PacSimulate: Common Scenarios

there are many ways pacsimulate can help improve packing performance and optimize box selection below is a guide highlighting some of the most common scenarios our customers use to get the most value out of the tool—such as nesting or folding items, applying custom rate tables, adding/removing specific boxes, and more each scenario includes a dedicated excel template for upload these templates come with detailed instructions and step by step guidance tailored to the specific use case you're working on we hope this overview helps you explore features you may not have used yet! as always, if you have any questions or need support, feel free to reach out to your customer success manager api customers what is my optimal carton mix (+/ x,y,z boxes)? opc template api xlsx what is the impact of adding a specific packing rule to my carton suite? rules template api xlsx ship in own container (pack as is) no cartonization required, shipped in original packaging foldability (alternate dimensions) folding items by applying a % change to height and length compressibility (alternate dimensions) adjusting dimensions by a set % to allow for compression typically 10% exclusion specific refid’s or sequence values cannot ship in x cartons item orientation (lock orientation) an item cannot be rotated on a specific dimension nesting (compact pattern) when multiple units of one sku are packed in a single box, they can pack in a pattern to decrease overall dims (e g hats) shipping in mailers (cartesian) using mailers with a variable dimensions i e length= 10, width=5, height= 1 10 fragile indicates how fragile items should be packed (max weight, on top only, etc ) packing items inside other items (internal space) using empty space in hollow items (e g bucket) what is the impact of using a custom carrier rate table? custom rates api xlsx what is the impact of removing specific boxes or adding specific boxes? remove add carton api xlsx how can i audit how our orders are being packed compared to how paccurate’s api is telling us to pack? template packing audit xlsx what’s the impact of adding a new product? does that work with the existing carton suite or do i need to make changes? new items api xlsx pacsim only customers what is my ideal carton mix (+/ x,y,z boxes)? pacsim template opc xlsx what is the impact of adding a specific packing rule to my carton suite? rules pacsim only xlsx ship in own container (pack as is) no cartonization required, shipped in original packaging foldability (alternate dimensions) folding items by applying a % change to height and length compressibility (alternate dimensions) adjusting dimensions by a set % to allow for compression typically 10% exclusion specific refid’s or sequence values cannot ship in x cartons item orientation (lock orientation) an item cannot be rotated on a specific dimension nesting (compact pattern) when multiple units of one sku are packed in a single box, they can pack in a pattern to decrease overall dims (e g hats) shipping in mailers (cartesian) using mailers with a variable dimensions i e length= 10, width=5, height= 1 10 fragile indicates how fragile items should be packed (max weight, on top only, etc ) packing items inside other items (internal space) using empty space in hollow items (e g bucket) what is the impact of using a custom carrier rate table? custom rates pacsim only xlsx what is the impact of removing specific boxes or adding specific boxes? remove add carton pacsim only xlsx what’s the impact of adding a new product? does that work with the existing carton suite or do i need to make changes? new items pacsim only