Abstract
Every loading pallet, regardless of the type, in order to be considered safe during the operation phase, must meet certain formal requirements already at the implementation stage. The loading pallet marketed has a certain life span. The life of the pallet depends on many factors. First of all, they are related to the physical and economic aging of the product . Physical aging consists in the fact that the materials from which the products have been made lose their properties, and the economic ones are the result of the emergence of new, better products on the market, better meeting the specific needs of recipients. The operational life of the cargo pallet also depends on the organization of the transport process, branch and means of transport as well as the date of its completion. The concept of calculating the total cost of ownership of a reusable loading pallet in logistic processes, proposed in the article, allows to determine the total costs of its operation. It is based on the idea of Total Cost of Ownership (TCO), which includes total acquisition costs, installation costs, maintenance costs and costs of its disposal over particular time
Highlights
A pallet is most often a wooden structure that is used for transporting goods / loads, and finds use as a rigid base on which larger-sized goods are laid and in smaller packages, facilitating logistic operations
The pallet's Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) model is used to assess both current and forecast costs. It includes direct costs as well as indirect costs that are revealed during the operation phase
If we add storage costs, repair costs or disposal costs to the basic price of the pallet, it may turn out that using a pallet rental system will be a much more beneficia l solution than definitely buying it. This decision will certainly be based on an analysis of the total cost of ownership, thanks to which the company is able to predict the additional costs associated with purchasing a pallet
Summary
A pallet is most often a wooden structure that is used for transporting goods / loads, and finds use as a rigid base on which larger-sized goods are laid and in smaller packages, facilitating logistic operations. For many types of assets total cost of ownership analysis of TCO, finds a significant difference between the purchase price and the total life-cycle costs. The concept of the total cost of ownership of a reusable flat load pallet allows to determine the total costs of its use and to indicate activit ies that increase its operational life. It is based on the idea of Total Cost of Ownership (TCO), wh ich includes the total cost of obtaining, putting into use (installation), use, maintenance and getting rid of the product over a specified period of time. On the basis of this life cycle loading pallets can be distinguished among others cost group: costs related to the purchase of a pallet, wh ich include, among others[3]:
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