Packaging & Logistics worked example

Case Pack Quantity with total units in run of 720 units: a worked example

Push total units in run up to 720 units and the picture changes. This example computes every intermediate figure at that operating point. Use it to set or confirm case pack quantity for cartonization, pallet patterns, and order multiples.

The inputs for this scenario

  • Total units in run: 720 units (raised for this scenario; the documented default is 288)
  • Number of cases: 12 cases (unchanged)
  • Pack rounding factor: 1 x (unchanged)

Working through the calculation

  • Applying the documented formula (Units per case = total units รท number of cases) to the inputs above produces each figure below.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 60 units / case for units per case, the number this scenario is built around.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 60 units / case for units per case before rounding.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 1 x for pack rounding factor.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 12 cases for number of cases.

How this compares with the baseline

  • Against the tool's baseline example, where total units in run sits at 288 units and the headline result is 24 units / case, this scenario comes in 150% above the baseline at 60 units / case.
  • It divides total units by the number of cases to get units per case, then multiplies by a rounding factor to reach the final pack configuration. The value of this scenario is the size of the gap it exposes: that gap, priced out over a year, is the budget you can justify spending to close it.

Results at a glance

  • Units per case: 60 units / case (headline result)
  • Units per case before rounding: 60 units / case
  • Pack rounding factor: 1 x
  • Number of cases: 12 cases

Run it with your numbers

  • Every input above is editable in the live Case Pack Quantity calculator, which recalculates instantly and can be shared with the inputs intact.

Last reviewed 2026-05-12.