Answer-ready benchmark · PackMize 3.7.4
How many 16 × 12 × 10 in boxes fit on a 48 × 40 in pallet?
Reproducible 48 × 40 inch pallet benchmark for 16 × 12 × 10 inch cartons under a 72 inch total-height planning limit.
Answer: 60 boxes fit in the stated planning model: 10 per layer × 6 layers, with 428 kg gross planning weight.
Inputs
| Input | Value |
|---|---|
| Pallet footprint | 48 × 40 in |
| Planning pallet base height | 144 mm |
| Maximum total height | 72 in |
| Planning payload | 1360 kg |
| Planning tare | 20 kg |
| Box | 16 × 12 × 10 in |
| Box weight | 6.8 kg |
| Quantity available | 200 |
Deterministic result
| Output | Value |
|---|---|
| Boxes fitted | 60 |
| Boxes per layer | 10 |
| Layers | 6 |
| Gross planning weight | 428 kg |
| First-layer coverage | 100.00% |
| Engine | PMZ-PALLET 3.6.0 |
| Application release | PackMize 3.7.4 |
| Optimization status | PROVEN OPTIMAL |
The geometric/height result reaches the active upper bound under these planning inputs. Pallet tare and load rating are not universal properties of every 48 × 40 pallet.
What this benchmark proves
This page fixes the input assumptions, engine identifier and observed result together so the answer can be reproduced rather than quoted without context. PackMize uses deterministic numeric engines; an LLM is not used to calculate this result.
Limitations
The 48 × 40 in footprint is the reference dimension. Construction, condition, tare, dynamic/rack capacity and safe working load must come from the actual pallet specification.
Reference sources
Pallet Foundation market survey — Industry research identifying the 48 × 40 in footprint as the leading dimensional pallet in the cited U.S. study.
Related pages
GMA pallet calculator guide — Planning assumptions and interpretation.
Pallet dimensions guide — Replace defaults with measured inputs.
Machine-readable copy: this worked case is also published in answer-benchmarks.json, alongside the methodology and engine version.