Increasing cost pressure forces companies to streamline their logistics processes to be cost effective. The main emphasis lies in the reduction of transport costs which typically represent up to 75 percent of the total logistics costs.
The economical use of packaging and transport units plays a decisive role - beginning with the choice of the appropriate shipping cartons, then creating the optimal pallet and finally achieving the maximum utilization of the load spaces. In all phases, costs are saved by streamlining the process and reducing the number of packaging and transport units required.
CubeMaster™ supports you in planning your order picking, loading and capacity requirements. The system delivers clear instructions regarding the work preparation in seconds and gives you reliable planning. With this, the personnel resources can be planned effectively, the order picking and loading times minimized and the number of freight cost relevant packaging and transport units reduced.
• Plan the loading of vehicles like trucks, sea and air containers
• Calculate the optimal volume of the shipping and transport
• Design and configure layout of pallet loads
• Forecast the best size of orders
• Maximize the loading space and weight in cube
• Determine the optimal measurement of new products and cartons
• Build the reports on loading and unloading in 3D graphics quickly
• Share the loading map and packing list over the Internet
It's easy. Our guiding principals to make CubeMaster are the quickest to learn and easiest to use even without help files. Our load planner is meant for front-line people and managers, not the IT department.
Don't like or can't afford to spend a lot of time reading help files or tutorials? CubeMaster is the one for you. This also means that as employees come, go, or change positions, there is no significant concern.
• Easy Excel import - Worried about how you will get your cargo data into CubeMaster? Use copy and paste to bring in thousands of products at once. (Of course you can just type product data into our cargo list if you like.)
• Switch on-the-fly between English, Chinese Traditional, Japanese, Spanish, Turkish and Korean - Synchronize with your foreign supplier or customer if each has CubeMaster. Just a click will switch between different languages.
• Switch on-the-fly between Metric or English systems
• Full size on the screen gives good visibility
• Outlook-style user interface to manage complex order and load plan
• Document management with the Today window - easy access to the last load plans
• Display of the % cube or % weight of your transit vehicle
• 3D click, drag and drop editor to easily create and visualize load plans
• 3D color-coded graphical display shows what you are entering into SKU, tote or pallet database as you design it
• Import all types of databases - ORACLE, MS-SQL, DB2 and XML with built-in query and connection manager
• Send your load plan by email with attachment automatically
• Save preferred settings including vehicle type, dimension, measurement units and language formats as system defaults
• Custom in-house programming available to incorporate desired functions or system integration
• Find the best combination of multiple vehicle types (eg. 40FT x3 + 20FT x2)
• Find the max number of cartons per single container (Calculate FCL: Full Container Load)
• Optimize cargo plan with multiple different sizes and qtys
• Multiple stops and priorities loading supported
• Automatically convert case quantities to full-pallet and mixed-pallet loads, before final container loading
• Single Pallet & Vehicle Load - CubeMaster™ uses proven algorithms to calculate full container and pallet loads of single-size product
• Mixed Vehicle & Container Load - Finds optimal number of vehicles to load all orders of different size cartons
• Mixed Pallets Loads - Perfect for creating multi product load plans for pre-packing unitload. These pallet loads can then be used in building container loads.
• Set Load - Calculates best qty of each cargo when several cargos should be kept to compose one product for example, air-conditioner and audio system
• Carton Loads - Calculates best tote/shipcase to use for an order. It also determines optimal load diagramming.
• Select from a variety of trucks, containers, sea vans, air freights and pallets.
