Comment / Against the odds: How to save hard dollars – knock on wood, or plastic, or composite…

Here is a brief intro leading to a bullet question for which I doubt you have a straight answer: while supply chains across every conceivable industry strive to introduce increasing levels of sophistication and automation, these activities are all framed around an almost comparatively pre-historic item… the humble pallet.

For almost a century, these rudimentary compositions of wood and nails have been the cornerstone of supply chains across industries and regions around the world. However, like the dinosaur, this unique species is ...