Make the lower layer visible beneath those bearing areas, Grace, so packaging can assess the actual spans rather than assuming every rotated carton is equally unsupported.
Our purchasing comparison once priced the densest drawing and ignored the handling needed to make it work, so I'd ask for a lower-count candidate alongside this one if dispatch is willing to consider the extra pallets.
That is a reasonable comparison, provided both candidates get the same packaging assessment; aligned rows do not come with a certificate of good behaviour.
Who handles the incomplete pallet when an order ends, Grace? I'd hate to see the full-layer pattern finally sorted and then have the shift invent the last half-layer beside it.
Bring them in while the alternatives are still drawings, then, because a pattern that needs a whole layer every time may change the work more than losing two carton positions.
That gives dispatch a real reason to price the alternative, Grace. I'd keep short-order handling alongside those extra pallet movements so the comparison doesn't quietly assume every order fills the new pattern either.