• Fast and high quality with proven algorithm (Published at world class paper - Journal of Operational Research)
• Priority & max number of each vehicle type
• Max weight & volume % for each vehicles types
• Extensive stacking rules - Dead stack and stacking matrix
• Orientation priority for each cargo
• Pattern type for each cargo when applied to single load
• Axle weight calculations help minimize transient damage
• Calculation the exact location of center of gravity for all loads
• Loads according to drop off or with same order kept together
• Max size for cargo placement in vehicle makes easy loads
• Remove vehicles with poor volume utilization automatically
• Replacement LCL with smaller vehicles (e.g. 40FT -> 20FT)
• Define naming rules for vehicle loads (e.g. #3 40FT -> MEX003-40FT)
• Smart pallet placement algorithm to secure more stable loads
• Simulation Explorer helps you to navigate loading blocks and empty spaces
• Automatically finds the available cargo qtys to be loaded into selected empty spaces (LCL Calculator)
• Add new cargo into a vehicle without re-calculation
• Move cargos between vehicles without re-calculation
• 3D graphical views of load plans
• 3D step by step loading instructions
• 3D diagrams and comprehensive summary reports
• 3D weight distribution chart
• Fully customizable loading instructions and manifest in HTML
• 2D diagrams of center of gravity and axle weights
• Add description into each empty spaces of load
• Email reports to different departments or customers
• Customize the style of all reports such as color, font size and decorations
• Share the load data, loading instruction and diagram over Internet anytime, anywhere and any web browser
• Easily integrate with WMS, Order Entry, Routing, Oracle, EDI and Supply Chain Systems for data imports
Sea-Container, Truck, Pallet, Carton, ULD, Air-Pallet
Rectangular, Pallet load, Rolls
CubeMaster™ provides 4 load types - Mix, Single, Set and Multi-Set load
Mix LoadFind the min number of vehicles needed to load different SKU types with different order quantities. In case of loading different types of SKUs, you can calculate the minimum number of vehicles into which all SKUs can be filled. |
Set LoadFind the max number of loads in a single vehicle to load different SKU types, for example refrigerator and audio sets, with different set ratio. This type is useful to C/SKD or part suppliers. |
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Single LoadFind the max number of loads of single SKU type in a single vehicle. In case of loading one type of SKU into one container (or pallet), you can calculate the maximum number of the SKU type while minimizing the wasted space in the vehicle. |
Multi-set LoadFind the min number of vehicles needed to load different SKU types, for example refrigerator and audio sets, with different set ratio and order quantities. |
CubeMaster™ gives diverse load rule to allow you to build the best load for your business type
2-Stage LoadingMake pallet loads with single or mix cartons and then fill trucks and containers with them. You can mix the pallets and cartons together in a same load also.  |
Loading SequenceGive the loading sequence to handle multiple stops and priority loading. The left figure shows vehicle where the blue, green and yellow cargos are placed sequentially according to the priorities.  |
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SKU OrientationsPermit the SKU orientations and control each orientation. You can use max stacks and markings on each orientation, and allow turning on the bottom of vehicle.  |
Orientations PriorityEven if all orientations are permitted, you can give a priority to them. Below picture shows the blue cargo is loaded with primary orientation in front spaces and others in rear spaces.  |
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GroupingUse a group to load according to drop off or with same order kept together. The left figure shows loads where Group 1 and 2 are separated (Group 1 is blue and 2 is red).  |
Stacking OrdersControl the vertical locations on stacking. Stacking order can be used to prevent heavy boxes from being put on top of light boxes.  |
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Max Weight and Volume %Control total loads not exceed the maximum weight and volume of the vehicle. It allows the user for example to equally divide the boxes among the available containers. |
Max Cargo Types per VehicleControl max number of cargo types per vehicle when filled with different types of cargos. It allows the user to control the complexity of loads. |
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Balance ControlUse four rules to make full load into the remaining vehicles after initial load. |
Loose ItemBreaks up pallet-loads and then loads the cartons as loose items to fill vacant space in the vehicle. |
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Partial Load through LockingLock loads or vehicles to prevent them from changing next load. Through this rule, you can make a partial loads and fleets plan. |
Change Vehicle Type on the FlyWithout reloading all vehicles, you can replace the specific vehicle with another type with just one-click. |