Articles
Guides to pallet reconciliation and load unit accounting.
For logistics and finance teams: balances that do not match, pool invoices, missing pallets and the terms behind them. See also the glossary.
Reconciliation and balances
- Reconciliation
Why pallet balances do not match
Timing differences, independent ledgers, unrecorded movements and pool segments explain why balances drift.
- Spreadsheets
Why spreadsheets fail at pallet reconciliation
Pallet reconciliation is a real-time, multi-party problem, not a spreadsheet problem.
- Business case
The true cost of pallet losses in wholesale distribution
A framework for replacement cost, pool charges, staff time, disruption and write-offs.
CHEP, EPAL and pallet pools
Responsibility and terminology
- Responsibility
Who is responsible when pallets go missing?
Ownership, possession and carriage are different responsibilities.
- Pallet accounting
Pallet tracking vs pallet accounting
Tracking records movement. Accounting structures responsibility.
- RTI basics
What is a returnable transport item (RTI)?
Pallets, CC-wagons, roll containers and display carriers in Nordic logistics.