Like all Monticello Software products, PALLETdb is designed for the production environment. With PALLETdb you can:

		Select any mail for palletization. Multiple jobs, a single job, even specific parts of jobs if you wish.
		Customize your palletization specifications.
		Save and maintain a library of different palletization options that you can select and use as desired.
		View and print the results at three different levels of detail.
		Automatically update the MAILdb database with the new pallet information.

• You can specify the physical characteristics of the pallets to be created.
   

  For pallets made up of sacks you can specify:

  minimum pallet weight

  maximum pallet weight

  maximum number of sacks per pallet

  
  

  For pallets made up of trays you can specify:

  minimum tray feet per pallet

  maximum tray feet per pallet

  number of tray feet per layer

  
  

  You can specify the same physical characteristics for all pallet levels or you can specify different characteristics for different levels.
   
• You can specify whether or not to include various optional pallet levels when creating pallets.
   

  U.S.P.S. standards for pallet preparation mandate specific sequences, by pallet level, for creating pallets of various types of mail and types of container. Within these sequences, however, certain levels, such as 3-Digit Pallets and Mixed BMC Pallets are optional and can be used or not at the mailer's discretion.
   

  PALLETdb gives you the ability to select exactly which, if any, of these optional pallets levels will be included in the palletization process.

  
   

• You can choose the method that PALLETdb will use to load the final two pallets whenever two or more pallets are being created for the same destination.
   

  PALLETdb will either make the final pallet as small as possible or it will make the final two pallets as close to the same size as possible. It's your choice.
   

• You can select the method that PALLETdb will use when creating mixed level pallets.
   

  When creating mixed level pallets, PALLETdb can either honor the entry points specified on the individual loose mixed level containers or it can ignore the specified entry points and create all mixed level pallets for entry at Origin.
   

  The latter method normally results in fewer, larger pallets, but the former method may reduce delivery time somewhat compared to entry at Origin.
   

  Select the method that's best for your operation.
   

• You can specify how PALLETdb will handle mail from different job segments.
   

  Normally, PALLETdb will build pallets containing mail from multiple job segments, but you can specify that all the mail on any given pallet must be from the same job segment if that is more appropriate for your mailing.
   

 

 

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Create a Library of Palletization Options

Once you've prepared a set of palletization options, PALLETdb allows you to assign it a name and store it for future use. You can have as many different sets as you want. When it's time to palletize, just select the options you want to use and go!

 

 

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View and Print Results

The results of PALLETdb's palletization process are displayed for your review in three levels of detail:

• overall
• by pallet
• by container
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In addition, you can also display a list of any containers that could not be assigned to a pallet.

Of course, you can print any or all of this information.

If you wish, you can even save the displayed results as plain text files, which can be opened and read with Notepad™, WordPad™ or any other text editor, and also as comma-separated-value (.csv) files, which can easily be imported into spreadsheet programs. Both of these formats are very handy for transmitting the information to other sites, and also for archiving.

 

 

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Automatically Update the MAILdb Database

After you’ve reviewed and approved the palletization results, one click is all it takes to automatically update the MAILdb database with the new pallet assignments.

And Then ...

Need Pallet placards? How about a revised Qualification Report? After you update the database, use MAILdb to generate them automatically, using the newly assigned pallet information.

Use POSTAGEdb™ to produce postage statements and 8125 forms that reflect the newly created pallets.

Having created these new pallets, you may wish to use ENTRYdb™ to determine if it will save you money to drop ship them.

Now all of your postal documentation is in agreement, greatly facilitating and expediting the verification and acceptance process.

And now that you've got your palletization all nailed down, you probably want to share that information with the people on the mailing production floor. Use POSTAGEdb to produce two reports designed specifically to help production staff identify the makeup of mother pallets:

• Containers by Mother Pallet Report, which shows the containers on each Mother Pallet.
• Container-to-Pallet Cross Reference Report, which shows what pallet each palletized container is on.