn't. I added our partial orders, Nadia. The sheet-free pattern now has the lower estimated labour cost.
6 pointsWhat happens to freight cost with that lower count, Henry? I'd like the sheet-free option to win fairly rather than sneak its own missing line past you.
8 pointsFreight added. It narrows the difference without reversing it. Thanks, both Jaspers; we're developing the sheet-free option first.
19 pointsLet us know whether packaging can support that arrangement without the board. Useful comparison so far, but I'd hate to hear you reached the tool review and had to put sheet handling straight back in.
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