John Mead Pallet Standardization INTERPAL 6 INTERPAL 6 PALLET STANDARDIZATION BY JOHN MEAD CHAIRMAN, ISO PALLET STANDARDS COMMITTEE.

John Mead Pallet Standardization INTERPAL 6

INTERPAL 6

PALLET STANDARDIZATION

BY

JOHN MEAD

CHAIRMAN, ISO PALLET STANDARDS

COMMITTEE


WHAT DRIVES THE USE OF STANDARD PALLETS ?

THEORETICAL NEED ?

MATERIAL AVAILABILITY ?

PRODUCTION CONVENIENCE ?

LAWYERS ?

LEGISLATION ?

BUYERS ?


IT IS THE REAL WORLD

ECONOMICS

COST BENEFITS


HOW DO STANDARDS GET GOING ?

TRADE BETWEEN SUPPLIERS and their CUSTOMERS

OTHER USERS ADOPT

VOLUME BECOMES SIGNIFICANT

ORIGINAL PALLET TENDS TO BE DOWNGRADED

NEED for COMMON STANDARD SEEN


WHAT DO WE REALLY MEAN by

STANDARDIZATION ?BY FUNCTION:

PLAN SIZE EXAMPLE 1200 X 1000 mmOR

FULLY SPECIFIED ALL COMPONENTS OR

BY PERFORMANCE


SAFETY AND LIFE

BY PERFORMANCE:

STRENGTH

DEFLECTION

DURABILITY

REPAIRABILITY


ARE THERE ANY GLOBAL FULLY SPECIFIED PALLETS?

GLOBAL ELECTRONICS INDUSTRY

CHEMICAL INDUSTRY CP 1..CP9

[ ALL IN METRIC DIMENSIONS]


EVERY COUNTRY HAS A MOST COMMON SIZE

IS THAT A STANDARD ?

DOES THAT SUIT ALL PRODUCTS ?

CAN ALL THE HANDLING & STORAGE INVESTMENT BE CHANGED ?

WILL NATIONAL WEALTH BE IMPROVED BY ONE STANDARD ?


HIGH VOLUME FULLY SPECIFIED PALLETS

CANADIAN PALLET COUNCIL

EPAL EUROPALLETS (2 SIZES)

JAPANESE/KOREAN ASSOCIATIONS

AUSTRALIAN COMMON POOL

COMMERCIAL NATIONAL POOLS


ISO PALLETS FOR INTERCONTINENTAL

TRADEISO 6780

4 REGIONAL SIZES RECOGNIZED

ACCURACY AND CONSISTENCY

OPENINGS for HANDLING DEFINED


WHICH USERS BENEFIT from STANDARD PALLETS ?

USERS with UNIFORM PRODUCTS

USERS WITH MANY SUPPLIERS

USERS WITH HIGH LABOUR COSTS

AUTOMATED WAREHOUSE OPERATORS

INTERNATIONAL SHIPPERS


REUSE AND STANDARDS are NATURAL PARTNERS

MINIMUM USE OF RAW MATERIALS

MANY USERS CAN BENEFIT

MINIMUM RELOCATION COST FOR NEXT USE

FAMILIARITY AIDS EFFICIENCY

ASSURANCE OF PERFORMANCE


WHY DO WOOD PALLETS LEAD IN REUSE SYSTEMS ?

USE OF RENEWABLE RAW MATERIALS

HIGHLY EFFICIENT PRODUCTION METHODS

DURABILITY

REPAIRABILITY

END-OF-LIFE RECYCLABLE


WILL ONE SIZE SUIT ALL PRODUCTS ?

ABSOLUTELY NOT

THERE ARE GENERALLY AT LEAST 100 DIFFERENT SPECIFICATIONS IN PRODUCTION IN MANY PALLET COMPANIES


WILL THIS VARIETY CHANGE ?

Only if THERE ARE GOOD FINANCIAL REASONS FOR THEIR CUSTOMERS TO CHANGE

Or if WOOD PALLET MANUFACTURERS FAIL to CONTINUE to OFFER A VERY FLEXIBLE AND COST EFFICIENT PRODUCT


WHERE CAN PLASTIC PALLETS BENEFIT BECAUSE

OF STANDARDS ?IF WOOD SUPPLY PROBLEMS ARISE

IF THEIR PERFORMANCE IS NOT MEASURED BY COMMON AGREED METHODS [ISO 8611]

IF SYSTEM LOSSES ARE MINIMAL

IF THE SYSTEM DAMAGE IS MINIMAL

OTHERWISE COST WILL DOMINATE


OPPORTUNITIES with STANDARD SPECIFICATIONS

If SPECIFICATIONS AND CONTROLS ARE EVENLY APPLIED

For LOWEST COST REUSE SYSTEMS

For LOWEST COST PALLET COMPANIES

For RECYCLERS SUPPLYING REUSED PALLETS


RISKS

FALSE PROPOGANDA AGAINST USE OF WOOD

A COMMODITY MENTALITY with NO CONTROLS of SPECIFICATION

LESS MARKET FOR INEFFICIENT PALLET MANUFACTURERS


WILL THERE BE ONE GLOBAL PALLET ?

WORLD BANK THEORIES NEED A TOUCH OF OUR REAL WORLD

ONLY OUR CUSTOMERS CAN DECIDE

WE WILL BE READY TO SUPPLY


WHY NO GLOBAL PALLET ?

MASSIVE INVESTMENT IN STORAGE AND HANDLING SYSTEMS FOR DIFFERENT SIZES OF PALLET

COST OF CHANGE IS UNACCEPTABLE

ECONOMIC BENEFITS OF CHANGE ARE NOT SUFFICIENTLY ATTRACTIVE


ACTION PLAN

UNDERSTAND OUR USERS’ NEEDS

LOBBY GOVERNMENTS TO LISTEN TO USERS

BE REALISTIC ABOUT REAL ECONOMIC BENEFITS OF STANDARDIZATION


THANK YOU

John Mead Pallet Standardization INTERPAL 6 INTERPAL 6 PALLET STANDARDIZATION BY JOHN MEAD CHAIRMAN, ISO PALLET STANDARDS COMMITTEE.

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