{"id":1933,"date":"2021-07-05T08:00:55","date_gmt":"2021-07-05T06:00:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.3dbinpacking.com\/?p=1933"},"modified":"2023-07-12T23:13:31","modified_gmt":"2023-07-12T21:13:31","slug":"optimize-packing-ecommerce","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.3dbinpacking.com\/en\/optimize-packing-ecommerce\/","title":{"rendered":"How to optimize the packing of a lot of packages? The benefits of using packing algorithms in the e-commerce industry"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

It is the shipping cost that counts most when you start the checkout process in an online store. Although it is usually very low compared to the value of the ordered goods, free or reduced price delivery may result in placing an order or abandoning the shopping cart. That is why it is so important to be able to calculate the courier fee immediately. This can be achieved through the use of packing algorithms.<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Do you run an online store and sell clothes, shoes, books or electronic equipment? In this article, you will learn how to optimize shipping costs. The Try Out Box Sizes<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0and Pack a Shipment<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0algorithms have proved to be of greatest use in e-commerce. The choice depends on the kind of packaging you have at your disposal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Use the Try Out Box Sizes packing algorithm when you want to place your order into one package<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Do you sell goods of very different sizes in your store? Do you have one or many different types of containers, but you want your orders to be shipped in one package<\/strong>? Thanks to the Try Out Box Sizes<\/strong><\/a> algorithm, you can compare how all the containers you have may be packed. In this way you will find out which of them is best suited for packing the goods to be shipped. That means the one in which you can fit all your items and leave as little void space as possible, etc. You will also receive information (visualisations) on how to arrange the goods in the containers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Similarly to using a container, the <\/strong>Try Out Box Sizes<\/strong><\/a> algorithm allows you to quickly determine if the goods to be shipped will fit on a pallet or in the cargo space of a truck<\/strong>. Calculations take place in next to no time and the goods are arranged in the optimal way. You can see this best while packing pallets, where the algorithm selects the arrangement that ensures the greatest stability of the stack of goods.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Pack a Shipment algorithm selects the optimal set of boxes, pallets, or containers, or trucks.<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Using the previous example again, you have several packages of different sizes. However, this time you do not try to pack the ordered goods into one container, but you want to use the smallest possible number of the smallest containers you have<\/strong>. In practice, this means that the Pack a Shipment<\/strong><\/a> algorithm may point to one package or several different packages.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Of course, the Pack a Shipment<\/strong><\/a> algorithm can be used to determine the number of cardboard boxes, containers, van or other cargo spaces needed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The benefits of using algorithms in e-commerce<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

If you combine the results of the Try Out Box Sizes and Pack a Shipment algorithms with courier rates, you will obtain the following benefits:<\/p>\n\n\n\n