I compared our pallet drawing with a packed carton section. The rotated layer puts an internal support over a gap, although the outer boxes overlap. What should packaging and tooling review together before we accept the pattern?
Use the actual carton orientation in the review, including the label side. Dispatch may have a reason for wanting it visible, but that needs discussing alongside support and access.
Dispatch wants the label visible from the aisle. Two alternative orientations meet that. Packaging and tooling are comparing those instead of the original rotated layer.
Will either orientation leave room to remove a damaged carton? I would put that question on the wider access review, even if it is not what decides the normal pattern.
Agreed. Original arrangement is withdrawn. One alternative is clear in the tool study; the other needs a different placement order. Neither has a filled-stack result yet.
I would like to hear how the first alternative does with filled cartons. We've had a lot of convincing drawings discussed here; the actual packed stack is where the interesting disagreements tend to arrive.
Trial arranged with production cartons. Packaging asked for the partial last layer as well. Access review includes damaged-carton handling separately, Toby.
Full layer passed the agreed packaging trial. Partial layer needs a revised arrangement, so we are not releasing the complete pattern yet. Tooling is reviewing the partial-layer change.
Keep that partial-layer restriction in the proposal people price. Otherwise the full-layer pass becomes the entire answer by the time it reaches purchasing.